I'm a native 60 years here. I remember when main street was a two lane road and you had to drive all the way to downtown Summerville just to see the town and yes there were even dirt roads!
Thanks for your honesty! I am in Summerville visiting and considering moving back to the area. We lived here 2017 to 2020. The traffic and housing growth is insane. Sadly, it’s less friendly too. I miss my family who live here, but don’t think I can handle the craziness and the wait to find a doctor is concerning.
Thank you for being so straightforward, Ryan...your honesty is so very much appreciated. My husband and I were there a couple of weeks ago and will be returning in June to check out some more neighborhoods. We live in Metro Atlanta and are looking forward to some peace and quiet but you mentioned some things here that are concerning. We're used to the heat but we're also used to not having to travel over 2 miles to get to any kind of shopping and restaurants. The wait list to see a doctor is what has me the most concerned. That could be a real problem. Looks like we may have to come up with a plan B, just in case. Thanks again for providing so much information.
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 wow, that is concerning. Can you give us some specifics as to why SC is so bad? We need to narrow down our search and fast. The population and traffic here, along with the migrants who are (generalizing here) just plain rude, and the pollution which is grade F...we need to get out of here and find a gentler way of life. Thanks for your input, so appreciated.
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 when we were there I have to admit that I was surprised by the traffic situation and didn't realize that so much construction was going on. I did hear about property tax, etc. The crime here is out of control. They shoot people dead out of road rage here too. It happened not far from my house and there are always gunshots to be heard, murders in nearby neighborhoods, and the list goes on and on and on. The neighborhood we live in is considered a prime location but like you said, the world is going to crap. I know people all over the country and it's the same story. Now the wait time for the dentist, etc...I've never heard of that issue anywhere else. I have family in the area, will be asking them a lot of questions as well. Thanks for the info!
My pleasure. I'm not most realtors. It's why I got into the business to hopefully offer a more transparent process. This way you don't wind up with the realtor who wears Rose colored glasses. There are so many of those.
People are leaving because North Charleston is the neighbor. Terrible customer service, litter, traffic, shootings, and flooding. Not because of bugs, gators, heat and humidity. Honestly that sums up most of SC these days. As somebody born here I’m sad to see the decline but have no sadness about leaving for Tennessee.
Buddy I've lived in Summerville for 20 years. I've had homes, apartments and lived in my car in the Walmart parking lot during Corona. The Publix in Knightsville now has and off duty police officer all hours of operation because theft has gotten so bad. You got an underclass of mostly lower class natives who have been completely priced out of the area. Every cute little 60s built starter home is being bulldozed for MC Mansion developments
We’re moving from Colorado in one month. We’re ready to change plates and wave and smile and be drenched in sweaty glorious bliss. Traffic there was nothing compared to Denver. People in SC seemed happier and free. We love this country and God. We can’t wait to meet amazing new people and become South Carolinians. Colorado sucks. Let’s do this!!!😊
I dont know how long its been since you were last here but summerville is a trash hole now. We moved thousands in with no improvements to the infrastructure. Traffic is the worst its ever been
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 I appreciate your honest opinion. We’ve been here two months and don’t regret a single thing. We love it so much. I’m sorry you’re unhappy.
The traffic is better than Denver or at least comparable so we aren’t phased by that. I validate so much of what you say with the infrastructure I can see that patience is a virtue in the realm of that proximity however, overall above all else, the reason why we moved here and everything we hope for, we are an absolute gratitude.
the traffic is deadly, been here 31 yrs and lost two friends in hit and runs left dying in the road, 2nd car comes along and runs over the body they din’t stop either. Come on down!! Run down whoever you want cops don’t investigate shit. But they sure will blow you away in your own car in the chik filet parking lot in broad daylight while calling you a “faggot” for getting ti a parking place they wanted! These are NOT SC ppl doing this! these are outsiders buying up all the low incoming housing so now we have a horrible homeless problem. Y’all Come!!
South Carolina has the best of three worlds Charleston, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach. However most of us from Maryland are not interested in moving to heart attack states which are filled with excessive amount of people, closely built homes with no land, and excessive traffic. The heat, bugs etc has always been a part of Southern living, just not the excessive traffic and the Cosmopolitan living. Normally the posh Cosmopolitan living is found in Northern and Western American living, as well as Washington D.C. South. Carolina is a small state with many hidden areas. The masses live in the new development urban and suburban areas. Small time country folk still exist in South Carolina and Maryland hidden areas as well. Go deeper South, if needed. My great grandparents never left South Carolina. Over the years many of my family members have returned home to South Carolina. There is still the choice between the old South quiet and the New South, new developments. I think they both can exist as long as each respects the other.
But they don’t respect anything once they get here! Forget taking a walk or riding a bicycle because these new ppl will run right over you and laugh while you die! We’ve lost two friends one had the audacity to be walking home from work the other was just riding his bicycle and getting was run over TWICE by two cars!! They don’t even stop! 💔
I am planning to move from Colorado and looking at Cane Bay/Berkeley County. Specifically Saxony Lake, do they have this neighborhood improvement tax, and can you confirm the HOA fee not pleased with the realtor that I'm working with but apparently 150 a year to Cane Bay and 760 to saxony lake.
Hey Jeremy! Happy to help. Cane Bay specifically does not have a "District improvement tax" but HOA fee in Saxony Lake is $760/yr. Feel free to reach out if you have more questions. 843-226-5535
Rural South Carolinians actually eat alligators. They normally are grilled. Moving to a new state does not necessarily solve problems, but can create new problems. If you are transplanting find a state similar to a state you are moving from may be more helpful. Move close to family in the region for a support system, if needed.
Yeah this is definitely a “We’re full” video. A few valid points though: HOAs do suck, ours isn’t even local so no real people (w/ any authority) to deal directly with. Took 6 months to get privacy fence approval. “South Carolina drivers” is an oxymoron but it’s not because of lawyers and lawsuits - it’s because they are uber defensive drivers, they are so cautious they’re dangerously indecisive. Which means no matter what you do, if it goes wrong, it’s going to be your fault. But SC is great!
I moved here about 2 years ago and like the area better than California, at least the politics in general. I hate the massive taxes in California, but have found Dorchester County to be out of control. I swear I pay about the same in Taxes here as I did in California when all is said and done. It won't be long before I move out to another county that does not burden me so. I like the fact about the HOA, but really want a large solar system and a large shed work building that they just will not let me build here. No HOA in the next one, I promise you that.
And it's triple if it's not your primary home! Our neighbors paid $1400 in property taxes and we paid $5400 for the EXACT same home; same purchase price in 2006 in Wescott Plantation.
I was born and raised in SC. I’ve lived rural and seaside. I have to say it has certainly changed for the worse. This is not a place I want to raise my kids. Customer service is terrible, people litter, and all the gun violence smh. I thought it was just how the world is nowadays after 2020 but then we visited Tennessee and are moving there asap.
I left Summerville in the mid 80s for a military career that is coming to a close (yea, long career...) I believe the population was under 10,000 when I left and when I came back last April to visit a friend, it was evident that the town has gotten too big. The traffic was terrible and while it will always be a place with great memories, there's too many people for the infrastructure, too many people, period, and you name it. That small town feeling is gone. Go Greenwave!!!
My wife and I moved down here in SC from NYC over 4 years ago. We've been living in Summerville for about 3 years and can 100 percent AGREE with most of what you said. We're now planning to move out to a different state in a few years. 🫤😒
Yeah, but don't put a sign in the front of the neighborhood "Publix... Coming Soon".... for 5 years!... I'm not sure your definition is of soon, but 5 years isn't soon.
I would like to see a Publix two blocks away from my house as much as anybody else would. But I do not blame Lennar or the Summer‘s Corner community for Publix not breaking soil on their own land. From what I understand with talking to managers in the surrounding area is that they are supposed to break in the summer of 2025.
@@TheMlkdaddy Yes but that's what they've been saying every year. Lennar's salespeople shouldn't tell people or prospective buyers "hey it's coming soon, breaking ground in 2022, 2023, 2024 and now it's 2025. Will we hear the same thing in 2026? I feel bad for my clients who purchased in Azalae ridge with the idea they would have a grocery store "soon".
@@RyanMcHughLivinginSummerville that I agree with. We had a very similar issue when we lived in Cane Bay over in, Lindera. Their sales people promised a second pool when we bought our home. Year after year they would tell us it’s coming next summer and it’s coming next summer. Then when that excuse didn’t work any longer, they were blaming the city for holding the paperwork for permits too long. Eventually, they put in that joke of a pool right there on Squire Pope. We were led to believe that it was going to be similar to the one that was in front of the neighborhood with a kid play area and all that jazz. Yeah… didn’t happen.
The “I’m going to catch a case” mentality is absolutely real, and it’s a revenue/job creating feature of the system, not a bug. Unfettered capitalism is the problem here. But honestly the traffic isn’t a result of these lawyers. It’s definitely a part of it, do not get me wrong. But it’s the car centric design of society, which places like Summerville are absolutely the worst. The traffic will only get worse, and it’s all incredibly expensive. And the result is everyone sits on their asses in traffic for half their lives, it’s an absolutely miserable existence imo I could not do it.
I've lived in the same neighborhood for 10 years no HOA good or bad. My neighbor has a massive trash pile stacked up along the fence but I get to have a workshop in my backyard that I can use. I work on customer cars on the yard but I'm respectful of my neighbors. I have tire swings hanging from my big oak tree there's trees in my neighborhood five stories tall Plus. We're not taking the time to design places where people want to live and where people want to go. Everybody just wants to come to Summerville but you can't cuz there's only so much room and so the entire surrounding area is just nothing but Mega neighborhoods that have their own infrastructure hooked up. And what happens is none of y'all are actually living in Summerville you're all living in these big Mega shopping centers essentially but you keep cutting through Summerville to get between your MC mansions and your shopping centers
I'm considering SC as retirement, since I love Charleston so much. But Charleston starting to get not very cost effective. So, Summerville is a consideration. I get the heat. Even as a Yankee I always preferred heat to freeze. Here's a fix. In dead heat, or dog heat of summer. Stay inside 12-8 , either do tasks and activity 7am -12pm or 8pm til ? Bugs. Yeah, I don't like, but if not in my house.. I'm good. I only go nuclear with roach sighting. At retirement I'm looking forward to laidback!! I'm a red leaning politically. Great. Bible doesn't offend me, but I don't like being preached, too. HOA.. depends how insane they practice control.
If good samitarians own and carry guns. Bad samitarians aren't going to bother. Less chances of car jacking and offensive gun crimes. Here's the honesty of gun ownership mindsets. Liberals see guns and in cases, use guns as a form of offense Conservatives see and use guns as a form of defense.
I never wanted to move here to many people to hot to flat I love new England people don't like us here not very friendly at all if my wife had not wanted to come I would never be here been 10 years not better they said give it time nope done with it you can have the south
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I'm a native 60 years here. I remember when main street was a two lane road and you had to drive all the way to downtown Summerville just to see the town and yes there were even dirt roads!
And North Charleston felt distant.
Thanks for your honesty! I am in Summerville visiting and considering moving back to the area. We lived here 2017 to 2020. The traffic and housing growth is insane. Sadly, it’s less friendly too. I miss my family who live here, but don’t think I can handle the craziness and the wait to find a doctor is concerning.
So is this your version of "Dont move here, we're full" lol. Just playing. Living in Summers Corner and loving it.
@@SpArKs34-4 lol no sir just a video for folks who might regret moving here
Yeah move to Ohio!
Thank you for being so straightforward, Ryan...your honesty is so very much appreciated. My husband and I were there a couple of weeks ago and will be returning in June to check out some more neighborhoods. We live in Metro Atlanta and are looking forward to some peace and quiet but you mentioned some things here that are concerning. We're used to the heat but we're also used to not having to travel over 2 miles to get to any kind of shopping and restaurants. The wait list to see a doctor is what has me the most concerned. That could be a real problem. Looks like we may have to come up with a plan B, just in case. Thanks again for providing so much information.
You are welcome!
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 wow, that is concerning. Can you give us some specifics as to why SC is so bad? We need to narrow down our search and fast. The population and traffic here, along with the migrants who are (generalizing here) just plain rude, and the pollution which is grade F...we need to get out of here and find a gentler way of life. Thanks for your input, so appreciated.
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 when we were there I have to admit that I was surprised by the traffic situation and didn't realize that so much construction was going on. I did hear about property tax, etc. The crime here is out of control. They shoot people dead out of road rage here too. It happened not far from my house and there are always gunshots to be heard, murders in nearby neighborhoods, and the list goes on and on and on. The neighborhood we live in is considered a prime location but like you said, the world is going to crap. I know people all over the country and it's the same story. Now the wait time for the dentist, etc...I've never heard of that issue anywhere else. I have family in the area, will be asking them a lot of questions as well. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for your honesty, usually the realtors only tell you how great a place is to move to
My pleasure. I'm not most realtors. It's why I got into the business to hopefully offer a more transparent process. This way you don't wind up with the realtor who wears Rose colored glasses. There are so many of those.
People are leaving because North Charleston is the neighbor. Terrible customer service, litter, traffic, shootings, and flooding. Not because of bugs, gators, heat and humidity.
Honestly that sums up most of SC these days. As somebody born here I’m sad to see the decline but have no sadness about leaving for Tennessee.
Buddy I've lived in Summerville for 20 years. I've had homes, apartments and lived in my car in the Walmart parking lot during Corona. The Publix in Knightsville now has and off duty police officer all hours of operation because theft has gotten so bad.
You got an underclass of mostly lower class natives who have been completely priced out of the area. Every cute little 60s built starter home is being bulldozed for MC Mansion developments
We’re moving from Colorado in one month. We’re ready to change plates and wave and smile and be drenched in sweaty glorious bliss. Traffic there was nothing compared to Denver. People in SC seemed happier and free. We love this country and God. We can’t wait to meet amazing new people and become South Carolinians. Colorado sucks. Let’s do this!!!😊
Are y’all working with a realtor? I’d be happy to help
I dont know how long its been since you were last here but summerville is a trash hole now. We moved thousands in with no improvements to the infrastructure. Traffic is the worst its ever been
@Track-Day-Rider-DJT24 I appreciate your honest opinion. We’ve been here two months and don’t regret a single thing. We love it so much. I’m sorry you’re unhappy.
The traffic is better than Denver or at least comparable so we aren’t phased by that. I validate so much of what you say with the infrastructure I can see that patience is a virtue in the realm of that proximity however, overall above all else, the reason why we moved here and everything we hope for, we are an absolute gratitude.
the traffic is deadly, been here 31 yrs and lost two friends in hit and runs left dying in the road, 2nd car comes along and runs over the body they din’t stop either. Come on down!! Run down whoever you want cops don’t investigate shit. But they sure will blow you away in your own car in the chik filet parking lot in broad daylight while calling you a “faggot” for getting ti a parking place they wanted! These are NOT SC ppl doing this! these are outsiders buying up all the low incoming housing so now we have a horrible homeless problem. Y’all Come!!
I like Tampa,its just too hot and too much traffic here.I appreciate your honesty on the area.
Me and my wife are from Texas, and seriously considering moving there in 2025., we vacation there often and have fallen in love with the Carolina’s.!
I'd be happy to help when you are ready! Be sure to reach out! 843-226-5535 - buyfromryteam@gmail.com
@@RyanMcHughLivinginSummerville I sure will, we have been looking at rent houses so far.
South Carolina has the best of three worlds Charleston, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach. However most of us from Maryland are not interested in moving to heart attack states which are filled with excessive amount of people, closely built homes with no land, and excessive traffic. The heat, bugs etc has always been a part of Southern living, just not the excessive traffic and the Cosmopolitan living. Normally the posh Cosmopolitan living is found in Northern and Western American living, as well as Washington D.C. South. Carolina is a small state with many hidden areas. The masses live in the new development urban and suburban areas. Small time country folk still exist in South Carolina and Maryland hidden areas as well. Go deeper South, if needed. My great grandparents never left South Carolina. Over the years many of my family members have returned home to South Carolina. There is still the choice between the old South quiet and the New South, new developments. I think they both can exist as long as each respects the other.
But they don’t respect anything once they get here! Forget taking a walk or riding a bicycle because these new ppl will run right over you and laugh while you die! We’ve lost two friends one had the audacity to be walking home from work the other was just riding his bicycle and getting was run over TWICE by two cars!! They don’t even stop! 💔
Flooding ! Be very carful buying in some of these new and old subdivisions for the flooding. There is a reason it's called the Lowcountry.
Me living in Florida already dealing with all the same stuff. 😂 It's not all that bad you get used to it.
I am planning to move from Colorado and looking at Cane Bay/Berkeley County. Specifically Saxony Lake, do they have this neighborhood improvement tax, and can you confirm the HOA fee not pleased with the realtor that I'm working with but apparently 150 a year to Cane Bay and 760 to saxony lake.
Hey Jeremy! Happy to help. Cane Bay specifically does not have a "District improvement tax" but HOA fee in Saxony Lake is $760/yr. Feel free to reach out if you have more questions. 843-226-5535
You are right about the bugs for real tho
Rural South Carolinians actually eat alligators. They normally are grilled. Moving to a new state does not necessarily solve problems, but can create new problems. If you are transplanting find a state similar to a state you are moving from may be more helpful. Move close to family in the region for a support system, if needed.
Yeah this is definitely a “We’re full” video. A few valid points though: HOAs do suck, ours isn’t even local so no real people (w/ any authority) to deal directly with. Took 6 months to get privacy fence approval.
“South Carolina drivers” is an oxymoron but it’s not because of lawyers and lawsuits - it’s because they are uber defensive drivers, they are so cautious they’re dangerously indecisive. Which means no matter what you do, if it goes wrong, it’s going to be your fault. But SC is great!
I moved here about 2 years ago and like the area better than California, at least the politics in general. I hate the massive taxes in California, but have found Dorchester County to be out of control. I swear I pay about the same in Taxes here as I did in California when all is said and done. It won't be long before I move out to another county that does not burden me so. I like the fact about the HOA, but really want a large solar system and a large shed work building that they just will not let me build here. No HOA in the next one, I promise you that.
And it's triple if it's not your primary home! Our neighbors paid $1400 in property taxes and we paid $5400 for the EXACT same home; same purchase price in 2006 in Wescott Plantation.
4/2020 moved here f PA Ready to move out of Summerville for so many reasons I would not be able to list all here Bye bye Summerville SC
I was born and raised in SC. I’ve lived rural and seaside. I have to say it has certainly changed for the worse. This is not a place I want to raise my kids. Customer service is terrible, people litter, and all the gun violence smh.
I thought it was just how the world is nowadays after 2020 but then we visited Tennessee and are moving there asap.
I left Summerville in the mid 80s for a military career that is coming to a close (yea, long career...) I believe the population was under 10,000 when I left and when I came back last April to visit a friend, it was evident that the town has gotten too big. The traffic was terrible and while it will always be a place with great memories, there's too many people for the infrastructure, too many people, period, and you name it. That small town feeling is gone. Go Greenwave!!!
My wife and I moved down here in SC from NYC over 4 years ago. We've been living in Summerville for about 3 years and can 100 percent AGREE with most of what you said. We're now planning to move out to a different state in a few years. 🫤😒
Sorry to hear that. But Yes, everything I said was 100% truth.
It's less friendly here than before because there are too many people here now 😢
It’s not the choice of Summer‘s Corner that our grocery store is not built yet. That is Publix.
Yeah, but don't put a sign in the front of the neighborhood "Publix... Coming Soon".... for 5 years!... I'm not sure your definition is of soon, but 5 years isn't soon.
@@RyanMcHughLivinginSummerville that’s still Publix. They bought and own the land.
I would like to see a Publix two blocks away from my house as much as anybody else would. But I do not blame Lennar or the Summer‘s Corner community for Publix not breaking soil on their own land. From what I understand with talking to managers in the surrounding area is that they are supposed to break in the summer of 2025.
@@TheMlkdaddy Yes but that's what they've been saying every year. Lennar's salespeople shouldn't tell people or prospective buyers "hey it's coming soon, breaking ground in 2022, 2023, 2024 and now it's 2025. Will we hear the same thing in 2026? I feel bad for my clients who purchased in Azalae ridge with the idea they would have a grocery store "soon".
@@RyanMcHughLivinginSummerville that I agree with. We had a very similar issue when we lived in Cane Bay over in, Lindera. Their sales people promised a second pool when we bought our home. Year after year they would tell us it’s coming next summer and it’s coming next summer. Then when that excuse didn’t work any longer, they were blaming the city for holding the paperwork for permits too long.
Eventually, they put in that joke of a pool right there on Squire Pope. We were led to believe that it was going to be similar to the one that was in front of the neighborhood with a kid play area and all that jazz. Yeah… didn’t happen.
The “I’m going to catch a case” mentality is absolutely real, and it’s a revenue/job creating feature of the system, not a bug. Unfettered capitalism is the problem here. But honestly the traffic isn’t a result of these lawyers. It’s definitely a part of it, do not get me wrong. But it’s the car centric design of society, which places like Summerville are absolutely the worst. The traffic will only get worse, and it’s all incredibly expensive. And the result is everyone sits on their asses in traffic for half their lives, it’s an absolutely miserable existence imo I could not do it.
It's certainly not for everyone.
People are shifting over to Cane Bay
Oh yeah, Cane Bay is a huge spot to stretch your dollar. You really can get the most bang for your buck.
The traffic is horrible!
I've lived in the same neighborhood for 10 years no HOA good or bad. My neighbor has a massive trash pile stacked up along the fence but I get to have a workshop in my backyard that I can use. I work on customer cars on the yard but I'm respectful of my neighbors. I have tire swings hanging from my big oak tree there's trees in my neighborhood five stories tall Plus. We're not taking the time to design places where people want to live and where people want to go. Everybody just wants to come to Summerville but you can't cuz there's only so much room and so the entire surrounding area is just nothing but Mega neighborhoods that have their own infrastructure hooked up. And what happens is none of y'all are actually living in Summerville you're all living in these big Mega shopping centers essentially but you keep cutting through Summerville to get between your MC mansions and your shopping centers
I'm considering SC as retirement, since I love Charleston so much. But Charleston starting to get not very cost effective. So, Summerville is a consideration. I get the heat. Even as a Yankee I always preferred heat to freeze. Here's a fix. In dead heat, or dog heat of summer. Stay inside 12-8 , either do tasks and activity 7am -12pm or 8pm til ? Bugs. Yeah, I don't like, but if not in my house.. I'm good. I only go nuclear with roach sighting.
At retirement I'm looking forward to laidback!! I'm a red leaning politically. Great. Bible doesn't offend me, but I don't like being preached, too.
HOA.. depends how insane they practice control.
@@karensnow1244 HOAs are necessary evil. But I will say not all are the same, some are better than others.
If good samitarians own and carry guns. Bad samitarians aren't going to bother.
Less chances of car jacking and offensive gun crimes.
Here's the honesty of gun ownership mindsets.
Liberals see guns and in cases, use guns as a form of offense
Conservatives see and use guns as a form of defense.
Amen!
I never wanted to move here to many people to hot to flat I love new England people don't like us here not very friendly at all if my wife had not wanted to come I would never be here been 10 years not better they said give it time nope done with it you can have the south
Texas is also constitutional carry.
Most states are. We are the 29th.
It’s too crowded go to Ohio!
Don't Loot 😂😂
It’s not rocket science, that’s for sure. 👍🏻
Ugg,