Living in GA vs SC

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:52:21 -0400, - Bobb - wrote:
Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or

Why don't you just get off your ass and visit the area(s)?

Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or
Tax on ... Everything !
Traffic is awful here/there etc.

I'd want to be NEAR the city / water so suburb would be OK , but not 75
miles inland.
Any advice ? pointers/ URL's for comparisons.
I tried google - tried a few links and found gov stats but nothing in a
side-by side "cost-of living" type chart to make it easy

Thanks

On Mar 22, 3:35 pm, AZ Nomad wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:52:21 -0400, - Bobb - wrote:

Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or

Why don't you just get off your ass and visit the area(s)?

savanah, GA is a nice place to visit, but the locals arent the
greatest....

"- Bobb -" wrote:
Anyone with input ? (and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house

Not a local, but spent time in both. Charleston-Hilton Head
is more cosomopolitan, sophisticated and cultured; Savannah
more laid-back, quiet and unassuming. Whatever floats your
boat.

I tried google - tried a few links and found gov stats but nothing in a
side-by side "cost-of living" type chart to make it easy

I did a Google for "cost of living" and numerous sites came up that
have that kind of info. Maybe it's not displayed "side by side", but
it's there.

Also you might want to try the reference desk at your public library;
they can point you to numerous authoritative sources of info.

"AZ Nomad" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:52:21 -0400, - Bobb - wrote:
Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or

Why don't you just get off your ass and visit the area(s)?


Thanks for the advice.
We did and liked the areas. Had to cut trip short for medical reasons and
thought I'd ask locals for any advice in the meantime.

On 3/22/2008 4:52 PM - Bobb - consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or
Tax on ... Everything !
Traffic is awful here/there etc.

I'd want to be NEAR the city / water so suburb would be OK , but not
75 miles inland.
Any advice ? pointers/ URL's for comparisons.
I tried google - tried a few links and found gov stats but nothing in
a side-by side "cost-of living" type chart to make it easy

Thanks


Hilton Head is like living in Palm Beach, Fla. It is an upscale resort
area where everything costs double. Charleston and Savannah are about
the same. Rent and Real Estate is through the ceiling in the historic --
tourist section of town. John's Island is near Charleston and a little
less expensive living. If you have Lotus 1-2-3 or Excel you can build
your own side-by-side comparisons and even set up a "What If Chart".
Just read the online help in the application for "How to..."

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"Brian K" wrote:
If you have Lotus 1-2-3 or Excel you can build your own
side-by-side comparisons and even set up a "What If Chart." Just read the
online help in the application for "How to..."

I have a spreadsheet set up for side-by-side comparisons.
The first side is my monthly budget as I would like it to be,
the other side is what becomes of my monthly budget. sigh

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:22:18 -0400, - Bobb - wrote:

"AZ Nomad" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:52:21 -0400, - Bobb - wrote:
Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or

Why don't you just get off your ass and visit the area(s)?


Thanks for the advice.
We did and liked the areas. Had to cut trip short for medical reasons and
thought I'd ask locals for any advice in the meantime.

Where to live is way too personal a thing to take anybody's word on
the livability of an area. For example, if you're in a field where you
make $150K/yr, you're requirements are going to be far different than
somebody who is only capable of bringing in $25K/yr.

There's also a *lot* of other information you didn't bother mentioning.
How much square footage do you need? Are you a single person, or a family
of ten? Do you care about schools? Polution? Entertainment? Nature?
The Ocean? Restaurants? Culture? A redneck/hick is going to score a town
rather differently than a NYC snob.

"- Bobb -" wrote in message
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Anyone with input ? ( and not a realtor yet)
I'm thinking of renting/buying in either Savannah, GA area
or Charleston, SC / Hilton Head, SC area
Aside from the cost of a particular house
4 bdrm vs 2 ; 3 bath vs 1 etc
Can any locals tell me reasons to pick/avoid either ?
Prop tax too high ? Here/there or
Tax on ... Everything !
Traffic is awful here/there etc.

I'd want to be NEAR the city / water so suburb would be OK , but not 75
miles inland.
Any advice ? pointers/ URL's for comparisons.
I tried google - tried a few links and found gov stats but nothing in a
side-by side "cost-of living" type chart to make it easy

Thanks



Well, in Georgia you still can't buy booze on Sundays....(at the store --
restaurants can serve after 12:30 p.m. Right after church is out)