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Welcome!
I
remember moving here, it was exciting, and sometimes worrying.
We had four school age children so where to live was one of our biggest
concerns... We've experienced both public and private schools and can give you a
solid overview of education in this area, and a way to find the specific
information you may be looking for. I've been called an "education agent"
because of my knowledge about our local schools. See
About Schools
for more information. Like to "meet" in more detail?
Get to know me
on my blog
Whether you are from around the Carolina's or out of state,
I'd like to help take the worry out of any real estate
decision you need to make this year. There are excellent choices in just
about every price range. I'll help you find them plus- the right neighborhood
and right lot.
If you are a seller, and we feel your home would be a good
fit for our Wise Listing Program, we'll sell it at the highest possible
price, faster and with the least hassle. That simple. We
list for previous customers, people we know, or folks with homes in
excellent condition.
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Moving to Charlotte?
If you are moving to Charlotte, or considering a move, this page and this site is meant for you.
I am sure you are full of questions...I hope
this site will help you find answers. Can't find it? Send me an email or call
me direct at 704-351-1519, I'll be glad to help.
Many of you will start with the schools, what is the story on
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools?
Well it is a large system- 19th largest in the country, it covers almost
the entire Charlotte area, so the schools are frankly a mixed bag with just
about every kind of school. There are 4-5 high schools that consistently make
Newsweek's Top 200- High School's- in 2005 5 made the Top 100 list, and
there are 4 or 5 high schools with persistently low scores, and another 5 or so
in between.
Visit the About Charlotte Schools for more information.
the way left, you have 2 options for every area listed-- the link on
the left directs you to houses on our Search site that you may look at, the link
on the right, takes you to pictures of the area and communities in that area.
they are good photo's sometimes as many as 30 or 40 of the community and homes
in that region. They are on a separate website we built set up for photos,
but there are links back.
Have you visited our Charlotte Community Slide shows? Visit Myers Park.
Dilworth, The Charlotte Lake Areas, Waxhaw, Weddington, Huntersville,
Visit all of them here.
Additionally, when you are looking at homes you' ll want to sign up and be a
part of our VIP Buyer Program... for just your full registration including phone
number, you'll receive complete access to all listings, including
addresses, and a New Home Guide, and a $295 Voucher to help defray your travel
costs when you use a TMRE agent to buy a home. Its' easy and only takes a
minute.
I've found showing homes here and talking to hundreds of
relocating families, it helps to understand the geography on an area.
A General Introduction to
the Area
The area and city divide into 4-5 distinct areas.
There is Lake living in the North (Lake Norman-Cornelius area) Central
at Mountain Island Lake and South At Lake Wylie, in SC and NC. Lake Norman is
the more expensive and exclusive of the two with many NASCAR and professional
athletes in residence. Mountain Island is the smallest and most recently
developed, and Lake Wylie is the oldest and is much closer to Charlotte with
many fine communities.
In real estate we think of the city as clock, but only 9
hours! Due north on Interstate 77 is the border of area 1 (to the East of 77)
and Area 9 to the West.
Old Charlotte neighborhoods, like Dilworth, Myers Park
and Eastover (similar to Chevy Chase in DC, parts of Long Island in NYC) are
just below (south) of the downtown area- (Areas 4 and 5, sub areas 1 for their
proximity to Center City. For Example, Dilworth is Area 5, SubArea 1,or
simply 5/1. Myers Park, slightly to the east, is 4/1
Some
of the best country clubs are just further south from those neighborhoods,
Carmel and Quail Hollow in the SouthPark area, (5/3) Piper Glen 5/5, Providence
Country Club, in 5/7.
Charlotte's newest: Long View, south of 485 off Rea Road,in Union County 10/1
. Down Rt 16 and out into the countryside you will find Weddington, Waxhaw
and Marvin (10/1,2 and 3) one of the hottest
markets for suburban living. Still rural and serene, most homes are on at least
1/2 acre and the Weddington Schools are some of the best in the state, with
lower taxes of Union County.
The 3 hottest new communities are located in Southwest Charlotte. This
convenient area was long ignored by local developers, but that's a thing of the
past! Communities like Berewick (1500 homes) The Sanctuary, waterfront from 10
Million, and the Palisades (2500 homes on LakeWylie) are selling at breathtaking
speeds! Yes you can live by the lake and be with 20-30 minute drive to Uptown!
Introduction by Area
Immediately to the south, you will find Charlotte's first suburbs, Myers Park,
Dilworth and slightly to the east, Eastover. These streets are lined with 100
year old oaks, neighborhoods that have the look and feel of the post-war era
they were built in. Charlotte's elites have made these neighborhoods home for
80- today, the small homes are being torn down in favor of 4000, 5000 or larger
family homes.
South of Myers Park is Southpark, Charlotte's shopping district and the 4th
largest business district in the state. Currently going through a condo building
boom, South Park mall recently added Crate and Barrel, Neiman Marcus and
Nordstrums. Already a mecca for fine dining, Ruth Chris Steak House opened in
2005 and across the street 3 more restaurants on the ground level of Crescent's
Piedmont Row Condominium opened in late 2006, early 2007..
Still further south, you find Ballantyyne at the intersection of Rt521 and
Ballantyne Commons Parkway.
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