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Originally Posted by Coop63
My wife and I are looking at building a home in Village of Moultrie creek. It is nestled between the Middleton downtown and the new East Port town square. It could be 2 years of construction before the amenities move into this area. It is hard to believe it will only be 2 years given the vastness and sparsity of buildings at the present time.
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Please follow your instincts. Yes, the building of both towns will be complete in 2 years. However, you can't force a business to lease a space. You said it yourself: "it is hard to believe. "
I did some math when I looked at lots in Moultrie Creek. During my visit, 300 homes were sold in Middleton. A typical family of 4 equals 1200 residents. If you owned a business would you want to pay an expensive lease for a small population?
How long will it take to get 1000 homes sold? 2000? That would make the population between 4 and 8 thousand. For a business, those are not good numbers. Especially when that population ranges from newborn to fifties. (up to eighties if you include Villagers.) What business could you start with that range of age? Probably around 10,000 homes sold will start to attract business.
It is going to be MANY YEARS before Middleton reaches full merchant capacity. One poster stated it has been 10 years for Brownwood, and it is still not complete.
Eastport will be different. The population is large enough to attract business. Even so, it will probably take years. Some big box stores are just arriving on 466. Spanish Springs was built 30 years ago. Why did it take them so long? Population!
How old are? Are you willing to wait 10 years? Only you can answer that question. When your gut tells you something is off, it probably is.