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It’s much cheaper to rent a house for the year and look around. Renting is between half and 2/3;the price of monthly payments of buying right now. There is no need to rush for sure.

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2294309)

That's a bit draconian to say that one can't/shouldn't/must be careful to buy prior to services being available nearby. All depends upon one's needs versus wants versus wait time versus what's available. .

Although true you have to wait, prior to buying in Marsh Bend, we would drive our car to get groceries, and before magnolia plaza was completed, we still drove the car to get groceries, so if you know how to drive a car, you can still get groceries, and even gas, doesn't mean you can't buy a house where you want to buy it, and wait for the stopping plazas to get built out.

getting golf cart gas is a bigger issue nearby than groceries, so if there isn't gas nearby, getting a 5 gallon container for buying and storing golf cart gas is almost a requirement.

I wouldn't be surprised if cart gas become available at a local maintenance shed as happened at Fenny.

Maybe part off the problem is growth is so fast here commercial business start construction late relative to demand. Parking lots fill the day new business open.

Magnolia Plaza is already so busy it's hard to find a parking spot during typical busy shopping times.

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Originally Posted by Altavia (Post 2294355)

We can walk or cart to Magnolia plaza, so we tend to go shopping on off hours or during dinner time, after dinner, to avoid the rush. .

finding parking sports is indicative of the balance between too many grocery stores being too close together that each doesn't become profitable (sales cannabalization of each others' stores) and the developer building small parking lots. I have see architects in other scenarios also grossly underestimate parking requirements. . . like toilet requirements at work, there were several hundred people on the floor, and two johns and one urinal for the mens' room. . . some stupid arcane formula which doesn't nearly work well when you have to go, usually all at the same time.

For the above reason, the developer wants to start commercial with enough demand that the store owner doesn't go bankrupt waiting for the house sales and occupancy. . I am sure on that one the developer and the retailer are in agreement on behind closed doors.

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2294378)

No doubt there.

I'm not sure they foresaw the numbers of Wildwood/Middleton customers shopping there.

Not a complaint, good to see some diversity, just an observation.

LOL Boston Post Road! Lived on it for 40 years!!