OT- Grayson: Buy or Sell?

id rather shoot myself in the face than live anywhere near there...SELL

I lived near Tribble Mill over 10 years ago. It was a Lawrenceville address (halfway between Grayson and Dacula).

My Intel is 10 years old, so take it for what it is worth.

Gwinnett county has great parks. And Tribble Mill is one of the best (horses, lake, cycling, hiking... I think 70 acres if I remember).

We moved up to Dawson County 10 years ago. We are glad we made the move (the real estate crash was not good to my subdivision and other neighborhoods in our area). 3000 square foot homes were selling for $150k. Drug dealers and families who never learned pride of ownership moved in.

I also never missed moving away from Gwinnett traffic. Awful. And the downside to Grayson is that it is not a favorable trip to get on the highways (I'd guess no less than 15+ minutes just to get on the highway... and you are fighting the highway traffic from there).

The neighborhoods may have rebounded since shortly after we left. And I always liked Grayson. There are a lot of changes (favorable) for Forsyth County in the last 5 years, and I won't pretend that Grayson won't have similar improvements in real estate/schools.

But if you are seeing deals too good to be true online, make sure you drive through and see the neighborhood yards. Contact a law enforcement friend (even if he/she doesn't live there, they can make a few calls and get a quick sentiment).

Good luck.

Basically a done deal at this point. 4000' from Tribble Mill Park as the crow flies.


Closing Feb 14.

2600 finished sq ft. 1200 sq ft unfinished walk-out basement.

WJ Cooper Elementary.

Neighborhood pool.

7 Acre neighborhood lake.

Cul de sac lot, wooded back yard with creek

Mortgage is only $300 more than what I'm paying in rent in a 700 sq ft shithole in Athens, and my commute is cut in half.

But I don't get to live in Never Never Land anymore. Bye Bye Athens. I've been here for 17 of the last 20 years.

Bittersweet.