Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2016

Finding AFFordAble Homes

in mount PleAsAnt

Carter Hopkins

began his search six

months before he found his dream home. He

grew up in old Mount Pleasant and wanted

that desirable south Mount Pleasant location.

Keeping it in the family, he hired his aunt, Posey

Haynie of Carolina One, as his agent. But the

months passed and he grew discouraged.

Meanwhile, his aunt kept an eagle eye on

new listings, got her nephew pre-approved and

mentally primed herself to move quickly when

Is buying an affordable home in Mount Pleasant becoming an impossible dream? Those who

grew up here are struggling to buy in their hometown, yet it is cheaper to buy now than it

is to rent. So how do you get in the game and find that coveted, affordable house in Mount

Pleasant, competing against the baby boomers, the transplants and the builders?

Here is how three recent buyers did it.

Get in the

Game

MOUNT PLEASANT

Photo by Rick Walo.