Homestead in South Carolina??

Where in KS is your property at? Are you planning to sell it?

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Ted H

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I use to live in upstate S.C. & you have gotten some pretty good info from other posters. I always tell everyone to research ALL INFO before moving into a new area. Sometimes, there are big surprises !
Consider buying some land that has/had a mobile home on the property. You can live in the home, or if there isn't one, you can get a used one cheaply, & live in it til you get a new home built. Tornadoes are much more frequent in the upstate & I have witnessed, first hand, what they can do. I also witnessed the devastation Hurricane Hugo had on S.C. in 1989. BUT, I wouldn't let the possibility of storms to affect my land purchase in S.C. Also, the area you mention is not that far from N.C. & I would keep that in mind .

It's a good thing you homeschool because there is no such thing as a good school system here in SC. I live in a school district that is "best in the state" and let me tell you, comparing it to other districts in this state doesn't mean much, they are all sub par. I am a Northern transplant and I researched just about every district for almost a year before moving here. We also homeschool but I wanted to be in a good district in case we needed to put the kids in school for some future reason.

That said, I LOVE SC! I would never move back North. It took me one summer to get used to the heat. I will take the heat over snow any day. I am in the Midlands and although I do agree that Upstate is beautiful, I love where I am!

SC is easy to homeschool in. You have 3 options. You can go thru the state org ($$), the local school district, or you can join an umbrella organization. That's what everyone I know does. Fees range on those and there are plenty of them to choose from. They offer a variety of services from record keeping to transcripts and such. No yearly testing required either. You just need to sign a form yearly that says you are complying with the laws and are having school 180 days.

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Ginnie..
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You can say what you want about the South,
But you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North.

lol...well the point I was trying to make is that if you move to a rural area and are bothered by sheds, shacks, and abandoned cars, make sure you get enough land that your home won't be backed up to the objectional neighbor's crap. I am all for doing whatever I want on my own land. But many people get really upset when they move to a piece of property and then a hog farm moves in next door. So research your land purchase carefully because whatever your neighbor decides to do with their land might affect you and your land value.

Thank you for the homeschool info. It is so easy, govt hands off in Kansas, just those things you mention make me bristle a little bit!

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