Savannah Homes and Businesses -- Renovation, Renovation, Renovation
The Savannah Morning News recently wrote an article on commercial growth and growth problems regarding the southside of Savannah.
It appears that re-development will be the demand of the future. With limited space for new development, unless you go west of Savannah, existing structures will be creatively re-developed to meet the demands of new commercial interests, but, also, the same holds true for housing in downtown, midtown and southside Savannah.
Not only is there dwindling space for new commercial development, there is dwindling space for residential development. As mentioned, there is still plenty of room for growth west of Savannah in West Chatham and Effingham County. However, if people want to live and shop in Savannah proper, re-development will be an ongoing project.
With residential, as we have seen all over Savannah, the re-modeling and re-building of existing homes will most likely increase as demand increases. Most of the older homes homes have good, solid bones, so the renovation of these homes can combine the old and the new very effectively. This should be good news for the local Home Depot and Loews and all the remodeling companies in the area. For do-it-your-selfers, Savannah is a dream come true.
Take a ride around Savannah and after being struck by its natural beauty, you begin to notice all the renovation taking place – and it’s just scratching the surface. There are opportunities galore from Kensington to Windsor Forest, from Ardsley Park to the Victorian District, and other areas tucked all around Savannah.
All you need is a creative eye, a little bit of courage, faith and a dream – oh, yeah, and you need to do your homework so you don’t buy a money pit. I have renovated five properties to date. I haven’t regretted my involvement with any of them. I am presently living in one of those projects and I plan to be here for another five years or so.
So, if you need guidance, ask me and I will tell you all I have learned, good and bad. There is much more good than bad.
Mike from Savannah