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re: Monroe listed in top 25 cities in the US for wage growth
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:09 am to MWP
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:09 am to MWP
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You can check all of the boxes on that list except for cheap housing. Trust me, Monroe people think their houses must be made of gold for some of the listings I have seen. I can't understand it either since there is a glut of homes on the market right now. Some listings have been on the market for years.
Sterlington White flight/CenturyLink expansion. We looked a few years ago and 1300 hsf were 275K.
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Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:30 am to JJ27
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CenturyLink expansion
That never really panned out from what I was told. The amount of supposed new jobs wasn't as high as people thought. I know there is a shite ton of new apartments being built on 165 from Monroe to Sterlington and I am not sure how much of those will even be filled. Plus, there are new subdivisions cropping up all around the city of Sterlington and then there is Frenchmans Bend, that seems to always have a bunch of houses for sale.
My point is that there really shouldn't be expensive housing in Monroe, except for maybe the truly sought after subdivision homes down the street from the MAC.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:49 am to MWP
Richland Parish.....Start or Rayville is where I'm talking. I'll NEVER buy/build in Monroe, especially with the political climate there.
I grew up in Southwest Ouachita Parish, and don't really care to go back that way, either......tooooo expensive out there, too.
I grew up in Southwest Ouachita Parish, and don't really care to go back that way, either......tooooo expensive out there, too.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:52 am to GrammarKnotsi
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Our family sold off most of the land we had for a golf course 20 or so years back and since then prices have steadily gone up while its still the same area
I may live on some of your old family land
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:55 am to DivotBreath
We looked at buying a lot on that course in '92....then I got q great opportunity in New Orleans. Wife stayed in Rayville, until she saw the handwriting on the wall with the State Farm regional office.
She transferred to Metairie, we sold out, built down here, sold in 06 after Katrina, made a small mint, built in Ascension Parish, and about to sell and move back home.
I'm looking everywhere.....maybe even SouthRidge….
She transferred to Metairie, we sold out, built down here, sold in 06 after Katrina, made a small mint, built in Ascension Parish, and about to sell and move back home.
I'm looking everywhere.....maybe even SouthRidge….
Posted on 8/8/18 at 9:08 am to MrSmith65
As you noted in a previous post, the growth is definitely north, east or west of Monroe. There are some deals to be had on houses right now, but it takes a little patience. There are too many folks that overbuilt trying to show their fictitious prosperity so there are a lot of big homes on the market. The trend to downsize makes the small and moderate size homes go pretty quick when they hit the market.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 10:26 am to MrSmith65
Are you in the same Bienville club as a fella named Joey that has a slight fondness for White Russians?
Oh, and the 32oz Fire & Ice from Chelsea’s was the shite back in the day.
Oh, and the 32oz Fire & Ice from Chelsea’s was the shite back in the day.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 10:52 am to JJ27
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CenturyLink expansion
I'd give CLT corporate presence in Monroe maybe another 3 years since they bought Level 3 and the Level 3 CEO is now in charge out in Denver.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 10:54 am to MrSmith65
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We looked at buying a lot on that course in '92.
Our course wasn't built until late 90s early 00s
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:56 am to GrammarKnotsi
I'm talking about north of interstate...
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:57 am to bayouteche
No.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:59 am to mmmmmbeeer
My Mom worked HR there for Mr Williams, Clark Jr., and Glenn Post before retiring.
She says the same thing.
She says the same thing.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:25 pm to DivotBreath
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There are too many folks that overbuilt trying to show their fictitious prosperity so there are a lot of big homes on the market.
This. After we sold our home in Houston, we made some really low ball offers on houses we knew were hugely over priced on the North side of Monroe on Pargoud and in River Oaks. We got a few gags and I am not even going to offer that silly number to my client from realtors but we finally got into a negotiation on a house we really liked that we grossly low balled just to see if he could get a bite. Come to find out that owner was selling that one because he just closed on a new one so he was somewhat motivated (seems like a common theme in Monroe for people to have 2 house notes????). We were just about to sign a contract when a house we absolutely loved came on the market and we jumped on it instead.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:29 pm to GrammarKnotsi
CCGC opened in Nov 1999. Bought my lot in Oct 1999.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 6:35 pm to mmmmmbeeer
Check the cost of living difference between Monroe and Broomfield, Colorado. They’re not moving all of those people to Colorado.
This post was edited on 8/8/18 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 9:09 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Long Island Iced Tea
And all the popcorn you can eat!!! All waiting for you just inside the padded door at the Airport Lounge
Posted on 8/9/18 at 9:19 pm to Chitter Chatter
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Long Island Iced Tea
Those 32 ounce teas were awesome
Posted on 8/9/18 at 9:23 pm to CAD703X
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private eyes and the mirage lounge say frick YOU
C'mon. Private Eyes was when I was a teenager.
Hundreds of years ago.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 9:39 pm to Chitter Chatter
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If I remember correctly, it was east of Bon Aire on the south side of Desiard at the first intersection with a signal... close to Library and Siesta. Opposite corner of where Cooter Bay was
It was across the street from the Library Lounge, the building had formerly housed a Greek restaurant but I can't remember the name. That's the earliest Enoch's that I remember. Saw Dash Rip Rock there on my 18th birthday.
Had lots of fun at The Depot/Tomcat/Shamrock as well.
This post was edited on 8/9/18 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:44 pm to DavidTheGnome
Good for them. It won't outshine this 2018 trophy though
Monroe #1 on top 100 dangerous cities in the country
Monroe #1 on top 100 dangerous cities in the country
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