I found myself in the Mt. Pleasant Real Estate business in 2008, in the depths of the national real estate ‘depression’.   Real estate prices were falling, interest rates were falling,  employment rates were falling and consumer confidence was falling.    And here we were, rising and making it despite the gloom.   My top rated Mt Pleasant restaurant Crave Kitchen, opened a year prior, was also doing very well.

I attribute my real estate success to several factors but location, location, location surely has to rate highly ( as does hard and smart work ).

Mt Pleasant is a wonderful city ( oops, there I go again referring to it as a city instead of a town ).    I grew up in Clinton, NC ( a  town of 13,000 ) but before moving to Mt Pleasant had lived the past 30 years in the mountains of NC and then in the Washington DC area (Norther Virginia).     Those areas are great, but ‘ nothing could be finer than to be in South Carolina’.   What a wonderful breath of fresh air Mt Pleasant (and Charleston ) have been for me.  Want to see a ‘real’ traffic jam?   Check out I-95 during rush hour – or any hour for that matter.  And, therein, lies the key to the success of Mt Pleasant.   It is a home;  a great home for our family or a great home for our business.

We now learn Businessweek has named Mt Pleasant the best city for starting up a business in South Carolina.    Cities like Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia and Florence are pretty good competition.

Mayor Hallman attributed the designation to competitive costs of business, a pro-business attitude and attractive financial incentives.   I suspect all the cities above could say the same.  The mayor, the council, the citizens of Mt Pleasant make our home attractive, inviting, appealing and comfortable.  Businessweek agreed.  We appreciate the recognition and appreciate the business support shown by Mt Pleasant.

Mt Pleasant’s government and adminstration, supported by its citizens, deserves great credit for this wonderful designation from BusinessWeek.
Gooden + Faircloth Real Estate Services is based in Mt Pleasant and operates primarily within the town’s limits.