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ckhagen

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Are you referring to Forest Lakes maybe? I'm a little behind on all the names of the developments lately.

Are you referring to Forest Lakes maybe? I&#039;m a little behind on all the names of the developments lately.

scooterbug44

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Yes, that&#039;s the one - sorry! :blush:

Matt J

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Seems nice, but after going thru the model home and seeing the price tag I couldn't help but giggle.

Seems nice, but after going thru the model home and seeing the price tag I couldn&#039;t help but giggle.

Didn&#039;t it used to be a trailer park?

I thought so - and the sales office doesn't really stray from those roots. ;-)
 
Looked nice, but as you can tell by the thread title oopsie and the fact that I know nothing about it, the marketing could use some work. :wave:

I thought so - and the sales office doesn&#039;t really stray from those roots. ;-) 
 
Looked nice, but as you can tell by the thread title oopsie and the fact that I know nothing about it, the marketing could use some work. :wave:

Well, back in the day... I actually put together the website. It seemed to be doing really well at that time, but the sales definitely took place at a peak and then it seemed that a lot of the buyers must have been flippers because they turned around and tried to sell them for something like double what they bought them for... 
I have no idea what the situation is now though because my involvement ended 4 years ago.

Well, back in the day... I actually put together the website. It seemed to be doing really well at that time, but the sales definitely took place at a peak and then it seemed that a lot of the buyers must have been flippers because they turned around and tried to sell them for something like double what they bought them for... 
I have no idea what the situation is now though because my involvement ended 4 years ago.

What was the website address?  Is it still up and running?

I think they chose [url]http://www.forest-lake.com[/url]...
yep... that's it.

I think they chose <a href="http://www.forest-lake.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.forest-lake.com</a>... 
yep... that&#039;s it.

JoshMclean

chrisv

So CK, you're WhosieWhatsit!  I've always liked your work.

So CK, you&#039;re WhosieWhatsit!  I&#039;ve always liked your work.

Do Good

I love that area- and I agree with Josh- one day!

[quote="chrisv, post: 395423"]So CK, you're WhosieWhatsit!  I've always liked your work.[/quote]

Nah, I was at Redfish Creative 4 years ago (prior to my kids being born)... when Redfish closed up, Cale (the err... art director? vp? partner?) and a few others opened Whozie Whatsit and took over all the clients. 

Forest Lakes was definitely a nice project at the get-go... I'm thinking it suffered because of the flippers. They jacked the lot prices up so high that I think it stalled sales and build-out until past the market peak.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="chrisv">So CK, you&#039;re WhosieWhatsit! I&#039;ve always liked your work.</blockquote> 
Nah, I was at Redfish Creative 4 years ago (prior to my kids being born)... when Redfish closed up, Cale (the err... art director? vp? partner?) and a few others opened Whozie Whatsit and took over all the clients. 
 
Forest Lakes was definitely a nice project at the get-go... I&#039;m thinking it suffered because of the flippers. They jacked the lot prices up so high that I think it stalled sales and build-out until past the market peak.

It is starting to build out.  I remember it wasn't too long ago that the one house in the North West corner was the only one in the whole thing.  Seems to be quite a few under construction.

It is starting to build out.  I remember it wasn&#039;t too long ago that the one house in the North West corner was the only one in the whole thing.  Seems to be quite a few under construction.

Yellow Hammer

Beach Lover

And the ponds are full of bream and small bass, if you can get your bait past the turtles, it makes for a good day.

Thanks for the website!

IMO a community loses ALOT of appeal once I start seeing the level of micromanaging/interference there will be..........and that their featured plans are so well thought out they don't have laundry facilities and guests have to go into a bedroom to use the restroom :roll:

I don't want my neighbors keeping livestock or having cars on blocks in the yard, but 22 pages of rigid rules makes me go :leaving:

Like the pool and lakes though! :biggrin:

Thanks for the website! 
 
IMO a community loses ALOT of appeal once I start seeing the level of micromanaging/interference there will be..........and that their featured plans are so well thought out they don&#039;t have laundry facilities and guests have to go into a bedroom to use the restroom :roll: 
 
I don&#039;t want my neighbors keeping livestock or having cars on blocks in the yard, but 22 pages of rigid rules makes me go :leaving: 
 
Like the pool and lakes though! 😀

Smiling JOe

I really like that property. Give it enough time, and it will be very nice, I think. It, like many other developments, hit just before the peak of the market, and the money dried up, so builders couldn't afford to build. I don't know for sure, but it seemed to me that every lot which came on the market, sold within a few days. I'm not sure if the developer is still holding lots.

I really like that property. Give it enough time, and it will be very nice, I think. It, like many other developments, hit just before the peak of the market, and the money dried up, so builders couldn&#039;t afford to build. I don&#039;t know for sure, but it seemed to me that every lot which came on the market, sold within a few days. I&#039;m not sure if the developer is still holding lots.

I liked it too, I'm just realistic about how well I would do in a highly regulated community. :wave:

IMO they can tell me what my house should look like and where I can hang my laundry when they give me construction $ and do the first load. :biggrin:

I liked it too, I&#039;m just realistic about how well I would do in a highly regulated community. :wave: 
 
IMO they can tell me what my house should look like and where I can hang my laundry when they give me construction $ and do the first load. 😀

What's the dirt on this place? (across from Grecian Gardens) I took a swing through this afternoon and it looked nice, but rather sparsely built out.
 
Buildouts? Emminent bankruptcy? Draconian review board? Hidden gem? :idontno:

What&#039;s the dirt on this place? (across from Grecian Gardens) I took a swing through this afternoon and it looked nice, but rather sparsely built out. 
 
Buildouts? Emminent bankruptcy? Draconian review board? Hidden gem? :idontno:

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