Great place to buy
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4/20/2006
As a life long resident who has invested in single family and multi unit housing, I feel the greater Lansing market is still a good place to buy a house. Prices are below the national average, there is a large stock of houses of different ages and price ranges. The local economy is diversified, although we are the largest builder of cars (more are assembled here than any other US city, including Detroit; and GM has built two new plants here) there are many growth industries represented here as well as public sector employers. State government is a large employer, as is Michigan State University and the Sparrow Hospital group. There are almost 20,000 students at Lansing Community College, over 40,000 students at MSU, and the largest law school in the nation (Cooley) and a second law school at MSU, and several other colleges in the area.
Lansing is about a one and a half hour drive to either Lake Michigan to the west or Lake St Clair and Lake Huron to the east, and there are literally thousands of beautiful inland lakes all over the state. With our excellent highway system, you can live in a pristine natural setting and be less than a 30 minute drive to the State Capital in the center of the city.
stephen | Lansing, MI