I have a place on torch lake =)
Quote from ByLoSellHi:
I know all the builders and developers in Macomb County.
It's not any more chummy than Oakland county. There are groups of people that stick together in each major county.
As far as drugs, quality of life, etc., I've been all over the country, and from a quality of life standard, there are few place that offer a better balance of beauty, clean air, low congestion, shopping and other amenities than your Rochester Hills, Washington Township, Brighton or Franklin.
Even with all the problems Michigan is having.
People automatically think Detroit and negative things when they hear Michigan. Michigan has some amazingly great places to live and raise a family.
And then, of course, you have the beautiful inland lakes up north, as well as the Great Lakes.
Take someone from out of state to the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes overlooking Lake Michigan and they will be mystified.
Some of the inland lakes in Michigan have some of the cleanest freshwater in the world, and you can see 50 feet into the water (Crystal Lake and Torch Lake are like that, so is Houghton).
If you blindfolded someone, brought them to Michigan, took their blindfold off, and drove them around Leelanau, they would be awed by the rolling ground, lushness, and amazingly pristine conditions.
Michigan hasn't sold itself to its potential.