If you just closed on a home along the Grand Strand, congratulations — and pull up a chair, because your maintenance calendar is going to look different than the one you used in your last house. The coastal climate is hard on houses. Salt air, humidity, sandy soil, intense UV, …

First-time buyers shopping the Grand Strand walk in with the same questions every time, and most of the questions are the right ones. The trouble is the answers are different on the coast than they would be in an inland market. The homes are different. The insurance is different. The …

The price on the listing is the part buyers see first. The price of owning the home over the next ten years is the part that catches people off guard. I've sat at hundreds of closings along the Grand Strand, and the patterns I see in buyer surprise are consistent …

I've been writing offers in Horry County for more than thirty years, and the question that keeps coming up over and over is the same one: how much does this flood zone actually hurt the value? It's a fair question, because the answer changes a lot depending on the street, …

If you've been shopping rural homes in Horry County — Aynor, Loris, Galivants Ferry, the back roads off Highway 905, or the deeper pockets of Longs — odds are good the property runs on septic, not city sewer. I've watched a lot of out-of-state buyers learn this the hard way …

If you've shopped a home anywhere from Little River down through Garden City, your loan officer has probably already used the words "wind and hail" with you, and you may not have known exactly what that meant. After three decades of writing offers along the Grand Strand, I can tell …

If you have spent any time looking at homes along the Grand Strand, you have probably seen HOA fees mentioned again and again. South Carolina has a strong HOA culture, and the structure of those fees varies enormously from one neighborhood to the next. For buyers coming from out of …

Buying your first condo in Myrtle Beach is exciting, but it can feel a little overwhelming once you start comparing buildings, floor plans, and HOA documents. Condos along the Grand Strand range from beachside high-rises with rental programs built in to quiet inland communities designed for full-time living. The price …

What Insurance Documents Should I Provide to Buyers When Selling in Myrtle Beach?

When you sell a home in the Myrtle Beach area, insurance is one of the topics that will come up early and often during the transaction. Buyers, lenders, and insurance agents all need specific information about your …

How Does My Myrtle Beach Home's Flood Zone Affect Its Sale Price and Marketability?

If you own a home in the Myrtle Beach area, there is a good chance your property falls within or near a designated flood zone. Living along the coast of South Carolina means dealing with the …