Today is September 11th, 2019. 9/11 will always be a day that we will never forget. I love the quote that I used this morning on my Facebook page where I take my sunrise every morning and the quote was anonymously written by someone. It says, “A day to remember that extraordinary heroes are often disguised as ordinary people and spirit and soul are unbreakable.” It just gives to the resiliency of the human spirit. I also heard today that 13 new police cadets are the children of police that served at ground zero.
Now to the South and Central Tour. Some of you may be aware that we had hurricane Dorian creep up through the Bahamas. God Bless those people in the Bahamas, as they start their recovery process. It slowly made its way up the Atlantic and up the eastern seaboard. We were spared. We had a lot of debris and a couple of trees down but no property damage that I could see.
Anyway, because we did not have the tour last week, the South Tour was combined with today’s Central Tour. We had 40 properties to see, 17 homes and 22 villas and one lot. I will mention all of those throughout but again, I won’t give you much detail.
I do want to remind you that we have several buyer’s agents working under YourHiltonHeadAgent.com that would gladly help you find your perfect piece of property. Whatever your goals may be, we’re here to help you achieve those goals.
Let’s begin on the south end with Sea Pines Plantation.
Sea Pines Plantation
405 Baynard Cove Club is a three-bedroom three bath priced at $795,000. This is a nice exclusive area. It has a little water view but what makes it special is, you’ve got a tidal creek back there and you can take your canoe or your paddleboard straight out from there. It is very cozy in there. It is dated and the kitchens are small but again, you are in Baynard Park where you have access to tennis courts, the pool, there are no short-term rentals, and it is in the top five addresses of Sea Pines on Baynard Park. It is nice for the right buyer. This is a great little property.
13 Gull Point Road is a four-bedroom four bath listed for $975,000. Gull Point is closer toward the South Beach area. This house was built in the 80’s. It’s light and bright. It needs some updating. There is as new house that is going up for $1.7 on Audubon Pond and so, this one might be a little on the high side but there is nothing that is going to be built in front of you. So, when you come out of your main door, it’s all marsh on that side and I know that 50 Marsh Side, the Kings are trying to sell their compound. I think it’s in the seven millions. So, you are in a great neighborhood on the marsh. It has great privacy. It just needs updating. It has good bedroom separation. So, I like this one, but it is old school, but I always like to remind people that the better lots have the older homes on them, and the inferior lots have the new homes. So, at some point, what will you compromise for? Unless you want to pay top-dollar, which there are some properties that we can help with on that too. So, 13 Gull Point Road for $975,000, I liked it. It’s light and bright with a good flow. From the kitchen you see green space on both sides. It’s an A plus on this one.
Just because we were close to it, we went to 1672 Bluff Villas. It has two bedrooms and two baths and is priced at $389,000. This one faces the parking lot of Sound Villas. It does need updating. You kind of come into a wall. You have sort of empty space, but you’ve got the high ceilings. It’s spacious. It needs some updating but it’s light and bright with great potential.
1085 Lighthouse One Villa is a three-bedroom three bath for $1,125,000. Our brokerage has this listing, so I went and looked at it again. It is priced a little lower now. I don’t like the dark walls, but it is a killer view. It has a million-dollar view. It has an elevator. Parking is reserved but again, you’re right in the heart of Harbour Town and the layout is kind of small and it is a little choppy but it’s very cozy and beautifully appointed.
28 Willow Oak Road West is a four-bedroom four and a half bath priced at $1,350,000. Okay guys, this is where you are going to get my two cents. This has been redone. It was bought December 2018 for $535,000. I remember this house because our brokerage had this listing and I was curious what they did. They left the outside. They did a little bit of work but to now come in at $800,000 more for the same curb appeal, with not love inside … When you open the oven, which is on the island, you can’t at the same time open the dishwasher. It’s cookie cutter with the same things you see everywhere. I was not impressed, and I’m certainly not impressed still. I don’t usually say these things, but that thing is easily $400,000 beyond what it should be but again, I’m just speaking my observations as a 48-year Sea Pines resident/realtor.
2 North Live Oak Road is on one of my favorite streets. It’s also on the top five addresses in Sea Pines. It has four bedrooms and three and a half baths and is listed at $1,350,000. It has a separate building that you can use as a mother-in-law suite. It has a gorgeous live oak in the center of it and a pool. It is low country living and very understated elegance. I don’t know the elevation. That would be my concern because, you know, one is spending a lot and I don’t think the dirt is worth over a million. So, that would be my only concern but it’s gorgeous. It shows beautifully but it’s for that unique, special buyer that likes sort of that 60’s look. I personally love it. It’s a very unique property. These folks bought it not even two years ago. So, I’m saddened to see them leave. They have made some changes. They actually took one bedroom and made it into a closet/master suite part. It’s a little on the choppy side but I think it’s really cool. So, again, you’d have to come see it but it’s also priced at $1,350,000. Between this and Willow Oak West, I would take North Live Oak in a heartbeat. I wouldn’t even breathe twice about it.
26 Spartina Crescent is a three-bedroom four bath for $825,000. This is in Lawton Oaks which is the last part of development in Sea Pines. So, it has newer homes up there. It is near Calabogie Cay. I like this house. You come into the entryway and you’ve got a garage. It has a nice flow to it and it is priced really well being only at the low eight hundreds.
To finish up, I did not go to 1118 Harbor South Villa. I wanted to but I ran out of time. It has four bedrooms and four baths and is listed for $1,600,000. I do know that they bought it not too long ago for $1,850,000. So, I think it is a great purchase. They are, obviously, pricing it quite aggressively and it might be worth a look. Maybe one of you blog readers could contact me and we could go look at it together.
So, just to finish off Sea Pines we have 2381 Lighthouse Tennis Villa, a one-bedroom one bath for $244,000 and 1586 Lagoon Villa, a three-bedroom two bath listed at $625,000. There isn’t much to say on those.
Port Royal
Port Royal had one home which is 52 Barony Lane. It’s a three-bedroom two and a half bath home priced at $679,000. It’s not as crass as Willow Oak but here is another one. They bought the house in June of 2017, that’s two years ago, for $400,000, okay? Now here we are two years later, and they did upgrade it but again, it’s minimal. They took a lot of short cuts in other areas. It does not have new cabinetry and they are commanding another $279,000 on top of it. The curb appeal hasn’t changed. The roof didn’t look new. I just get upset when people just think the market just keeps going up and up and up and that’s not true. I think we need to see, not a correction, but a leveling off and just sit and think that something bought two years ago at $400,000 is not worth $250,000 more. That’s incomprehensible to me. Nevertheless, they did buy it extremely cheap. I certainly think that, knowing Port Royal, it could be in the mid-fives and low sixes if they ever get there. And maybe someone will buy it but you do have a three bedroom and two and a half bath here.
Palmetto Dunes
In Palmetto Dunes we have 5 Burns Court, a four-bedroom four and a half bath for $1,195,000. This was redone in 2017. I like the spaciousness of it, and it seemed like it was higher end and almost a custom-built home. It has a long golf view. It’s close enough to the beach and elevated. They do need to do some touch up painting because it looked a little spotty, but I like this one. It’s a very nice Palmetto Dunes home.
26 Heath Drive is a five-bedroom six bath priced at $1,039,000. I guess having one more bedroom – I didn’t find the condition and quality to be the same as it was in 5 Burns Court, but it does have one more bedroom and does have the nice golf view. Again, maybe they are both a little high. Maybe that is the market. I haven’t done anything in Palmetto Dunes in the last few months. So, I don’t want to comment on the pricing there. I assume both of these realtors are both people I respect and veterans. They are not new at this. They are not the new kids on the block. So, I would think they are priced appropriately or, you know, close enough within that 5% of list price.
45 Full Sweep is a three-bedroom two and a half bath for $749,000. Considering the area and considering the price at $749,000 and a square footage of 2,166, I find these prices even higher than Sea Pines Resort. So, it does have a pool but it’s very cluttered and didn’t show as well as I saw in the photos.
9 Highrigger is a five-bedroom six bath for $3,995,000. This one has been on the market before. Upstairs you have a beautiful large master suite. The views are unbelievable. It is going to go under concierge auctions the first week in October with no reserve. So, again, if you are interested in oceanfront property you may want to contact me so that we can get our bids in there. It’s something to consider. It is a little dated, but the floorplan is nice, and it has that very elegant feel.
4 Highrigger is a six-bedroom, five bath, and two half bath home listed for $1,795,000. This was a second row on the mariner’s side of Palmetto Dunes, and I love the curb appeal of this house. I think it is beautiful driving up. It’s a corner lot, second row. I found it a little choppy inside and I wasn’t as impressed. Again, I assume that the pricing is done properly. I don’t know it that well.
Of all of these that I saw in Palmetto Dunes, I would say that 5 Burns Court would be my favorite. It’s not as close to the beach as Highrigger. It’s closer than Full Sweep by far but it just has, you know, kind of the best compromise of price, location, quality, and newness. So, 5 Burns Court would make my short list.
Let’s go through all the condos in Palmetto Dunes.
47 Fazio Villa is as three-bedroom three bath for $429,000.
In Inverness Village we have two. Number 926 is a two-bedroom two bath for $389,000 and #979 is a two-bedroom two bath for $425,000.
In the Leamington area we have 3209 Windsor Court South. It’s a one-bedroom two bath priced at $510,000.
In Queens Grant, which is sort of the entry-level of Palmetto Dunes, we have 593 Queens Grant. It’s a two-bedroom two bath for $274,999.
Folly Field
In the Folly Field area, I went to a very unique house. I had never heard of this street. It’s called 12 Sparkleberry Lane. It has seven bedrooms and five and a half baths and is priced at $4,999,000. It is between Islander’s Beach and Island Club. It has a long almost half-mile driveway that is part of their easement and then you come to this low country updated house. It has very cool finishes inside. It’s oceanfront. It is the only house on Sparkleberry. So, it’s a very unique property if you don’t mind driving between all the condo complexes. It is quite the oasis over there. I was pleasantly surprised. Again, for an ocean-oriented buyer that wants their own privacy, it has automatic gates. So, it’s very private nice little family compound or for a person who just wants privacy.
Forest Beach
I did not have time in Forest Beach to go look at 26 Mallard Road. It is a three-bedroom three and a half bath for $825,000. Fortunately, I do know the Forest Beach area. That used to be my old stomping grounds because I had friends that lived in there. It’s a small house. It maybe should be in the sevens but again, it’s a good start at $825,000 and it’s a nicely beach-oriented house.
We also had some condos. 222 Breakers Villa is a one-bedroom one bath priced at $279,900.
Then we have 205 Breakers Villa. It’s a one-bedroom one bath for $212,500.
415 Forest Beach Villa is a one-bedroom two bath for $275,000.
205 Sea Cabin is a one-bedroom one bath priced at $189,000. Boy, it makes that other one at D3 Cordillo look pretty good now.
Finally, 38 Springwood Villa is a three-bedroom three and a half bath listed at $299,000.
Off Plantation
Off Plantation, there we a house in Ashton Cove, which is in the Point Comfort area right when you come through Cross Island. It’s 72 Ashton Cove Drive, a three-bedroom two bath for $379,000. It’s priced well and a low country home. I think I told you all in an earlier blog post that it’s where a lot of people go trick or treating. So, that is the place to be on Halloween and my guess is that it may be sold by then.
There are two condos Off Plantation. 1216 The Spa on Port Royal Sound is a two-bedroom two bath for $209,000 and 904 Brighton Bay Villa is a three-bedroom three bath for $279,000.
Long Cove
Long Cove had two homes. 2 Twickenham Lane is a five-bedroom five bath for $995,000. This one has all been redone. It’s gorgeous. It’s a great address with a nice view and is totally updated. I liked it and I think buyers will like this one too.
3 Lavington Road is a four-bedroom four and half bath for $519,000. It’s priced well. This one needs to be updated. I like the flow better on the other one but for someone that is wanting to look for value and then update it themselves, go to Twickenham and see what they have done and kind of copy it. They are both good, but they are just different animals. One is turnkey ready to go and the other one does need updating but you’d save some money.
Shipyard
In Shipyard we had four condos. I did not do any of these. 270 Evian Villas is a two-bedroom two bath for $339,000. It seems to be priced well.
159 Evian Villas, those are even closer to the Beach Club, is a two-bedroom two bath for $409,000. It is also priced okay.
802 Tennis Master Villa is a three-bedroom three and a half bath listed for $449,000.
Just next door is 801 Tennis Master, a three-bedroom three and a half bath for $459,000. I would bet these would be investor properties and probably have great rental income. I think Tennis Masters are great and something to consider.
Wexford
Both of these in Wexford Plantation have been on the market before, one of them with the same broker. The other has a new broker trying new, fresh ideas. It has been staged, simplified, and has a beautiful view. I’m talking about 3 Harrogate Drive. It’s a four-bedroom five bath right under a million, $999,999. I like this one. It is one a great street. The curb appeal is average but it’s the type of house that you kind of think is nothing and you have a wow factor when you come in. It has as beautiful lagoon golf view. Again, it’s not as stately as the other ones but it is inside, and I like it.
11 Bridgetown Road is on the main road. It is a very different house from last time it was on the market with same seller. Three bedrooms, three baths, and two half baths. It’s priced at $1,699,000. This one is on the lock key system. So, you can park your boat in the back yard. Boaters really seem to love that and that’s what gives it its appeal. It is kind of like a French Provincial Italian type of villa. I remember when it was on the market before with the same agency. It had reds and golds and now they have neutralized it inside. They have taken down all the busyness of all the artwork. It seems to have been decluttered and seems to be staged where it shows better. So, both of these have had remarkable improvements to them. So, it’s something to keep in mind.
Believe it or not we just flew through the South and Central Tour for September 2019. I didn’t have one that really stood out to me. There is something for every type of buyer and this is when you get two open houses combined and you really get a nice cross section of properties on Hilton Head.
Hilton Head is all about lifestyle. You can’t compare it to anywhere else in America because you live on an island that people play golf and tennis on and go to the beach on. Everything is within 15 minutes of each other. You have some people whining about the traffic but when you compare it to other places, with the number of amenities and activities it is second to none.
So, no matter what you want for Hilton Head, there are a lot of great properties out there of different builder qualities and different types. Views are important. Location is important. The gated communities that you choose also all make a difference in where you’d like to live depending on your lifestyle. It’s all about lifestyle on Hilton Head.
So, please do contact us if you have any questions and anything that we can help you with. Thank you for glancing at my blog. Have a blessed day.
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Susan Ochsner
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