Good Morning,
Today is September 25th, 2019. It’s hard to believe we’re in the last Wednesday of the month and we’re off to October in the Fall. We still have very good weather on Hilton Head. I went to Colorado this past weekend to visit my sons and flew into Hilton Head. It was a Delta jet bigger than what you used to have – the little puddle jumpers – and the flight was absolutely booked. It has been a game changer. All the flights that we have coming into Hilton Head has certainly made the higher end market more attractive as people can conveniently come to Hilton Head without the hassles of our interstate highway system that gets bottlenecked very easily as does the bridge.
So, let’s go forth. We have 33 properties including villas on the market today. A lot of them are in Sea Pines. We have four in Forest Beach and two Off Plantation. I may not get to those but we have great listings in Sea Pines that I want to talk about and I actually even went into some villas if you can believe it. So, let’s get started.
Sea Pines
The first one is a condo in Harbour Town in the heart of it. 959 Cutter Court is one of the townhouses. It’s not on the high rise building but it’s a three-bedroom two and a half bath listed at $499,000. It is updated with smooth ceilings and a nice kitchen. It’s very cozy in there. So, if you are looking for a three-bedroom, I think we can say that it’s a decent one. It really is. I like it very much.
2295 Heritage Villa is also in the Harbour Town area. It’s a two-bedroom two and a half bath listed for $369,000. It faces the tennis court but it’s light and bright and it’s in that affordable 300 range that a lot of the buyers seem to like.
6990 Muirfield is a four-bedroom three bath listed at $739,000. This one is on the Harbour Town Golf Course. It’s really nicely done. I love the stairs. It is four bedrooms so, you know, I’m not surprised it’s $739,000. In Muirfield I would almost expect the sixes, but it is nice and turnkey and very tasteful and clean.
726 Schooner Court Villas is a four-bedroom four and a half bath listed at $737,000. At that price, I would take it over Muirfield. You just have a killer water view. It has some potential. It has a smaller kitchen than Muirfield but again, it’s a whole different animal. You are right in the heart of Harbour Town in that instance and it’s priced well.
There is also a Residence Club that I have already seen, 2864 Residence Club. It’s a two-bedroom two bath for $425,000. It has a pool view. It is nicely done. It has an outdoor seating deck in the front. The kitchen has been beautifully redone. There is one that is an end unit on the other side of Residence Club that is at $469,000 and the kitchen is not as nice, but it does have a golf view. So, this is priced very aggressively and is a nice unit. I think the palms should be chopped down because they have overpowered the little terrace int hat back and that is what kind of blocks the entire view, but they might have liked that privacy away from the pool.
So, those are all the condos in Sea Pines. Now, let’s go look at some homes.
The first is 1 Belted Kingfisher. I remember when this one was on the market. These folks didn’t own it but a couple of years – two to three years. It is a five-bedroom five and a half bath priced at $2,050,000. It is on the main road, but it has the little pool bar in the back. It doesn’t really have a view and privacy, but it is done to the nines. I love that in the master closet they have a his and hers. They put bunk beds in there that really look cute. It was a great idea if you have grandkids to kind of have them live in there. So, it’s priced well.
8 Baynard Cove Road, I was intrigued by this one. I really like it. It’s that low country understated elegance. It’s clean and neat as a pin and a four-bedroom four and a half bath for $1,190,000. It has a garage. It is really priced well and is really close to the beach with a little more privacy. It is kind of tucked off Baynard Cove. I like this one very much.
1 Deer Run Lane is a four-bedroom four bath for $769,000. It is a nice rental and needs a little love if you’re going to make it your own. It has great potential and is really close to the beach. It might be a little on the high side but let’s see what happens in the market.
In Harbour Town we have 18 Spinnaker Court, a three-bedroom three bath for $699,000. I like this one. It’s clean and tidy. It has a little water view right there in Harbour Town. I think it is priced to sell. I like this one also and this is going to be a hard one this time to pick a favorite.
39 North Calibogue Cay Road is a five-bedroom, seven bath, and one half bath for $4,995,000. Don’t forget that at the end of Calibogue, that one that was slab on grade went on the market in the five millions. So, this one is priced aggressively. This house was built in 2007. I absolutely fell in love with this house. I don’t know if it was just the time of day or me. I love everything about this house. I hope that it is being sold furnished because the carpets are a part of that house so to speak. Well, it’s not being sold furnished. I would certainly want the carpets because you could tell that they were custom made carpets. It’s very understated. The curb appeal is elegant but not too much and you go inside and it’s just open and lovely in every aspect. I truly, truly enjoyed seeing this house. It’s very warm and there was attention to detail but it’s a high-priced ticket item.
Speaking of high-priced ticket items, let’s go oceanfront to 25 Sandhill Crane Road. It’s a seven-bedroom, eight bath, one half bath home for $8,495,000. This is a guy that is building spec homes. He obviously has a ton of money. It’s beautiful and impeccable. I know this is being sold furnished. The outdoor space is lovely. Seven bedrooms, we really don’t want to see too many rentals. We think it’s a nice balance. Sea Pines is such a great place to rent but it is also a wonderful place to live. Many agents, whether they work for Sea Pines or another broker, live in Sea Pines because it’s just wonderful. So, we don’t want to lose that by having it becoming just McMansions with rental machines. However, having said that, this 25 Sandhill Crane for a large family or multigenerational family, is gorgeous.
Right next door is a listing I had. It has five bedrooms and five and a half baths for $4,850,000. It’s 26 Sandhill Crane. It has a state-of-the-art media room. You are on three floors. It does have some up and down but again, people don’t understand that the footprint of the house is grandfathered into the front. So, you have a much bigger back yard in square footage than a lot of the other places. So, you have to keep that in mind. Again, it is a beautiful, beautiful home.
17 South Live Oak. Oh, my gosh, this is my favorite street. I just love South Live Oak. It’s a six-bedroom, five bath, two half bath for $1,995,000. It is a little on the old-school side. You have this gate with birds on it that is really cool. You come in and it’s all stone. It has the pool in the front, and it has a clear garage style door in the garage where you can play ping pong, but you can open it up and be part of the pool area. If you go to the back you’ve got the golf view. It’s not brand spanking new, but it’s very tastefully done. I love Live Oak. So, this one will probably make my short list too. It’s going to be a tough one this time. There are really great, great listings out there this time.
I did go to a third row which is 17 Wood Ibis Road. It has seven bedrooms and eight baths and is listed at $2,795,000. It is a lovely home. It’s more of a rental and very big. You do have a peekaboo view of the ocean and, you know, that was lovely and a nice surprise. I’m glad they didn’t put it in the listing notes. So, I really like this one but again, if I’m going to spend $2.8 million, do I need seven bedrooms? There are other ones out there but again, it’s a good listing. It’s nice as can be.
12 Red Maple Road is a four-bedroom four and a half bath for $1,350,000. This is gorgeous. The attention to detail is impeccable. The furniture is great, and it has great cabinetry and a beautiful view of the 17th fairway of Herron Point. I can just imagine sitting out there and having coffee in the morning and watching the golfers go by. It has great sunsets I’m sure and a lot of people don’t know this but, Red Maple has an easement on the back that can walk you to Plantation Club and the Beach Club. So, it’s a nice residential street. It has some short-term rentals but not really many. This house is set so far back. It’s very private but a beautiful view. It really is remarkable.
There is one more I have not yet seen which is 25 Willow Oak Road, a four-bedroom, five bath, one half bath priced at $1,799,000. I definitely want to go see this one to see how it compares to 12 Red Maple because they share a fairway. So, I will get back to you on that one in just a little bit.
That covers everything except the Club Course area of Sea Pines which I will begin now and continue during the second part.
31 Oyster Landing Lane is a three-bedroom two and a half bath for $929,000. Again, being a 3/2 and a half, it is dated. It needs upgrading. It’s a pretty basic house. I’d rather see it with an eight in front of it. It seems priced a little high if you don’t mind my saying, but it has a spectacular view and tremendous potential and is in a nice little neighborhood.
On Oyster Landing Road we have 26 Oyster Landing Road. These ladies were friends of my mom’s – this couple. It’s a three-bedroom two and a half bath for $1,395,000. The bathrooms, kitchens, everything needs to be redone. It is a 3/2 and a half. So, again, it has a marsh view and you see Calibogue and the Calibogue sound. It’s a spectacular lot for someone that money is not object for, but I think it does need to be reconfigured at that price level. It seems a little high.
Afterward I went to see 2 Pine Island Road which is a listing of mine. It has four bedrooms and three and a half baths. It is listed for $1,495,000 and it has a sound view and a golf view, and it has been done to the nines. It’s absolutely gorgeous. They really have taken great advantage of the space. It is light and bright and just beautiful. You really can’t beat it. I really like it.
39 Wood Duck Road is a three-bedroom two and a half bath for $719,000. It is under that 800 sweet spot and it has a pretty golf view. The bathroom in the master has been redone. It is a basic house though and to be at $700,000, you know, it needs some updating but again, it’s in that price point that people are looking for.
44 Water Oak Drive is a four-bedroom three bath for $535,000. The smell in there just hit me. I have a headache from coming out of that house still. It is on the end of a cul-de-sac. It does have a two-car garage and a nice view. It’s a pretty basic house with no updating being done. Again, I don’t know if there was a smoker in there and they are trying to fake the smell, but the smell of the Lampe Berger made it worse, I think. I had a headache in there. That one will not make my short list, but it will probably sell because it is aggressively priced at $535,000. So, keep that in mind that it is a great price.
In Carolina Place we had two. 14 Shell Ring Road is a three-bedroom three bath for $584,500. It is beautifully decorated. This lady is a designer and it has a pretty lagoon view. The setting is phenomenal. The decorating is top notch. Again, the quality, you know, when you’re coming up the steps in there you just need to be aware of that. Some people don’t care about that and that’s fine. It’s just a very pretty house. The construction is what it is but again, it is priced well.
We also had 46 Shell Ring Road that is on the other side of the circle. It’s a five-bedroom five bath newer home for $899,000. It has sort of a wooded view. It’s private and newer. It’s kind of tucked in. It didn’t do it for me but again, for somebody I’m sure it will, especially if they could get it under eight but I doubt that will happen because it is a newer house.
Alright, I have a few more to show you. Comin up in Part 2.
Part 2
Okay. So, outside in the Forest Beach area we have 40 North Forest Beach Drive with seven bedrooms and six baths and two half baths for $1,750,000. This one was designed as a rental house. It is a Buckeye property. So, a lot of Ohioans must rent this house out. It is a newer house and a rental. So, again, if you can make the numbers work that could be an interesting property. It’s newer on the main drag and close enough to Coligny.
18 Sand Piper Street is a three-bedroom two bath for $695,000. This one has been on the market before and it’s a cottage. It is tucked away. Right in front of it is a gorgeous new house which is number 20. This house has a nice back yard and it could be cleaned up and really become something really cute for the right buyer. I think having only two bathrooms doesn’t really help but they did get it under 700 and that didn’t sell it. They have been trying to sell now since 2016. They were at $699,000 and then they came down to $675,000. They kept it out for six months and got a new guy at $700,000. It expired and went back on and now the third agent has it at $695,000. Again, it’s priced okay but it is an older cottage and people just need to realize that it does need some updating but if you want the Hilton Head lifestyle and you don’t have a million bucks in your pocket, this is a great way to get in there. But there are lots of great ones. This is if you are wanting to become beach oriented. I always like to talk to my buyers to see really where they are really at so that we can find the place that you will be happy with and not that you will sell it in two to three years because we sold you the wrong thing.
5 Bayberry Lane is a five-bedroom four and a half bath listed at $1,449,000. This one is in the South Forest Beach area. So, it’s close to where I went to elementary school right across the street which is now the First Baptist Church. This home also was done as a rental. It’s a little old-school but in decent condition. It’s closer to the beach but not as new. I like this one. They are repairing some doors and I think it is a good house and at a decent price. So, for something beach oriented, elevated, and with good open and bright spaces with a nice little pool area you can’t complain.
I might as well mention Sea Crest Villa. There is one on the market which is 2213 Sea Crest Villa. It is a two-bedroom two bath for $529,000. It’s on the second floor. These are rental machines. People love to be at the Sea Crest because they are solidly built. They have two pools. You are on the ocean. You are right across from Coligny Plaza. These do very well as rentals. People actually used to live in them and some still do although I don’t know anyone right now. These seem to do very, very well.
Let me go back to Sea Pines because I did miss some houses in Club Course that I went to after lunch.
The first is 23 Club Course Drive, a three-bedroom two and a half bath for $640,000. This is on the corner of Club Course Drive and Isla Pines. My parent’s friends, the Kennedys, used to own it way back in the day. It is a great cottage-type house. It has a pool and a great layout. I think these folks had it as a rental and Club Course just does not do well with rentals. It’s a residential area. So, hopefully this would be someone that will buy to just have the Sea Pines resort lifestyle. Maybe they will just rent it to friends. It’s really that type of home. It’s priced reasonably.
8 Evergreen Lane is three-bedroom two bath for $469,900. I cannot remember this house so I can’t say much about it. I’m sorry. I waited a couple of days to comment on the tour and I might have missed this house.
12 Otter Road is a three-bedroom two bath for $469,000. This was a family home. It is not as in great condition as it is shown to be in the photos. It seems a little high for a 3/2. If it was a 3/3 or a 4/3, I think we’d be more in the money but again, the inventories are low in stuff under $600,000. So, they are probably going to let it sit at that for a while and see what happens. It’s an okay family home. You have the upstairs. I don’t like you walk through and the stairs are very closed. So, you feel like you’re going up to be in time out. The stairs need to be opened a little bit to make it a little friendlier but it’s reasonably priced.
Lastly, we have 25 Willow Oak Road, a four-bedroom, five bath, and one half bath for $1,799,000. I’ve been in this house before. It’s a nice home. It sort of has a southern Charleston-style. It has good living space with a family bonus room over the garage. So, it’s spacious. I don’t think it’s as cozy as 12 Red Maple which is $400,000 less in price. So, I thin one would have to look at that seriously also.
That about wraps it up. As I told you, there are so many beautiful houses that I have a hard time just picking one in Sea Pines. 2 Pine Island Road was phenomenal. 12 Red Maple Road was Cozy. 1 Belted Kingfisher was a newer ocean-oriented house. 17 South Live Oak was just a cool house. I wish it didn’t have six bedrooms. I’d love for someone to go and live in that house. It’s a very cool low country-style house.
There are a lot of great homes on the market and again, there is something for everyone in Hilton Head and I would love to be your Hilton Head agent and help you zone in on the perfect property for you. So, give me a call and I would love to help you find your dream home on Hilton Head.
Thanks for reading this. Have a wonderful rest of your week.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Ochsner
www.YourHiltonHeadAgent.com
(843) 816-6388