Gotta Love Hilton Head Island!

**HHI Golf Guy** · 02-06-2005, 12:48 PM

We have great weather for most of the year - especially if you love golf like I do. Actually, this is my third time living in this area. I was here early on in my hotel career, and then moved away when I had an opportunity to be promoted. Three years later I came back as the Controller/CFO of the Hilton Resort In Palmetto Dunes, then left to be a General Manager with Marriott.

I moved back here a few years ago and alot has changed. The sleepy little speed trap of Bluffton has grown, and if traffic can be nasty - especially during tourist season. Let's hope the new highway plan goes through!

The major drawback is that it's getting VERY expensive to live here. For example, we thought about buying a home in a non-gated golf community last year for around $180k. Someone bought the property and recently flipped it for $250k. DOH! A lot of that is going on here.

The latest trend is buyers purchasing $6 -$10 million dollar oceanfront homes, tearing them down, and building a new home.

Even "affordable" communities that had homes starting in the $120k range have seen new home prices jump to $140k in the last year. One of our realtor friends closed on $4 million + in sales in January - all of of MLS or referrals (not even her own listings).

That's why we're opening up our own brokerage this spring. If you're willing to bust your butt on every lead, the earnings potential is huge. Especially if you can sell one of the many $6 million - $12 million dollar homes in this market.

**Real Estate Forum** · 02-09-2005, 10:30 AM

Sounds like an awesome spot. We still have Estates in Hilton Head .com - just didn't do anything with it yet!

**Las Vegas Homes** · 03-25-2005, 04:09 AM

I just want to know with all that real estate Golf Guy is doing if he is paying for the rounds of golf when we all come out to visit.

**HHI Golf Guy** · 03-25-2005, 09:24 AM

Early to mid Bovember is a great time to visit. Maybe we can get all of the forum members together for a little golf down at the Sea Pines Ocean Course!

**Las Vegas Homes** · 03-25-2005, 01:14 PM

Sounds like a plan to me, I love to play and the beverage cart girls sometimes arent to bad either.

**rich.little1234** · 04-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Golf Guy,

Sounds like you are having a great time. I hope that your gold score goes down and your sales go up! I hope to hear some great stuff from all of the members here in SC. I'm based out of Greenville, but I'm trying to do business all over the southeast. I hope to meet you all some day (preferably on the Golf Course).