Are you ready for a vacation?
Imagine waking up to the sound of the ocean and knowing a fun filled day of beachside lounging and family friendly activities await you and your family! Beach Realty is prepared to make your dream vacation a reality. The Garden City area offers affordable and luxurious oceanfront and ocean view rental properties - perfect for your much needed vacation.
Are you prepared to plan your vacation?
If you are searching for an oceanfront home with a pool, Beach Realty has several properties to choose from! If you’d prefer the best of both worlds at an affordable rate, a pool in the backyard and the ocean only a few steps away, Beach Realty can help you locate this type of vacation rental property! If you’d like marina or dock access, many properties provide direct access to a boat dock in Murrells Inlet.
After you’ve found the perfect oceanfront rental property, what’s next?
Now that you are ready to visit the Garden City area, Beach Realty Concierge Service is prepared to take your vacation to the next level! If you need golf tee times, tickets for an event, a golf cart, spa services, groceries, fishing charter(s), or reservations, Beach Realty Concierge Service is here for you 7 days a week! We can accommodate your requests and make sure your Garden City Vacation is unforgettable!
Garden City Activities!
Garden City Beach offers many activities designed to suit every budget and family. The Garden City Fishing Pier promises a relaxing day of casting your line into the ocean and watching sun bathers. Head across the street and enjoy Sam’s Corner and their World Famous hot dogs for lunch, or play a few games at the family arcade!
If you are planning to rent a boat or scheduling a fishing charter, contact Marlin Quay Marina. Complete your day by enjoying seafood, steak, and other low country favorites at the popular Gulfstream Cafe, or Sara J’s. 
Both of these restaurants provide breathtaking waterfront views.
Beach Realty vacation rental ownership
If you are planning to invest in a vacation or rental property, Beach Realty will help you locate an oceanfront or row investment property second in the Garden City area. Our real estate specialists will help you find a property that will suit your vacation and rental ownership needs. To view a variety of local investment properties, or to search for properties by location, visit PrestonGuyton.com!
The NEW PrestonGuyton.com - Your online source for Myrtle Beach Real Estate!
We’ve spent a great deal of time and energy creating our most comprehensive website yet! The new PrestonGuyton.com provides a variety of unique property search features and a wealth of resources for Myrtle Beach home buyers and home sellers!
The quick search on the home page allows you to search a variety of properties by type including foreclosures, short sales, waterfront, oceanfront, MLS #, subdivision, and zip code; additional search options are also available!
Listing details enable users to map a property, see a street or bird’s eye view of a property (when available) and get driving directions. Gain access to tools including a mortgage calculator, a convenient ‘schedule a showing’ or ‘inquire about a listing’ feature, and an option to email property information to a friend.
Local resources, buyers, and sellers pages explain things like property taxes, the importance of home inspections – virtually everything you need to know about buying and selling property in the Myrtle Beach area! Best of all, new information is added on a regular basis!
Once registered, you will gain exclusive access to a full range of services and receive emails as new listings become available that match your search preferences.
Our website is truly a work in progress! Coming Soon: Demographics for all neighborhoods, weekly market updates, a mobile website so you can search by MLS number or address from your phone, new map search showing schools and attractions, similar property listed when looking at detailed views, and more!
We are certain you will find the new and improved PrestonGuyton.com a valuable resource! Please visit us today!
Is Myrtle Beach a great area to buy an investment property? If this is a question you are asking yourself, please continue to read. We have listed 10 reasons why we believe Myrtle Beach is a great place to own an investment property.
If you are searching for a Myrtle Beach investment property please visit our Myrlte Beach MLS search tool. Our website is updated daily with all the available properties in the Myrtle Beach area. If you have questions, or would like to speak with an experienced Myrtle Beach Realtor, please contact us today.
You can also sign up for our foreclosure alert to receive Myrtle Beach foreclosure listings in your inbox as soon as they are listed on the Myrtle Beach MLS.
It wasn’t long ago anxious home buyers whispered nervously in another room, not about whether or not they could afford their mortgage, rather, if their future backyard was big enough for a pool. Sales were up, the market was good and all a Realtor really needed was a license and a suit. Agents were a dime a dozen and people flipping real estate were too.
A lot can go wrong between a listing and a sale
Long after Ponzi, Al Capone and Nixon’s Watergate Scandal; somewhere between Martha Stewart, an economic downturn and Wall Street’s Bernie Madoff, people started to pay attention. We’re smarter, thriftier, and almost everyone has trust issues when it comes to money changing hands. So where does this leave an agent who makes an honest living selling real estate? Fortunately for us there’s less competition, unfortunately in today’s market it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a client who isn’t terrified by pricey listings.
Surfing the sales tide
Now before feathers start ruffling, not everyone has economic issues or thinks Realtors exist solely to usurp 8% commission. Believe it or not, some of us really do enjoy helping people find an affordable place to live. People are still buying and selling, but what are clients searching for when they’re deciding on an agent?
After being asked a valid question about how I’ve managed to remain successful, I had to stop and think about why someone would choose one agent over another to begin with. Though I could probably go on forever, I managed to narrow it down to 5 simple facts. Sure we make sense of paperwork, help with closings, some of us even help our clients move in, but what makes an agent truly successful in this business? This was a very good question. Without divulging my biggest weapons like SEO or the name of my dentist, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts with anyone who might be interested.
TELL THE TRUTH. This may sound menial, but honesty and integrity are your biggest loaded weapons. In real estate you have two things, your business and your reputation. If you manage to mess these up then you might as well start packing. Sure there’s a little fudge room for honest human error, but I’m sure every realtor out there knows what NOT to do in real estate. A smart, reputable realtor knows the answer lies in networking, building clientele, and maintaining an integral image.
ASSERT YOURSELF. Even if you eked through your real estate exam thanks to a mistaken hanging chad, you still have a chance to redeem yourself every time you approach a sale. If you’ve repeatedly demonstrated an ability to match clients with homes they love (and can afford), then chances are you will continue to do well. It doesn’t take rocket science to become a successful Realtor however it does require patience and a commitment to your clientele.
FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS. Do not waste your time (or your client’s) driving in circles by making lefts. Nail down exactly what your client is searching for, or at least try to get within an ‘inth’. If they’re not exactly sure, it’s your job to help them. Everyone has some idea of what they can or can’t afford. If you manage to sell a house that’s beyond your client’s limit, they’ll probably curse your name forever and subsequently haunt you in heaven. Even if the commission is enviable, a wealthy elderly couple in search of a quaint retirement villa doesn’t need you steering them towards a “reduced” mansion with a disco in it. (Unless of course they ask for this). The point is, focus on your clients’ needs and meet them where they are at. Search for consistencies in their requests and take them to listings that have real potential for developing into a contract.
DO NOT SIT BACK AND RELAX. Open houses do not turn into “homes” by themselves. If you think selling in today’s market is easy, then I want to be where you’re at. For sale signs are everywhere, some are even double stacked. If you aren’t actively doing anything, someone else will steal the bank. Even FSBO’s are hanging in there, and most of us know how those turn out. Whatever you think will work for you, embrace it and do it well. Whether you’re spiffing up your glamour headshot or sporting magnets on your Cadillac, if you don’t have an angle you’re going to fizzle out, fast.
BE YOURSELF. One of the biggest mistakes Realtors make isn’t forgetting their agency pamphlets; it’s selling themselves short by eliminating all traces of personality. While I don’t recommend divulging everything to a client I do recommend letting them know there’s more to you than real estate. You must still treat your clients respectfully, but never try to be someone you’re not just for the sake of a sale. Clients want to connect with a real person who has a real working knowledge of real estate. If you can make them laugh or make a connection along the way then your relationship will multiply exponentially.
Ultimately, there are no real methods when it comes to selling real estate. There are no cosmic or magic equations handed down by “top producing” agents. Every now and then the stars might align in our favor, but I’d like to think it has more to do with the quality of our relationships. I believe there is one right Realtor for every buyer, seller or investor. It’s up to us to make the connection. No matter the economy, the market, or the location of your business, there’s still a lot to be said about an Myrtle Beach real estate agent who cares.
December 12, 2009 Myrtle Beach, SC Foreclosure Update
In the Myrtle Beach real estate market, foreclosures and short sales have accounted for close to 25% of the closed transactions in 2009. In this market as Realtors we have learned to understand and be able to handle short sale and foreclosure contracts and negotiations.
Currently there are 436 foreclosures for sale in the Myrtle Beach area that includes areas like Pawleys Island, Murrells Inlet, Surfside Beach, Garden City, and North Myrtle Beach. These foreclosures include all types of real estate including, residential lots, acreage, houses, condos, townhouses, and commercial property.
Quick stats!!
Home foreclosure listings – 103(This includes residential homes)
Land foreclosure listings – 143(This includes commercial lots, farms, acreage, industrial lots, and multifamily lots.
Commercial foreclosure listings – 14(This includes office buildings, gas station, mixed use property, etc…)
Condo and townhouse foreclosure listings – 147
Like many coastal areas driven by real estate and tourism, Myrtle Beach has seen a drastic increase in the amount of foreclosure listings and sales. This update does not include pending foreclosures; this only includes foreclosures that are active.
If you would like to receive information on available foreclosures as they come available, please contact us. Search Myrtle Beach foreclosures on your own time by, visiting our Myrtle Beach MLS tool. You can also sign up for our foreclosure alert, once signed up you will receive new foreclosure listings in your inbox as soon as they hit the market. Please bookmark our Myrtle Beach real estate website and check back often, we look forward to speaking with you.
Realtor and home builder in the Murrells Inlet area just south of Myrtle Beach. We have dealt with all types of properties and transactions.
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