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When you’re considering the many South Carolina retirement communities and trying to decide where would be the best place to buy investment property with your sights on living there eventually give Callawassie Island a look. It’s located off the southernmost tip of South Carolina and life here is rockin’. If you’re planning on an active, outdoor lifestyle when you retire Callawassie Island should be at the top of your list of South Carolina retirement communities.

Of all the South Carolina retirement communities you will look at you’re not likely to find any quite as beautiful as Callawassie Island. If you’re majorly into golf, they’ve got it. Purchasing property here you would find yourself living right beside championship style greens, with rolling plains and stunning fairways. What golfer wouldn't relish the opportunity to live and play on challenging courses on-demand, with elegant homes featuring sweeping views of manicured greens.

I can promise you that you’ll be quite impressed with the surrounding area as well as the outstanding craftsmanship that goes into the properties on the island. Home ownership here includes club membership and full use of the facilities. There are events and activities taking place year-round, a clubhouse with dining and pro-shop, PGA staff, luxurious locker rooms, unlimited practice range privileges, golf societies, junior golf programs, complimentary handicap services as well as golfing privileges at other select courses.

I’ve come across a great opportunity to purchase Myrtle Beach SC homes at reduced rates. Some Myrtle Beach SC homes I’ve had my eye on have reached rock bottom pricing and the time to act is NOW. The trouble is trying to decide among them is really, really tough! But the price alone on these Myrtle Beach SC homes is enough to put a smile on my face.

Hey, mark your calendar for these holiday events going on. Should be a fun time! To help you get and stay in the holiday spirit there are Holiday Carriage Rides every Saturday from Nov. 26-Dec. 17 at the Market Common. These carriage rides take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Enjoy a complimentary ride through the scenic streets of the Market Common. Meet in front of Tommy Bahama, Market Common, Myrtle Beach.

The Annual Surfside Beach Tree Lighting on Thursday, December 1 at Surfside Beach Town Hall. Don’t miss it! It takes place at 7 p.m.

With winter almost here, and we think an afternoon of some hot blues music is just the ticket to welcome it. Great live music, a vineyard tour at 2:30 p.m., exotic spiced wine drinks, wine sampling, unique gift shop, prizes & more. It all takes place at the La Belle Amie Vineyard Winter Blues Music Festival on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 12 noon-5 p.m.

If you could live anywhere in the country that you wanted to, where would that be? I have a buddy that was just presented with that very decision and do you know what he did? He spent a month going up and down the east coast looking at areas where he thought he might want to live. When he was done traveling and looking around he happily settled into a Hilton Head condo on Hilton Head Island, SC.

He said of all the places he looked at Hilton Head Island is like paradise. The weather is awesome year round there plus there’s plenty of golf and knowing him there’s nothing more important than that. A Hilton Head condo is perfect for him as it provides plenty of amenities so he can live in style and the upkeep outside is taken care of for him. He’s not one to get into maintenance of his property. Probably because he’s always on the golf course!

Can you tell how envious I am? I plan on visiting him as often as he’ll allow me to. I’m hopeful that I can talk my wife into wanting to live in this piece of paradise too. To have our own Hilton Head condo to retreat to when we want to get away (and I need to golf) would be just heavenly.

When asked, many say their primary reasons for living in a gated community are safety and the better quality of life it provides. If you’re considering Bluffton real estate you’ll find that on Callawassie Island, you get far better amenities, services and facilities than anywhere else you’ll visit. Unlike with Bluffton real estate, here you’ll find the latest style homes in a very secure gated community plus a myriad of other amenities that would be hard to find anywhere else. Basically, you'll have everything you could possible want right here here on Callawassie Island.

Gated communities are well known for their luxury clubhouses, fitness facilities, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, beach clubs, and special community events. The residents on Callawassie Island have these luxuries and more steps outside their front door. These are luxuries that people who don't live here have to rely on their local community for and then must pay for the services, if they’re available at all.

Something you likely won’t find with Bluffton real estate, residents of Callawassie Island invest more into neighborhood amenities like state-of-the-art community centers with gorgeous poolscapes, clubhouses and private docks and beaches.

One visit to Callawassie Island and you can see the difference between this island and other gated communities. A historically solid investment, this gated community has high property values and maintain their resale value even in a flagging economy. Over time, the quality of any gated community is dependent on the active interest of its community members. And that says it all about our residents.

We were shopping around for Hilton Head homes recently and are quite taken with one in particular located in gated Indigo Run. This is a spacious luxury home overlooking the 17th fairway. There’s an outdoor entertaining area and spa that we would use a lot. It’s 5 bedroom with a perfect floor plan for us. Hardwoods, coffered ceilings, crown molding, office, formal dining room and 3 car garage. There’s a beautiful chef’s kitchen my wife will love. Did I mention there’s stone and granite throughout it? Wow!

Did you know Hilton Head Island is the second largest barrier island on the east coast of the United States? It's located south of Charleston, South Carolina and north of Savannah, Georgia. I know that those owning Hilton Head homes enjoy a semitropical climate in a setting that resembles paradise. At last count there were approximately 35,000 permanent residents on the island.

Beautiful Hilton Head homes sit among 24 golf courses, hundreds of tennis courts and over 50 miles of public bike and nature trails. Residents here get to enjoy incredible fishing and boating. There are over 250 restaurants and you can enjoy any cultural persuasion nightly. Plenty of places to shop, too. You can browse more than 200 stores and outlets. There’s most assuredly plenty to do there on Hilton Head.