Mortgage rates are at historic lows right now. With 30-year rates as low as 3.5%, this is the perfect time to purchase a new home, condominium or a beachfront vacation home. Home sales are on the rise, but prices have been dropping as investors and buyers realize now is the time they can bargain hunt. The heavy foreclosure rate has left an excess of available homes, and many banks are opting to allow short sales instead of foreclosures in Myrtle Beach.

Perfect examples are the two recent short sale homes that Coastal Solutions and Beach Realty teamed up to sell to happy new homeowners. If you are interested in purchasing a short sale or Garden City foreclosure, contact Beach Realty to help you find the perfect home. There might not be a better time in the next decade to purchase a home at a terrific value.

The first short sale home was a stately 2nd Row house in Surfside Beach known as the “Crystal Sands.” It has a gorgeous direct Atlantic Ocean view from the balcony and 2nd floor swim deck. The deck has a grill and outdoor shower alongside the pool, and there is plenty of parking on the ground level. Its spacious floorplan includes 5 bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms, with a Jacuzzi tub in the Master Bath suite. The professionally decorated interior and sculpted landscaping adds to the curb appeal and charm of this inviting home. The new homeowners have placed this house into the Beach Realty rental program, so you can see for yourself how wonderful it looks.

The next short sale home that Beach Realty and Coastal Solutions was also in the family-oriented Surfside Beach community. Situated less than a block from ocean, this beautiful home has ocean views from the 1st level wraparound covered porch and the 2nd level covered porch with a sundeck. Inside this grand home, you will find 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, and many personal decorator touches. It has a private fenced pool area and parking underneath the home. The new owners of this prime piece of Surfside Beach realty have made it available to rent from Beach Realty, just as with the first short sale home.

Beach Realty is not only one of the premier Surfside Beach realtors; they are also one of your best sources for vacation rental homes and short-term vacation rental houses in Garden City and Surfside Beach. Our Concierge program can offer you help with any wants or needs, from show tickets to Lowcountry seafood restaurant advice. This is shaping up to be a very, very busy summer and rental requests are pouring into our office.

Contact Beach Realty of Garden City, SC now to get your pick of the prime vacation weeks this summer, and we will see you on the sand.

Jill and John Gurney!!!!

For Christmas, Beach Realty had a giveaway offering a FREE brand new IPAD2 for just booking a Vacation with us! This giveaway came just in time for John and Jill Gurney for Christmas. We were happy to be a part of their family’s Christmas celebrations. John and Jill have shared this photo with us as soon as they received it in the mail. We hope they enjoy the gift and we look forward to having their family vacation with us this year!
Thank you Gurney Family
See you guys soon!

Quote and email sent to us by Megan, daughter of the Ipad2 Winner

Beach Realty,
Here is a pic of my mom and dad (Jill and John Gurney) with them opening up the ipad.
What an awesome celebration! Thanks for making this Christmas a very special one for us all!
With Much Love,
Megan

Recently, a national home improvement store chose Del Boca Vista in Garden City, SC, one of Beach Realty’s vacation rentals, as the site to shoot their new product lines.  With their choice of any location in the US; they thought that this beautiful oceanfront beach home would be the perfect location to create scenes needed for their future advertisements.  The products, such as outdoor furniture and equipment, will not be available for sale until next year.

Del Boca Vista is the perfect choice for a family or group to spend their vacation.  Located at 1205 S. Waccamaw Drive, one mile south of the Garden City Pier, places this beach home on a quiet area of the beach, but close enough to ride a golf cart to several Garden City Beach attractions.  This luxurious 8 bedroom, 7.5 bathroom oceanfront home accommodates 26 guests.  The spacious living and dining areas allow plenty of room for guests to enjoy gatherings.  The oceanfront covered porches on the first and second level, overlook the private fenced-in pool area, and offer an amazing view of the Atlantic Ocean.  To make spending time outside even more enjoyable; near the pool, is an outdoor covered bar and sitting area, as well as plenty of space for lounging in the sun.  A private walkway leads from the house to the beach.

To experience all that this home has to offer on your next vacation, call Beach Realty to reserve your stay.  Be sure to reserve your golf cart, and it will be waiting for you when you arrive.  Also, sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about specials and discounts Beach Realty offers on vacation beach homes.  If you would like additional information on oceanfront or ocean view vacation beach homes in Garden City, Surfside Beach or Myrtle Beach, please visit our vacation rentals page.

This oceanfront home is perfect for a family vacation.  Along with the 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, there are additional sofabeds in the sitting areas; making accommodations for 16 people very comfortable.  The master suite is located on the first floor with an amazing view of the ocean. For added convenience, there is also an additional sitting area and wet bar on the first floor.  The living area and kitchen are located on the second floor.  From the oceanfront living room, doors open to the deck and pool.  Televisions in each bedroom, DVD players, high speed wireless and upgraded appliances are only some of the amenities to make you feel at home in this oceanfront rental.  One of the amazing features of this home is the private swimming pool located on the second level sun deck, overlooking the ocean.  Other exterior features include the outdoor shower, private walkway to the beach and private covered parking.

With a beautiful ocean view, private swimming pool, and several nearby attractions; this is the perfect choice for a family.  So, Seas the Day, or week, and make the most of your vacation!  Weekly rental rates on this oceanfront vacation home range from $2,380 – $5,970.  Customize a golf cart for your family, to make getting around the beach even more fun and convenient.  Reserve it now, to have it waiting for you when you arrive.  Also, be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about specials and discounts offered on beach vacation homes at Beach Realty.

If you would like additional information on any of our vacation beach homes, please visit our vacation rentals page.  Beach Realty has several oceanfront and ocean view vacation rentals in Garden City, Surfside Beach, and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Less than a mile from the Surfside Pier places you only a short golf cart ride away.  At the pier you will find public beach access with restrooms, fishing, and tackle and gift shop.  Next to the pier is River City Cafe, open for lunch or dinner, and famous for their burgers.  Here you can enjoy casual dining inside the air conditioned restaurant, or on one of the first or second level oceanfront decks.  Coming soon is a new restaurant where Nibil’s once was, stay tuned to what will be moving in.  Wild Water and Wheels is located on Hwy 17 Business, one mile from Sunsational Tara.  If you want to check out a new way to cool down, this waterpark offers something for the entire family.  With 24 different water slides, lagoons, a lazy river, bumper boats, and much more; this park is fun for guests of all ages.  Celebration Music Theater is new to Surfside Beach, located where Legends in Concert thrived for many years.  This new offers family friendly musical entertainment for guests of all ages.

There are several nearby restaurant, shopping, and entertainment choices for your family to choose from.  Enjoy relaxing in the porch swing as you listen to the waves roll onto the white sandy beach.  Weekly rates on this ocean view vacation rental range from $1,570 – $4,460.  When you call to reserve your oceanfront or ocean view vacation home, be sure to reserve your golf cart, and it will be waiting for you when you arrive.  Also, sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about specials and discounts Beach Realty offers on vacation beach homes.  If you would like additional information on oceanfront or ocean view vacation beach homes in Garden City, Surfside Beach or Myrtle Beach, please visit our vacation rentals page.

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Whether you would like to spend a day cruising up and down Waccamaw Drive, or have a quick way to scoot around all week; a golf cart is the way to go.  Be sure to call ahead to reserve a golf cart customized to your vacation needs, and it will be waiting for you at your vacation beach home when you arrive!

This oceanfront vacation rental is only half of a mile south of the Garden City Pier and three miles south of the Surfside Pier, placing you within walking distance or a short golf cart ride to many area favorites.  The Garden City Pier has been entertaining visitors for years.  With their great fishing spot and everything that you need to go with it right there, spend your day fishing with the kids.  You can also grab lunch at the Pier Café, Sam’s Corner across the street, or a sweet treat from Painter’s Ice Cream next door.  There are several excellent dining choices in the area as well.   Sara J’s is located just around the corner on Atlantic Ave, and offers delicious seafood to dine in or carry out.  Gulf Stream Café, less than a mile to the south on S. Waccamaw Drive, is a favorite of both vacationers and locals.  They not only offer a vast menu of delicious dining choices, but you can sit on their deck and enjoy a breathtaking view of the ocean or the sun setting over Murrells Inlet.  Village Surf Shop located on Atlantic Ave has all of your surfing or sunbathing needs.  Visit them to pick out a great pair of Rainbow sandals or a new swim suit.

This oceanfront home is in the perfect location for a family looking to enjoy all that Garden City Beach has to offer.  During your week stay here, you will feel like you are…Living in Paradise!  Weekly rental rates on this oceanfront vacation home range from $1805 – $4485.  Customize a golf cart for your family, to make getting around the beach even more fun and convenient.  Reserve it now, and we will have it waiting for you when you arrive.  Also, be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about specials and discounts offered on beach vacation homes at Beach Realty.

If you would like additional information on any of our vacation beach homes, please visit our vacation rentals page.  Beach Realty has several oceanfront and ocean view vacation rentals in Garden City, Surfside Beach, and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Only one mile from the Garden City Pier, means you are a quick golf cart ride away from several area attractions.  At the pier you can throw in a line, grab a bite to eat, pick up a souvenir, or enjoy their nightly entertainment.  Next to the pier is Painter’s Ice Cream, where you can cool down with a yummy cone.  A little farther on Atlantic Avenue you will find Sara J’s Seafood.  Here, you can dine in or grab your dinner to-go, and enjoy it on your own private deck, overlooking the ocean.  Also located minutes to the south, are Gulf Stream Cafe and Marlin Quay Marina.  Gulf Stream Cafe offers not only a delicious dinner menu, but amazing views of both the ocean and the inlet.  This is a great place to eat dinner or enjoy a cocktail while watching the sun set over Murrells Inlet.  Marlin Quay Marina offers several water activities for you and your family; from fishing to banana boat rides.  Also check out all of the new attractions that have come to the Myrtle Beach area this year.

With several amenities and areas available for you to enjoy the sand and the sun; this oceanfront vacation home is perfect for a large group or multiple families that want to get the most of their Garden City vacation.  Weekly rates on this ocean view vacation rental range from $4,380 – $10,550.  When you call to reserve your oceanfront or ocean view vacation home, be sure to reserve your golf cart, and it will be waiting for you when you arrive.  Also, sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about specials and discounts Beach Realty offers on vacation beach homes.  If you would like additional information on oceanfront or ocean view vacation beach homes in Garden City, Surfside Beach or Myrtle Beach, please visit our vacation rentals page.

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The Grand Opening for Wonder Works is today!  This “amusement park for the mind” is located at Broadway at the Beach, in a 50,000 sq ft building that has the appearance of having landed upside down.  The concept of this museum is to combine education with entertainment.  There are over 100 mind-stimulating, hands-on exhibits to engage visitors of all ages and interests.  Here are just a few of the exciting things that you will be able experience at Wonder Works; being in control of landing a NASA space shuttle, climbing 3 stories of a challenging black-light rope obstacle courses, being blown away by 74 mile per hour hurricane winds, lying on a bed of nails, and much more.  At one of the exhibits you get to not only design your own 360 degree virtual roller coaster, but then you get to ride it!  After all of this fun and exploring, grab a bite to eat.  The cafe and bar will seat 200 guests both inside and out; offering pizza, sandwiches, salads and more.  Wonder Works is also offering the option of group gatherings from birthday parties to company outings, with their private meeting room seating 100 guests.

Outside of WonderWorks is Soar and Explore Zipline and Ropes Course, which opened in 2010.   On Myrtle Beach’s only zipline, you will soar 50 feet over Lake Broadway.  The ropes course is a fun pirate theme, and made up of over 3,000 ropes, and 33 different challenges and obstacles including; a tremor bridge, tight rope walk, swinging stairs, and more!  Here, you will be able to test your skills and strength by climbing your way to 40 feet.  Fun for all ability levels, and offering all of the challenge and competition that you need.  Both WonderWorks and Soar Explore are open everyday at 12:00.  These are definitely two stops that you should make on your family vacation to the Grand Strand.

After a fun-filled day at these Broadway at the Beach attractions, relax at your own quiet vacation beach home.  Let Beach Realty help you plan the best vacation for your family this year.  Book a week in an oceanfront or ocean view vacation rental, and enjoy being located on the beach, as well as close to several Myrtle Beach attractions.  Also be sure to check out other new and exciting attractions coming to the Myrtle Beach area this year.