Palmetto Dunes ~  Top Ten Benefit List

•  Palmettto Dunes is conveniently located mid Island on Hilton Head.   This location offers convenience to the north or south end of the Island and you are literally minutes, not not miles away from shopping, dining and all Hilton Head offers.
• Palmetto Dunes offers 2,000 acres and is designed with a resort core that includes the Marriott Oceanfront Resort, The Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, The Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, PD Outfitters, Alexanders and the General Store in a central and convenient just outside the gates for everyone to enjoy.  The benefit is the roadways 
   and nieghborhoods are only accesible by guests, owners and visitors
• Palmetto Dunes offer 4 distinct neighborhoods offering something for everyone.  These communities include:
             *  Shelter Cove ~ A community designed around an inland marina
             *  Leamington ~ Located on Ocean Lane.

           * Mariners Section ~ Located within the north gate(residential & villas)
           *  Inverness Section ~ Located just in the south gate(residential & villas

• Palmetto Dunes offers an 11 mile river lagoon system that is the centerpiece of the community.  This waterway offers natural beauty and provides the community with excellent drainage. 
• Palmetto Dunes offers three championship golf courses.  The benefit includes flexible play and membership programs to the guests and owners in Palmetto Dunes.
•  Palmetto Dunes resort core offers resort villas with convenience to the ocean within the gates of the community. 
• Palmetto Dunes offers membership to the Palmetto Dunes Club located within the south gate of Palmetto Dune.  The Palmetto Dunes Club is a wonderful place to meet your neighbors, share common interests and activities, and establish lasting friendships.
• Palmetto Dunes Golf, Tennis, Outfitters and rental company are owned and operated by Greenwood Development.  This company has taken care of these amenities for years.
• Palmetto Dunes and Leamington have an Architectural Review Board(ARB) to ensure residential integrity and protect property values.  As homes are built or remodeled, approval must come from these boards. 
• Palmetto Dunes offers the perfect blend of resort and residential living on Hilton Head Island.   
   

We will send to you a free e-mail or letter that includes:

• A Brokers Property Opinion of the Current Market Value of your property on our letterhead.
• Current market trends to watch for as a property owner on the Island.
• Helpful hints to help you maximize your real estate experience.
• These will be sent out within a week of submittal either email or by US Postal Service.

Contact us at islandrealtor@hargray.com or call us on at 1-800-932-3652 to receive this information.   Please let us know if you would like this emailed or mailed.

Happy Fall!

Robbie Bunting & Jane Hyers

P.S.  This free market opinion is a service that we do annually for many of our clients as they update their portfolios.

121 Dune Lane~Hilton Head Island

 

Robbie Bunting &
Jane Hyers

Benefit List for selling or buying Hilton Head Real Estate

2009 – Revised 8/5/09

• This is our thirtieth (30^th) year and Robbie Bunting’s  25^th year with Dunes Marketing Group
• Established in 1979, DMG is one of the oldest and most respected real estate sales companies in the Hilton Head area.
• DMG has sold more than $5,000,000,000 (5 Billion) in Hilton Head properties since 1979.
• DMG has five (5) highly visible Hilton Head, and Daufuskie locations that are open seven days a week generating thousands of interested real estate buyers every year.
• One of the office locations is a unique real estate kiosk in the center of the busy Shelter Cove Mall. From the kiosk Dunes promotes its listings of properties and meets hundreds of prospective purchasers every year.
• There are more than one hundred (100) full time experienced professional Realtors associated with DMG.
• During 2008, DMG sold almost $265,000,000 in Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie. This number helped rank DMG as one of the top three performing real estate companies in Southern Beaufort County.
• State of the art interactive website www.dunesmarketing.com. It’s a complete resource for buyers, sellers and anyone who wants to learn more about the Lowcountry. On the site, find all of DMG’s listings and access to the Hilton Head Island MLS. Also featured are community videos, new developments, news, a calendar of events, and our Agent Blogs. DMG listings appear on 34 real estate websites, currently including: HiltonHeadMLS.com, Realtor.com, RELOHomeSearch.com, FrontDoor.com, Locale.com, Trulia.com, Base.Google.com, Zillow.com, Oodle.com, Homefinder.com, Vast.com, Hotpads.com, RealEstate.Yahoo.com, RealEstate.aol.com, Walmart.com classifieds, OceanHomesUSA.com, Cyberhomes.com, Military.com, Local.com, InvestorLoft.com, MyREALTY.com, eRealInvestor.com, DotHomes.com, ResortScape.com, PropBot.com, Lycos.oodle.com and OpenHouse.com.
• DMG Sales Agents regularly receive continuing education at all levels of ability.  DMG agents attend weekly, and sometimes twice weekly, sales meetings and property tours.  DMG agents are better trained and more knowledgeable than most other Hilton Head area Realtors.
• DMG was awarded the Company of the Year for 2008 by the Association of Realtors.
• DMG is a member of the Hilton Head Island MLS Service, which has more than fourteen hundred (1,400) Realtors.
• Over the past three years, more than sixty (60) percent of all the properties sold by DMG were also listed with DMG.  We focus on our listings first and foremost.
• DMG advertises regularly and extensively in virtually every major real estate publication in the Hilton Head area, as well as the Island television station, WHHI-TV.
• DMG sponsors special Island events throughout the year to attract potential customers and support community activities.  One example would be the weekly fireworks during the summer in Shelter Cove Harbour.  Attendance has often been estimated to exceed 15,000 visitors.  DMG has an office open in the harbour and real estate information booths at these events.
• DMG is a regular sponsor of Hilton Head charities, children’s activities, The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and community events.
• DMG has more than 50,000 prospective purchasers in company data banks.
• Approximately 30,000 pieces of direct mail for buyers and sellers are mailed every month by DMG.
• DMG sponsors “mini-vacation” opportunities for prospective purchasers to visit and look at real estate.  These mini-vacations offer reduced cost on accommodations, golf, and tennis for our customers visiting again for a “second look”.
• DMG publishes four issues annually of Palmetto Previews, a seasonal guide to Palmetto Dunes and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The publication is mailed to about 10,000 property owners and prospective purchasers. In addition, 20,000 copies are available in more than thirty locations throughout the area as “take one” and placed in the guest rooms at hotels and rental villas.
• DMG is the number one sales company on Hilton Head Island for the sale of new developer properties in 2008!
• DMG was the number one sales company for villas in Southern Beaufort County for 2008!
• DMG was the number one sales company in Palmetto Dunes in 2008!
• DMG was the number one sales company in Moss Creek in 2008!
• DMG was the number one sales company in Palmetto Hall in 2008!DMG is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (RELO), the largest relocation company in the world with 650 member firms, 4,700 offices and 120,000 associates in 20 countries doing more than 40 billion in sales annually.

Robbie Bunting has been the top agent with Dunes Marketing Group for the last two years and many of the past years.  We can help you get the job done.

Call or email us anytime at 800-932-3652 or robbie@robbiebunting.com . Thank you.

Ideas to Get Your Property SOLD in 2009

Marketing Ideas for Sellers in Challenging Markets  

1. Since buyers have multiple choices in this market, the condition of the property is critical to the sales process.  The property must be near perfect to receive offers.  The homes that sell first are priced right and are in great condition.  (We are at an all time high in listing inventory on Hilton Head; the buyers can simply pick and choose and select the best property and value for them with little pressure to purchase.)
2. In order to receive offers, we must be #1 in position within your neighborhood in terms of price, condition, and location.  If we are not #1 in all three categories, we must be #1 on price.
3. The property must be easy to show and convenient to all Buyers and Agents.
4. Creativity Counts!  Consider giving buyer concessions to trigger an offer.  These concessions could be anything from paying down interest rates, making 6 months of payments for the buyer in advance, paying down the buyer’s credit cards and /or repainting or re-carpeting the property.
5. Consider writing an offer to the buyer to see if they will consider purchasing the property.  This has been successful for a number of agents across the U.S.
6. Determine your net, net, net bottom line and let’s work towards getting the price in line with that position.
7. Consider getting a conventional appraisal on the property to support the price and value we have established for your home and adjust if necessary.  The appraisal will help to support your value and price when the buyer applies for their mortgage.  However, please note the buyer’s mortgage company will not use this appraisal and will order their own independent appraisal. 
8. Consider accepting the first offer.  Many times the first offer is the best offer.  Also in this market, the first offer might be the only offer.
9. Consider offering a 4 or 5 % commission to the selling agent so the property is more appealing to the other agents.  This will provide the agent with additional incentive to show your property.  Therefore, they will be more likely to show your property versus the competition.
10. Understand the market has changed and we must work together to get showings and offers.  Review your motivation to sell so we can get the best offer the market will bear.