With interest rates at historic lows and prices still in favor of the buyer, owning a vacation rental property is less expensive than at many times in the past. The short-term vacation rental market in our area is off to a strong start in 2012 and positive growth in number of renters and rental rates (compared to last year) is expected for the remainder of the year. Read the rest of this entry

Hilton Head Island Villa buyers just want to have fun.  Their motivation is 80% emotion and 20% logic when it comes to a buying on Hilton Head.  Of course, the logical reasons must support the emotion, but don’t waste their time with fixer uppers. These lock and leave owners live in faraway places and let “regime” managers handle the exterior maintenance, the landscaping, the pool, the common area improvements, the trash and the bill paying.  These Hilton Head buyers fall in love with the Spanish Moss and Moon Beams. Read the rest of this entry