Retirement Homes Scarborough

Imagine a house in the exclusive waterfront, just steps from the water under $ 80,000! This is what you find in the neighborhood Cabana in Myrtle Beach. About a dozen of these 200 structures square foot of beach line the shore in this area Ocean Boulevard.

The cabins have dubious origins, some think they originally belonged to the beach houses in the street have since been destroyed and replaced by condos. Others say that the structures belong to the Ocean Forest Hotel, which stood from 1930 to 1974, then released after the hotel was demolished.

In any event, these small vessels are among the hottest pieces of real estate in the city, only two have come on the market over the past seven years. Mostly local real estate agents maintain lists of potential buyers, and if a unit or a lot becomes available, it usually sells within 30 minutes.

Myrtle Beach native, Steve Bailey, bought his lot Cabana after a phone call five minutes with his realtor. Apparently, building codes were extremely restrictive, requiring numerous permits, installation of a septic tank, and underground lines. It can not have a driveway, park on his property, not on the dunes, the feel of sea oats or move any sand on the ground. Bailey argued that the construction of the cabin has more restrictions than the construction of a house, but it was worth it.

Most residents do not worry about insurance, the costs are so high, it is cheaper to rebuild. However, do not be fooled, these cabanas can be small, but they are powerful. One in particular, the property of Kevin Warren and Dean Carroll, is estimated at more than 20 years. Its solid structure has survived hurricanes annual for years.

Rod Scarborough, a bank manager retired, spent five years trying to get his $ 78,000 piece of the beach is from a decline of 40 feet at high tide mark. The beach house is used frequently, with open door policy extended to his friends and family.

These darling little beach huts have provided an exclusive getaway that only a privileged few were able to acquire. I hope they will remain for years to come, as a heritage passed down from generation to generation.