Downsizing to a Smaller Home in Little River, SC

Downsizing in Little River keeps you on the waterway side of the Grand Strand in a smaller house that is easier to run. If one-floor living matters, I look first for a ground-level primary suite and a manageable entry, and on anything raised for flood reasons, for an elevator or a condo with one. Local to Coastal Realty takes that list into every showing.

For the outdoors, Horry County's Vereen Memorial Historical Gardens sits on more than 115 acres of forest and marsh along the Intracoastal Waterway, at 2250 Highway 179, with about 3 miles of nature trails and boardwalks through its gardens and along the water. A small stretch of the original Kings Highway, the colonial route between Boston and Charleston, still survives on the property. The county's North Strand Recreation Center is in Little River too, at 120 South Highway 57. If a walk like that is part of why you want a smaller place, we start the search close to it.

If the smaller home or condo has an owners' association, ask for the declaration, bylaws, rules, budget, dues history, and the association's insurance: who covers the building, who covers the inside, and whether a special assessment is coming. I get those before your due diligence period runs out, while you can still end the contract under its terms.

If you are selling a bigger house at the same time, settle the order first. Sell first and use a short rental or a negotiated stay after closing, buy first if your lender approves both payments, or make an offer that depends on your sale. The IRS lets you exclude up to $250,000 of gain on your main home, or $500,000 on a joint return, if you owned and lived in it for two of the five years before the sale. If the bigger house is in North Carolina, I am licensed in both states and run both sides. My page on downsizing your Little River home covers the selling side. Call me and we will start with your list.