Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach

What if I told you there's a gated neighborhood in North Myrtle Beach, just two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, where people once played 18 holes of golf?

And today, homes are selling for $750,000, $800,000, and even over $1 million?

Welcome to Seaside Plantation, a North Myrtle Beach neighborhood with a surprising history and some important things buyers should know before moving in.

In Episode 42 of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, we're exploring how part of the former Gator Hole Golf Course became a residential community with custom homes, lakes, and beachside convenience.

But is living this close to the ocean worth the price?

We're digging into:

🏌️ The history: The connection between Seaside Plantation, Gator Hole Golf Club, and the Tilghman family.

🏡 Real home prices: What properties have actually sold for in 2026 and why prices vary so much.

🌊 The lifestyle: Gated access, neighborhood amenities, golf carts, and the Atlantic Ocean just down the road.

💰 The HOA: Monthly dues, surprisingly detailed maintenance standards, and architectural restrictions you should know about.

⚠️ The buyer considerations: Flood zones, insurance, aging home systems, rental restrictions, and the true cost of owning near the coast.

Because buying in Seaside Plantation isn't just about the house. It's about the location, the lifestyle, and understanding exactly what you're signing up for.

Thinking about buying in Seaside Plantation, North Myrtle Beach, or anywhere along the Grand Strand?

Don't try to figure it all out from Zillow.

Whether you're moving next month or still a couple of years away, call or text me. Tell me your budget and what you want everyday life here to look like. I'll help you figure out where to start.

📱 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444)

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty | Myrtle Beach, SC

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

There's a neighborhood in North Myrtle Beach that's actually OLDER than the city itself.

And in 2024, a vacant piece of land there sold for almost SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

Not an oceanfront mansion. Not a luxury condo tower. Just land.

Welcome to Tilghman Estates, one of North Myrtle Beach's most established residential neighborhoods, where history, location, and land values tell a fascinating real estate story.

In Episode 41 of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, we're digging into what makes Tilghman Estates different from the newer developments popping up across the Grand Strand.

We'll cover:

• How Tilghman Estates began in 1948, twenty years before North Myrtle Beach became a city.

• The neighborhood's connection to the Surf Golf & Beach Club.

• The nearly $7 million land sale and proposed 17-lot residential development.

• What homes have actually sold for in 2026.

• Why no HOA doesn't necessarily mean no restrictions.

• What buyers should know about older homes, renovations, flood zones, insurance, and property rights.

And here's something worth remembering: In an established coastal neighborhood, sometimes the most valuable thing you're buying isn't the house. It's the land underneath it.

🏡 Thinking about buying a home in Tilghman Estates, North Myrtle Beach, or anywhere along the Grand Strand?

Whether you're ready to move now or still planning for the future, call or text me. I'll help you figure out where to start.

📱 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444)

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Thinking about buying a home in Tidewater Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina? There's a LOT more to this gated community than its famous golf course!

In Episode 40 of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, I'm taking you inside Tidewater Plantation, where condos have sold for around $200,000, custom homes have topped $1 million, and two properties behind the same gates can offer completely different lifestyles and ownership costs.

We'll explore Tidewater's surprising history, including Hurricane Hugo's impact on its opening, along with golf and marsh views, neighborhood amenities, the owners' beach cabana near Cherry Grove, and what makes this community stand out.

But we're also getting into what buyers REALLY need to know: HOA fees, golf memberships, golf-cart restrictions, rental rules, flood considerations, and why choosing the right section of Tidewater matters just as much as choosing the right house.

Because buying in Tidewater isn't just about finding a home you love. It's about understanding exactly what you're buying.

🏡 Thinking about relocating to North Myrtle Beach or anywhere along the Grand Strand? Whether you're ready now or still planning, I'd love to help you figure out where to start.

📱 Call or text: 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444)

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Think you live in Myrtle Beach just because your address says Myrtle Beach?

Not necessarily. 😂

Around the Grand Strand, your mailing address, the community you live in, and the government that actually has jurisdiction over your property can be three different things.

In this episode, I break down one of the most confusing things for people relocating here, including Carolina Forest, Garden City, Arcadian Shores, city limits, unincorporated Horry County, taxes, trash service, short-term rental rules, golf carts and more.

Because when you're buying property here, don't just read the address.

Figure out the rules attached to the dirt.

Thinking about moving to the Myrtle Beach area? Whether you're ready now or still a couple years away, call or text me at 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444).

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty
Host of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Imagine somebody offering you an oceanfront lot in Myrtle Beach for $25.

And if you built a $500 house on it?

They'd throw in another lot for FREE. 😂

Sounds ridiculous today, but that's part of the story of how Myrtle Beach went from a barely developed stretch of coastline called New Town to the destination we know today.

In this episode of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, we're going WAY back to the beginning.

We get into the $25 oceanfront lots, the railroad that finally connected Conway to the coast, the Seaside Inn, Myrtle Beach's original name, early beach cottages, and even the fact that some of those first lots were reportedly measured with a 30-foot cow chain.

But the most interesting part isn't what those lots cost.

It's what those buyers were actually betting on.

Because today we know what Myrtle Beach became.

They didn't.

They were buying a piece of sand in a place that barely existed and taking a chance on what it might someday become.

And somehow...

$25 oceanfront lots became a place where $25 might get you parking. 😂

🎙️ Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach

Thinking about making Myrtle Beach or the Grand Strand home?

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833-275-2444

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

If you live anywhere around Myrtle Beach right now, it probably feels like there’s a bulldozer on every other corner.

New neighborhoods. More apartments. New stores. More traffic lights.

So... where the hell are all these people coming from? 😂

In this episode of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, I dig into what’s really driving the Grand Strand’s growth, where all those new homes are going, and why the story is a lot more complicated than “they’re building too much.”

We’re talking about:

• How fast Horry County is actually growing
• Why builders keep building
• Why growth is pushing inland toward Longs, Conway and Highway 90
• Roads, hospitals and infrastructure trying to keep up
• What “approved” developments really mean
• The woods, farmland and open space disappearing along the way
• And why people around here were complaining about growth... all the way back in 1999 😂

Because everybody wants to be the last person who moved to Myrtle Beach.

Unfortunately...

somebody else just found it on Zillow.

🎙️ Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach

Thinking about moving to Myrtle Beach or anywhere along the Grand Strand?

📱 Call or text 833-ASK-BIGG
833-275-2444

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.Coming to Myrtle Beach because you’re thinking about moving here?

Don’t spend your whole trip looking at houses.

In Episode 36, Bigg Lloyd Dotson explains why finding the house is actually the easy part. The bigger decision is figuring out WHERE along the Grand Strand you want to live.

North Myrtle Beach. Carolina Forest. Conway. Market Common. Surfside. Garden City. Murrells Inlet. They can all give you a completely different version of life here.

We’ll talk about how to actually scout the Grand Strand, why “10 minutes from the beach” doesn’t tell the whole story, what your money buys in different areas, and the everyday stuff you should test before choosing a neighborhood.

Because you’re not trying to figure out where you want to vacation.

You’re trying to figure out where you want to LIVE.

Come here looking for your life.

Once we find THAT... I’ll find you the house.

Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach with Bigg Lloyd Dotson

LPT Realty

Call or text: 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444)

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.The Myrtle Beach you remember might not exist anymore.

The Pavilion. The Magic Attic. Cruising Ocean Boulevard. The old motels, attractions and wonderfully weird places that helped make Myrtle Beach... Myrtle Beach.

In Episode 35, Bigg Lloyd Dotson looks back at the Myrtle Beach that disappeared, from the Pavilion and Hurricane Hugo to the closing of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and the transformation that eventually became Market Common.

But this episode isn't just about what we've lost.

It asks a bigger question: Was Myrtle Beach really better back then... or do we remember it that way because WE were younger?

Because every generation has THEIR Myrtle Beach. And eventually, every generation watches some of it disappear.

Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach with Bigg Lloyd Dotson

LPT Realty

Call or text: 833-ASK-BIGG (833-275-2444)

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Everybody thinks summer is THE season in Myrtle Beach.

Those of us who live here know better.

Once Labor Day passes, something changes along the Grand Strand. The summer crowds start thinning out, restaurant waits get shorter, the golf bags start showing up... and the ocean is still plenty warm.

Around here, we call it locals' beach season.

In Episode 34 of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, we're talking about what Myrtle Beach is really like after the peak summer crowds start heading home. September beach days, warm ocean water, fall weather, shaggers, festivals, hurricane season, October afternoons and why this might secretly be one of the best times of the entire year to live here.

Because when you vacation in Myrtle Beach, the beach is the event.

When you live here, sometimes... it's just Thursday.

Thinking about retiring or relocating to the Myrtle Beach area?

Call or text me anytime at 833-ASK-BIGG. That's 833-275-2444.

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty

Live Bigg. Move Smart. Coast Easy.

Brand-new home or resale?

It sounds like a simple decision... until you actually start comparing the deals.

In Episode 33 of Living Bigg in Myrtle Beach, I'm breaking down what buyers should really look at when comparing new construction and resale homes along the Grand Strand in 2026.

We're talking builder incentives, mortgage-rate promotions, closing costs, upgrades, quick move-in homes, inspections, model-home expectations, location, and all those things a resale seller may have already spent thousands adding to the house.

Because a $425,000 new home and a $410,000 resale aren't necessarily $15,000 apart.

The price on the listing is only the beginning.

So which would I buy?

Show me the two houses. Show me the financing. Show me what's included. Show me the location.

Then I'll tell you which one is the better deal.

Thinking about buying or relocating to the Myrtle Beach area?

Call or text me anytime at 833-ASK-BIGG. That's 833-275-2444.

Bigg Lloyd Dotson | LPT Realty