1. Contractors: home maintenance/repair services cost 2-3 times as much as anywhere else we lived. 2. Taxes: Don't fall for the 'we're tax-friendly' crap'; if you make more than 200k, your income-tax is just as much as California. Plus, you have a very labyrinthine property-tax valuation scheme... little farther inland and own more than 5 acres, watch out. Sales-tax is high, so whatever SC didn't get on the income-end, they'll take in the spending end. Some goofy 10% tax/fee on food/accommodations in MB proper. 3. Cost-of-living: You might get more bang-for-your-buck buying a home here, but you'll pay out the wazoo for everything else... materials, fixturing, tools, etc. Grocery-items, especially foods which are actually good for you, are higher than groceries on the West Coast. Amazon Prime baby! 4. Grift: which leads to 3, 2, and 1. This is omnipresent everywhere we've lived... but here it's the rule rather than the exception. 5. Don't bring your own bags to the grocery... they'll have no clue what to do with that. It's pros-and-cons, you find a way to navigate around it. It's always something...
Used to own a small business there back in the 80's. Myrtle Beach Farms Corp. back then controlled everything in Myrtle Beach and probably still do. If you are not part of the "Good Old Boy's Club" and doing business there, good luck!
Yah, I dunno... we don't really do business with anyone here except amusements, grocers, and some restaurants. We have a small place which is pretty easy to maintain... so we don't have to deal too much with beach-contractors. The area doesn't really seem to lend itself too much economic viability because everyone is trying to cannibalize one another in one way or another... which is their business I reckon. We'll probably stay here a few years, and maybe look at some places on the Virginia coast between the Chesapeake and the Atlantic; it seemed very nice there.
I live in SW Va. I spend 4 weeks a year in Myrtle Beach. The ONLY reason to not live in MB is the summer traffic. The rest of this was nothing I don't have here. I do have a screened in porch for bugs. MB has ten times the variety of restaurants we have. I live in an area where allergies are especially bad. We have as much humidity and heat as MB. We do have college sports here. The traffic where I am is bad. But it is not as bad as MB or Atlanta. I see new homes being built everywhere in the MB area. So, traffic will get worse.
Hi Linda. There's no question that with more construction comes more traffic. We've learned to stay close to home and enjoy our immediate surrondings. I bet you get some pretty fall foliage in SW Va. One thing we dont see much of.
We moved here in 2018 & live it. Yes it's expensive but everything is right now. Traffic in the busy seasons are tough to get around but as long as you don't go to those places you'll be okay. The food is meh at best. My biggest compliant I have is there's no land for sale. I can't get acres just lots. Other than that have no issues with mb
@teeblazentony Thanks for your input as a resident. No question noting is cheap anymore! Navigating traffic especially during the summer is an Art to say the least😁 There are plenty of chain/"tourist trap" restaurants though there are also enough local restaurants that deserve credit. Land, yeah if you don't mind being an hour 1/2 from the beach and in the middle of nowhere!
You are so right about the traffic. We live close enough to Myrtle Beach that we have been visiting since we were teenagers (1970's). When we were young we loved the summer, and the crowds, and didn't care about the traffic. As we've grown more mature we started visiting in the winter (off season), because the crowds were smaller and the traffic was minimal. That was around 2008. Now with the non-stop growth, even in the off season, we stay away from the 17 Bypass, and Hwy 31 in the mornings and evenings. And 501 around Carolina Forrest up to the University.............we just stay away from there at any time. :)
Some friends of mine are having a house built in MB right now. Before the house was even painted on the inside the realtor called them and said they had someone offering to buy the house for cash for $10,000 more then what they had paid for it. So they sold it and are having another one built and using the $10,000 for up grades. I live in VA on the bay about an 1-1/2 hours from down town Richmond. We have the same high heat, humidity, bugs, and pollen from hell issues here. I still far more living here instead of NH where I come from and having to deal with the snow and ice. I agree, the only thing I miss about NH is the food.
I've done contract work in MB for years, building out IT Infrastructure for hotels, condos, ect. I get to spend a month a year there, and I really love the area. Would I move there, I believe I would go more inland, get some land. 45min to the beach would be fine, doing the contract works lets me stay on the beach in a hotel for free for a month, lol can't beat that deal. Great vid!
many years ago I tended bar at a large resort in NMB & I can remember some IT guys like yourself essentially living there while they worked on infrastructure. I always thought that seemed like a cool gig. Thanks for watching, I appreciate the feedback!
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam I can imagine if I was in my twenties tending bar like that would be pretty awesome, especially being a bachelor. The IT work is really awesome, especially if you find a really cool niche like I have. The money is amazing and it's perfect for the bachelor life. I know I have to put Roots down somewhere sometime lol. I figure South Carolina or Florida. 👍🤙🇺🇲
I Love the "South Strand" (Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, Murrells Inlet) I have several videos on each of these areas. I'd be happy to schedule a call with you to further understand exactly what is you're looking for and share with you your best options. text me at 843-456-4437
What about crime? You did not mention anything about the crime level in MB? It would be great to hear first-hand experience for some of us who are on the fence about moving to SC. Thanks!
I never stayed here, but I think that family members of mine were planning to take me on a vacation here with possibly some celebs, and even the Fletchers or maybe a place close to it, even Jacob McLeod who lives in Oceanside, when I say Fletcher, I mean the Cheryl who I went to high school with, I wonder why?
Interesting, I guess anywhere has history, you just have to dig a little deeper for it. But I did LOVE Conway when I visited. I thought the food I I I ate around Myrtle Beach was delicious. Cheers!
What year was this made? The Carolinas have professional football, professional basketball, and professional hockey. All we're missing is baseball. Personally, I stopped watching professional sports when they all started taking a knee, and I won't go back. But to say it isn't here? That was true when I was growing up in the '80s, but it certainly isn't true today.
@@kennedymcgovern5413 Correct, all in Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA. 175 miles (4 hrs) away. The point is there are no professional sports locally nor in the State of of SOUTH CAROLINA.
I have lived in MB and it is not what it used to be. Too many Northern people moving in and taking over. It is a glorified NY. Furthermore, New York is not just the city. New York has beautiful country. SC has more crime than NY now. Sad. I loved M B before it got taken over by non Southerners.
I agree. Don't forget New Jersey too. They brought their rudeness and bad driving skills with them. You have to pull out on 17 going 65 or you will get honked at. They are awful and they keep coming.
Unfortunately that is a common theme as they try to escape the government they continue to vote for. Here in VA same thing. We always say you are welcome but leave the failing politics back where you came. We want normalcy in our lives.
Hi Linda! Are you looking here in the Myrtle Beach area? Feel free to reach out to me. I'd be glad to discuss with you, what a great place to live means to you & help you find what you're looking for.
You should move elsewhere you like better rather than live somewhere you are not happy! This is a beach city, not Europe where you can go to museums, etc.
You know when the hurricane is really coming because waffle house will close. If waffle house doesn't close you're fine lol. You're not kidding about the pollen and bugs.
Builders are shady, realtors sharks, HOAs ugh 😩, insects rule, car tax payment annually, tons of restaurants; however, most stink, no zoning big house can be right next to trailer park, retail tax is ver high….think very carefully and do your research before you buy!
I left Myrtle Beach in the 80's and moved my business to Florida. Wife & I went back to Myrtle Beach in May of 2010 for a Harley Rally. The once "sleepy tourist town" has turned into a nightmare. Way too many people, commercialization, and traffic. We will never go back! The entire Grand Strand area and infrastructure sucks!
I actually have tried to move away twice. Once to Charleston, SC & the other time to Atlanta Ga. I'd say I prefer Myrtle Beach! Thanks for your feedback and for watching.
Lol very overated very expensive they don't look out for their own. It's a trap would never recommend any 1 to this place oh and the jobs don't pay zzzzzzzzzzzz
Been here for 20 yrs now : Has become a rat race like NY where IAM from ! Way over developed . No roads to handle this traffic . Myrtle beach motto is......There's a tree cut it down build a house :( DISGUSTING
Let's see NY where they have rampant crime and a no bail law, $10,000 dollars for home and school taxes, traffic, snow and filthy run down infrastructure OR $500 a year in taxes, sun , the beach, great restaurants and everything built new and clean. Yeah hard choice.
I live in the upstate and a Gamecocks fan and always get into war of words with Clemsux fans. Most of it blows over within an hour, other times most take it FAR too seriously and act like it's the apocalypse.
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam Most of my friends are Clemson fans and we have a war of words every now and then but it doesn't break our friendships, but there are a few in the group who literally think they just lost their house when Carolina beat Clemson this past November. I'm like, "dude, it's just a game. Relax."
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1. Contractors: home maintenance/repair services cost 2-3 times as much as anywhere else we lived.
2. Taxes: Don't fall for the 'we're tax-friendly' crap'; if you make more than 200k, your income-tax is just as much as California. Plus, you have a very labyrinthine property-tax valuation scheme... little farther inland and own more than 5 acres, watch out. Sales-tax is high, so whatever SC didn't get on the income-end, they'll take in the spending end. Some goofy 10% tax/fee on food/accommodations in MB proper.
3. Cost-of-living: You might get more bang-for-your-buck buying a home here, but you'll pay out the wazoo for everything else... materials, fixturing, tools, etc. Grocery-items, especially foods which are actually good for you, are higher than groceries on the West Coast. Amazon Prime baby!
4. Grift: which leads to 3, 2, and 1. This is omnipresent everywhere we've lived... but here it's the rule rather than the exception.
5. Don't bring your own bags to the grocery... they'll have no clue what to do with that.
It's pros-and-cons, you find a way to navigate around it. It's always something...
Used to own a small business there back in the 80's. Myrtle Beach Farms Corp. back then controlled everything in Myrtle Beach and probably still do. If you are not part of the "Good Old Boy's Club" and doing business there, good luck!
Yah, I dunno... we don't really do business with anyone here except amusements, grocers, and some restaurants. We have a small place which is pretty easy to maintain... so we don't have to deal too much with beach-contractors. The area doesn't really seem to lend itself too much economic viability because everyone is trying to cannibalize one another in one way or another... which is their business I reckon.
We'll probably stay here a few years, and maybe look at some places on the Virginia coast between the Chesapeake and the Atlantic; it seemed very nice there.
I live in SW Va. I spend 4 weeks a year in Myrtle Beach. The ONLY reason to not live in MB is the summer traffic. The rest of this was nothing I don't have here. I do have a screened in porch for bugs. MB has ten times the variety of restaurants we have. I live in an area where allergies are especially bad. We have as much humidity and heat as MB. We do have college sports here. The traffic where I am is bad. But it is not as bad as MB or Atlanta. I see new homes being built everywhere in the MB area. So, traffic will get worse.
Hi Linda. There's no question that with more construction comes more traffic. We've learned to stay close to home and enjoy our immediate surrondings. I bet you get some pretty fall foliage in SW Va. One thing we dont see much of.
That's every city in America unless it's a town that people who live there have seen it grow into what they call a city but never been to a "city"
We moved here in 2018 & live it. Yes it's expensive but everything is right now. Traffic in the busy seasons are tough to get around but as long as you don't go to those places you'll be okay. The food is meh at best. My biggest compliant I have is there's no land for sale. I can't get acres just lots. Other than that have no issues with mb
@teeblazentony Thanks for your input as a resident. No question noting is cheap anymore! Navigating traffic especially during the summer is an Art to say the least😁 There are plenty of chain/"tourist trap" restaurants though there are also enough local restaurants that deserve credit. Land, yeah if you don't mind being an hour 1/2 from the beach and in the middle of nowhere!
You are so right about the traffic. We live close enough to Myrtle Beach that we have been visiting since we were teenagers (1970's). When we were young we loved the summer, and the crowds, and didn't care about the traffic. As we've grown more mature we started visiting in the winter (off season), because the crowds were smaller and the traffic was minimal. That was around 2008. Now with the non-stop growth, even in the off season, we stay away from the 17 Bypass, and Hwy 31 in the mornings and evenings. And 501 around Carolina Forrest up to the University.............we just stay away from there at any time. :)
Thanks, so helpful ❤!!!
Some friends of mine are having a house built in MB right now. Before the house was even painted on the inside the realtor called them and said they had someone offering to buy the house for cash for $10,000 more then what they had paid for it. So they sold it and are having another one built and using the $10,000 for up grades. I live in VA on the bay about an 1-1/2 hours from down town Richmond. We have the same high heat, humidity, bugs, and pollen from hell issues here. I still far more living here instead of NH where I come from and having to deal with the snow and ice. I agree, the only thing I miss about NH is the food.
Thank you for sharing!
10 k 😂😂😂lol wow
I'm surprised you don't state your a Realtor on your video. We're required to disclose that on our first point of contact with our license number. 🎉
I actually live in Myrtle Beach and I love it here!!!✨✨✨✨✨
Me too!! 😎
I've done contract work in MB for years, building out IT Infrastructure for hotels, condos, ect. I get to spend a month a year there, and I really love the area. Would I move there, I believe I would go more inland, get some land. 45min to the beach would be fine, doing the contract works lets me stay on the beach in a hotel for free for a month, lol can't beat that deal. Great vid!
many years ago I tended bar at a large resort in NMB & I can remember some IT guys like yourself essentially living there while they worked on infrastructure. I always thought that seemed like a cool gig. Thanks for watching, I appreciate the feedback!
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam I can imagine if I was in my twenties tending bar like that would be pretty awesome, especially being a bachelor. The IT work is really awesome, especially if you find a really cool niche like I have. The money is amazing and it's perfect for the bachelor life. I know I have to put Roots down somewhere sometime lol. I figure South Carolina or Florida. 👍🤙🇺🇲
They were the good ol day's, that's for sure😎🍻
We are looking to move to Garden City area. What do you advise about that. That is our favorite vacation spot.
We are from Pennsylvania
I Love the "South Strand" (Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, Murrells Inlet) I have several videos on each of these areas. I'd be happy to schedule a call with you to further understand exactly what is you're looking for and share with you your best options. text me at 843-456-4437
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam we are coming down August 12th-19th
okay great! let's have a chat. I'd be happy to see how i can help you.
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam thank you much appreciated
What about crime? You did not mention anything about the crime level in MB? It would be great to hear first-hand experience for some of us who are on the fence about moving to SC. Thanks!
I'll need to default to suggesting Niche.com for information regarding crime statistics.
I never stayed here, but I think that family members of mine were planning to take me on a vacation here with possibly some celebs, and even the Fletchers or maybe a place close to it, even Jacob McLeod who lives in Oceanside, when I say Fletcher, I mean the Cheryl who I went to high school with, I wonder why?
What did Myrtle Beach do to you? My God man, move out.. This is as negative as it gets. Local realtors must love you.
🤣🤣🤣Clearly you didn't watch any of this video
Been through there twice it's ok some areas I live in Jacksonville Florida near the beach have u been down here definitely would recommend visiting
Ready for Debby?
Interesting, I guess anywhere has history, you just have to dig a little deeper for it. But I did LOVE Conway when I visited. I thought the food I I I ate around Myrtle Beach was delicious. Cheers!
I have heard the lack of arts and culture is a thing there, I have also heard from a local that they are 25 behind the times.
It certainly can feel that way at times
What year was this made? The Carolinas have professional football, professional basketball, and professional hockey. All we're missing is baseball.
Personally, I stopped watching professional sports when they all started taking a knee, and I won't go back. But to say it isn't here? That was true when I was growing up in the '80s, but it certainly isn't true today.
@@kennedymcgovern5413 Correct, all in Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA. 175 miles (4 hrs) away. The point is there are no professional sports locally nor in the State of of SOUTH CAROLINA.
Hot is Kansas, you feel like you are slow roasting in an oven, summertime heat, couldn’t walk across a football field, too hot. Thanks for the video
I would not of thought that about Kansas. Thanks for sharing!🌞
Say hi to Anthony James for me if you meet him. Kim Richards he was in a movie with reminds me of me.
I have lived in MB and it is not what it used to be. Too many Northern people moving in and taking over. It is a glorified NY.
Furthermore, New York is not just the city. New York has beautiful country.
SC has more crime than NY now. Sad.
I loved M B before it got taken over by non Southerners.
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.
I agree. Don't forget New Jersey too. They brought their rudeness and bad driving skills with them. You have to pull out on 17 going 65 or you will get honked at. They are awful and they keep coming.
Unfortunately that is a common theme as they try to escape the government they continue to vote for. Here in VA same thing. We always say you are welcome but leave the failing politics back where you came. We want normalcy in our lives.
@@professionalinspectionserv4228 great points! thank you for watching
If anyone can tell me a great place to live please tell………I’ll wait!!!
Hi Linda! Are you looking here in the Myrtle Beach area? Feel free to reach out to me. I'd be glad to discuss with you, what a great place to live means to you & help you find what you're looking for.
Myrtle Beach is a great place to live!
Yes I do live in Myrtle Beach and I love it!!
@@scottlowman.1044 thanks for your feedback and for watching!
@@lindacares2215 I ❤ it here as well!!
You should move elsewhere you like better rather than live somewhere you are not happy! This is a beach city, not Europe where you can go to museums, etc.
Clearly you didn't watch the video 🤣
I was about to suggest Wilmington...
I love visiting Wilmington. I was actually there a couple weeks ago for a show at the Live Oak Bank Pavillion. Great venue! Have you been?
Too expensive but we love it..
That's the way to keep em out, even being in Real Estate, you've gotta branch to other cities because yall have probably oversold Dirty Myrtle.
You're on to me😉🤣
You know when the hurricane is really coming because waffle house will close. If waffle house doesn't close you're fine lol. You're not kidding about the pollen and bugs.
And if Jim Cantore shows up to report the weather you know you better buckle down😁
Sounds like rich problems 😆
@Bryan Harness Maybe not on a dysfunctional dynasty level like Succession...But never the less, sure they're first world problems😀
Builders are shady, realtors sharks, HOAs ugh 😩, insects rule, car tax payment annually, tons of restaurants; however, most stink, no zoning big house can be right next to trailer park, retail tax is ver high….think very carefully and do your research before you buy!
I live here and there is only 1. Sketers
#1 on my list as well!!
You forgot health-care, terrible here
The question is?
Why do you leave there??
Most of you just talking a lot! Be more specific!!!!
I left Myrtle Beach in the 80's and moved my business to Florida. Wife & I went back to Myrtle Beach in May of 2010 for a Harley Rally. The once "sleepy tourist town" has turned into a nightmare. Way too many people, commercialization, and traffic. We will never go back! The entire Grand Strand area and infrastructure sucks!
Until you move from Myrtle Beach….shut up.
I actually have tried to move away twice. Once to Charleston, SC & the other time to Atlanta Ga. I'd say I prefer Myrtle Beach! Thanks for your feedback and for watching.
Brunswick Co., N.C. Better ,safer, scene. 👍
Good grief you sound like you don't want us over there lol . Too crowded?
Come one come all! Just setting expectations😀😀
I would love to know your pros & cons? Do you think it's too crowded?
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam not sure
I can see how this can become a problem, probably a lot of dam Democrats moving in, and will try to change it to what they left behind
People don't get it here
I hope I don't open a can of worms, but i'm curious, what don't people get?
Lol very overated very expensive they don't look out for their own. It's a trap would never recommend any 1 to this place oh and the jobs don't pay zzzzzzzzzzzz
Thank you for watching & your candid feedback. I suppose myrtle beach isn't for everyone.
Been here for 20 yrs now : Has become a rat race like NY where IAM from ! Way over developed . No roads to handle this traffic . Myrtle beach motto is......There's a tree cut it down build a house :( DISGUSTING
no one is talking about Alligators & Snakes I am petrified of Snakes
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE MOSQUITOES THEY WILL SUCK THE BLOOD OUT OF YOU !!!
And the Noseeums...Ugh, I hate 'em!
Went there not impressed
Let's see NY where they have rampant crime and a no bail law, $10,000 dollars for home and school taxes, traffic, snow and filthy run down infrastructure OR $500 a year in taxes, sun , the beach, great restaurants and everything built new and clean. Yeah hard choice.
All valid points! 😆 🤣
I live in the upstate and a Gamecocks fan and always get into war of words with Clemsux fans. Most of it blows over within an hour, other times most take it FAR too seriously and act like it's the apocalypse.
It can be a fun rivalary, though yes some can take it far too seriously.
@@livinginmyrtlebeachteam Most of my friends are Clemson fans and we have a war of words every now and then but it doesn't break our friendships, but there are a few in the group who literally think they just lost their house when Carolina beat Clemson this past November. I'm like, "dude, it's just a game. Relax."