Top Ten Reasons to Live on James Island

TOP TEN REASONS TO LIVE ON JAMES ISLAND, SC

If you are looking for a new place to live, make sure you check out James Island, South Carolina. Here are my Top 10 reasons to live on James Island in no random order.

1. lots of older established neighborhoods along with newer built home options


2. conveniently located just 10 minutes from historic Downtown Charleston and also 10 minutes from Folly Beach


3. a great county park with lots of family events including the Cajun Fest, Kayak Festival, Holiday Lights and more along with many smaller park areas


4. if you are a boating fan, easy access public boat landings


5. lots of opportunities to live in a home with water views, marsh views, etc


6. lots of great area local restaurants


7. fantastic grocery stores, we have 3 Piggly Wiggly stores, a new Super BI-LO along with a high end Publix & Harris Teeter


8. churches of every denomiation


9. friendly people who will welcome you to the community


10. NO SNOW!

This is just a start of a list of why James Island is a great place to live.

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Getting Home Insurance in Charleston, SC

Getting Insurance for your Home

Do not forget about that all important home insurance when you are looking for a first or new home. Make sure you get numerous quotes and different agents so you can find the coverage you need at the best possible rate. Here in Charleston SC, insurance can be a challenge especially if you are in the wind & hail pool areas. This designated areas require you to have the government mandated wind and hail policy along with your standard hazard policy and in many cases may require a flood policy or an earthquake policy. Yes, earthquake insurance, most people do not know that Charleston is on a major fault line and you can never be too safe with insurance on a home.

Some things you can do to reduce you insurance costs include the following:

• bundle your policies (auot, home, life, etc) together to get the best possible rate


• increase your deductible, a good tip here is to increase that deductible to $2500 or $5000 and then put that money into a savings account or CD that you can access easily so it is there and ready when you need it


• add an alarm system or other updates that your provider gives discounts for having in a home

Also - if you are buying a condo or townhouse that is in a regime, do not forget about your contents insurance. This policy is generally called an HO6 Condo Rider. Usually the hazard policy of the regim just covers up the walls and you are responsible for everything else. Many time your lender will not even require this but it is a must have to protect your belongings.

Feel free to email me a rsandin@carolinaone.com or call me at 843-209-9667 and I will send you my list of preferred insurance providers.

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$275,000 3 BD, 2.5 BA in Lawton Harbor on James Island - Charleston SC

Looking for a great family home centrally located on James Island?

Then give us a call on 1009 Jamsie Cove Drive in Lawton Harbor.

Great price! Great condition! 1009 Jamsie Cove is centrally located on James Island and is in walking distance to Stiles Point elementary school without being in its traffic. Just around the corner you will find the City of Charleston Recreation center. This facility has a pool, gym and ball diamond to name a few of its features. Now enough about the great neighborhood, how about the home? The floor plan features a dining room, large living room and eat in kitchen. Upstairs is well laid out for the busy family. The two car garage is large with an additional storage area to the rear. You can actually fit your cars in this garage and still have room for your yard equipment! The yard will be easy to maintain with its irrigation system and large pine straw beds. If you have pets, the fenced in back yard is a bonus feature.

For your personal viewing of 1009 Jamsie Cove, please call Randall at 843-209-9667 or Matt at 843-830-0027.

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James Island - Clearview neighborhood - Great 4 BD, 3 Full BA home

If you are looking on James Island for a large openb floor plan with plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms, make sure you check out 620 Clearview Drive. Call Randall today at 843-209-9667 for your personal showing or email at rsandin@carolinaone.com.

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Folly Beach - Sea & Sand Festival, April 18th

Sea & Sand Festival - April 18th - Folly Beach, SC

The 18th annual Sea & sand Festival will be held on April 18th at Folly Beach. This year's event has been expanded and will include a FREE beach concert at 5pm featuring Gary Roland & the Land Sharks, a Jimmy Buffet tribute band.

Folly Park and Center Street will be packed with local artists, artisans, muscians - restaurants will selling food and beverages on the street. This will be a carnival like place from 10am to 5pm. There will also be a live and silent auctions with great deals on all kinds of stuff.

For the kids, there will be a climbing wall, face painting, pony rides, jump castle and more. Activities start that day with a 5k run/skate/walk and the festival will end at sunset on the beach with the free concert.

For info on Folly Beach Real Estate, call Randall Sandin at 843-209-9667 or email rsandin@carolinaone.com. Email today for my update list of great buys on Folly Beach!

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34 plus acres w/ pond - Johns Island, SC

34.84 acres on Johns Island - $600,000

• property is located on Mary Ann Point Rd. right off of Main Road


• 34.84 acres w/ approx. 18 acres of wetlands


• approx. 7 acre lake


• much of high ground has already been cleared


• zoned AG8


• entrance has brick pillars and gate in place


• lockbox is on right side of gate w/ key to open gate


• call Matt or Randall for survey

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Watch out for Craigslist Rental Scam

Watch out for a new Rental Scam on Craigslist

I recently had my personal rental property, 2128 Edisto Avenue, and all of a sudden, I got five calls yesterday about it being for rent at $700 per month when the rent is $1200 per month. Someone had taken the pictures off my post and reposted for $700 a month and created a fake yahoo email address that was similar to my name. Looks like if you email them, you can get a great deal as the tell the renter to overnight a deposit check and they will overnight back the keys. The person has left town and needs to rent the place right away. This is a scam!

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