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Buying and Selling FAQ

There are a lot of questions that come up when purchasing real estate. As a full-service brokerage company exclusively serving buyers and sellers of Kiawah Island only, we are the experts and are best equipped to answer any questions you may have. Here are a few of our most common questions, but if you don’t see what you are looking for, let us help.

Buying FAQ

Built as attached units, villas, ranging from one to four bedrooms, share common exterior grounds, maintained through dues paid to the villa association by the owner. Cottages are freestanding, single-story abodes that share no common walls and range from two-bedroom to four-bedrooms.
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Kiawah Island Club Memberships are highly coveted and limited in number. Club Memberships are available only with the purchase of a previously unsold Kiawah Island Real Estate homesite, or with the purchase of a resale property from a current Club Member who’s offering a Membership as part of the sale. Kiawah Island Golf Resort has a Governor’s Club membership that is available to all Kiawah Island property owners for annual memberships.
Kiawah Island Club Memberships are highly coveted and limited in number. Club Memberships are available only with the purchase of a previously unsold Kiawah Island Real Estate homesite, or with the purchase of a resale property from a current Club Member who’s offering a Membership as part of the sale.
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Kiawah Island Golf Resort has a Governor’s Club membership that is available to all Kiawah Island property owners for annual memberships.
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Whether you are interested in a custom build home or a built-for-sale home, there are opportunities to suit your lifestyle.
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If you are interested in buying on Kiawah Island, you’ve come to the right place. We want to ensure you find the Island residence that best serves the needs of you and your family.
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Kiawah Island offers a variety of rental or investment opportunities on the Island. Let one of our agents help you discover the available properties that would be perfect for what you are looking for.
Kiawah Island’s gates provide controlled access to maintain the privacy and safety of the private residential community, and is managed by the Kiawah Island Community Association. While there are two primary gates controlling access to the Island’s communities, there are also several other internal neighborhood gates, as well as a gate into Cassique.

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Our Property Reports cover the current state of the Island for homes, homesites, and villas and cottages, as well as highlights Kiawah Island Real Estate’s latest data.

The MLS serves many markets very well. But the Kiawah market is a unique market, requiring an expertise culled exclusively from 100% focus on the Island and its offerings. Our agents bring that expertise to every transaction through continuing relations with the ARB, Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, and residents, which are nurtured through daily on-Island interactions. 

As the single largest purchase or sale that most people will make in a lifetime, a real estate transaction requires careful consideration, comprehensive knowledge, and finesse. When it comes to Kiawah Island, we’re the experts in all three, with a full-time staff of Sales Executives, many of whom have served the community for over thirty years, and the only real estate service provider with offices on-Island in The Sanctuary, Freshfields Village, and the Main Gate of Kiawah.

Factors such as price and market conditions may affect the time it takes for your home to sell, but we can assure you that you are in the best hands with any of our sales professionals who have decades of experience selling real estate on the Island.
Along with being the only firm that has offices on the Island and only sells Kiawah, we are best equipped to sell your home and for the best price.
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A comparable market analysis (CMA) is a comparison of list and sales prices of similar properties in the same general geographic area, which helps determine a property’s value. Kiawah Island Real Estate (KIRE) is the only brokerage firm in Charleston County that receives reporting on 100% of the sales activity on Kiawah. 

Our sales professionals utilize this information to execute a comprehensive market analysis and recommend the best pricing structure and marketing strategy for selling your property.

If you’re considering selling your home, you’re likely aiming to attract potential buyers quickly and secure the best possible price. Here are five easy, yet effective, ways to prepare your home for sale.

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