Rentals in 55+ Communities (North: real estate, HOA, mobile home)
Myrtle Beach - Conway areaHorry County
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We are recently retired and are considering the pros & cons of moving to a 55+ community. Does anyone know if these communities let you rent for a few months before deciding if that is the way to go? If so, can anyone tell me how to find any rentals specifically for these communities online? Thanks.
Rental units, in general, are in very short supply in the Grand Stand so finding a short term rental anyplace is nearly impossible. To my knowledge, a 55+ community itself would not be in the business of renting houses under the conditions you describe. I would also doubt that you would find individuals who own homes in the community renting out their houses as most of them would have moved here permanently and live full time in their house. And when they no longer have a need for the house, in most cases they are looking to sell as most older folks (or heirs in some instances) have no desire to be a landlord.
You might try connecting with a real estate agent specializing in the area that you're interested in to see if they can keep an eye out for a rental. Other general rental sources are realtor.com, zillow and facebook marketplace.
As far a pros/cons of a 55+ community (IMO):
Pros: Everyone at a similar age and general abilities/interests, no kids making noise/causing problems, many communities have an HOA fee (high) that takes care of your lawn, garbage, cable, common area maintenance, pool, club house and other amenities and offer activities for seniors.
Cons: No younger people to introduce new ideas, no kids to provide laughter and joy, older people set in their ways and grumpy to each other, higher incidence of housing turnover due to illness/death.
We do not live in a 55+ community but most of the people in the community in which we live are older due to the age of the houses (about 15-20 years old). Most of the folks that live here bought their house when they were younger and have aged into an older populace. The community is slowly "turning over" as the original residents pass or move to assisted living, etc. So, we are starting to have more of a mixture of ages although there are still very few families with kids. So, you could probably get some of the benefits of a 55+ community without specifically buying in a 55+ community by working with an agent to look at older communities (if that's what you are looking for). But if you're looking for all the perks of the 55+ community, you may have to just bit the bullet.
One other suggestion is to have your agent take you to a 55+ community and then walk around and ask anyone that you see out and about how they like living there and what are the pros/cons.
As far a pros/cons of a 55+ community (IMO):
Pros: Everyone at a similar age and general abilities/interests, no kids making noise/causing problems, many communities have an HOA fee (high) that takes care of your lawn, garbage, cable, common area maintenance, pool, club house and other amenities and offer activities for seniors.
Cons: No younger people to introduce new ideas, no kids to provide laughter and joy, older people set in their ways and grumpy to each other, higher incidence of housing turnover due to illness/death.
We do not live in a 55+ community but most of the people in the community in which we live are older due to the age of the houses (about 15-20 years old). Most of the folks that live here bought their house when they were younger and have aged into an older populace. The community is slowly "turning over" as the original residents pass or move to assisted living, etc. So, we are starting to have more of a mixture of ages although there are still very few families with kids. So, you could probably get some of the benefits of a 55+ community without specifically buying in a 55+ community by working with an agent to look at older communities (if that's what you are looking for). But if you're looking for all the perks of the 55+ community, you may have to just bit the bullet.
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Thank you - this is good information. Your pros and cons are great!
I actually like the sound of a neighborhood like yours.
Very few 55+ places down there now. I know there's a place down I think in south Myrtle w/ mobile homes (Captains Quarters or something like that, but you don;t own the land). Del Webb is building a new community, though, in North Myrtle behind Possum Trot.
There are a surprising number of 55+ communities. Some are like Captains Quarters but there are others with single family stick built houses. One just needs a good agent (and I'm not an agent) to connect you with them.
ibsunsets1, DM me if you want to find out more about our community. Houses turn over slowly here but there is one that just came on the market.
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