After having multiple conversations in a months time with a realtor named Skyler Hearl, about our…read more(four people in total- one couple and two separate moves and looking for another couple) moving to South Carolina from Utah. She agreed to become our agent for the Myrtle Beach Conway area. We all hit the net and found multiple listings, and sent those request to her to review. Durning several conversations about our time there being short, we would like to see as many houses as we possibly can and that we started out in the Columbia area with agents. We at first had a set date for Sunday, which she really didn't want to do. It happened that we were able to get ahead of schedule due to some of the Columbia listings had just got contracts on them and that we had a free day open so we reached out to her and let her know that if she would like to move up the schedule it's doable and will free up the Sunday. She gladly agreed to do so...then at 5am on the day of the viewings, she dropped us like a hot potato saying that she can't represent us, and that her "team" decided the same thing. via email, even after being asked to send texts, that the email is attached to a business computer and not the phone so access is limited. So we flew out here to South Carolina to look at homes and the ones in the Myrtle Beach / Conway area, now is a total bust. Now we're lost, pissed and over this and yes, you probably guessed it, a text was sent with some extremely chose words in it, but after spending time , a boat load of money and adjusting to her schedule; can you blame it. In short: Do not use this real estate agent and or if true the "team". The whole time while setting up the schedule she just seem more interested in her baseball games and private life then trying to work with customers and earn a commission. This should have been our red flag from the start. Apparently this girl does not want to do her job if it gets in the way of her personal life, there definitely isn't a feeling of drive.

Looking for a place in Myrtle Beach? contact Kristin Boullion. We live out of state and we were…read morelooking for someone to list our condo in Myrtle Beach, SC and Kristin came highly recommended. She did a fantastic job with the listing and was available 24/7 to answer the multiple questions that we had as sellers. As offers came in she helped us with recommendations on who to choose for a plumber to fix a few minor last minute things along with an accountant to help us with the closing papers. In the end with the closer she also recommended the final sale our sale of our place was very smooth. I would highly recommend Kristin in any future buying or selling in the Myrtle Beach area

Garden City realty was great to work with. We had issues with the property and they sent Buddy…read moreJustice to help us he was great!

This is no reflection on the owner of the property because I don't think GCR notified them…read more.. This is a health concern We arrived on Sat for our vacation to Garden City that we make a tradition every year. Upon arrival to our rental we realized the refrigerator and freezer were not getting cold. We had purchased groceries before our arrival and thought nothing of it and it probably just take a while. Got up Sunday morning and everything we have placed in the freezer was thawed. Contacted GCR and was told they would send someone out to check it. The guy came checked it and said if it didn't make ice to call him back because he had been called on this before. It didn't get fixed and we had to throw out all the food we had purchased ( 100's of dollars ). Called again Sunday night after hours to the emergency line and was told all they could do was bring a cooler with ice and get a small apartment size one. That didn't happen until Tuesday afternoon and by that time all of our groceries had to be thrown out. We had to wait overnight for the small refrigerator to cool down bought more groceries only to realize Wednesday it wasn't staying cold enough to properly store food at a safe temperature. Contacted them again and was told I was being rude and disrespectful because I had been asking to have a working refrigerator at a property I paid 10,000 for the week for. Another technician just left and checked the readings which match the photos and said he hated it but there was nothing he could do. I was nice Sunday Monday and Tuesday but by Wednesday I was done. This has caused so much frustration over something as simple as a new refrigerator that it has taken away from what was supposed to be to be a relaxing stress free vacation. And the fact that they really don't care and don't do everything to try to make it right is what is even more frustrating. So now it's going to be more money because I guess we have to eat out every meal now can't even store a gallon of milk safely This is a safety issue that we have no place to properly store food and have to deal with a rude "manager" which seems to be the case with the other reviews in here.

Back in mid-July, we stayed in a house rented by Beach Realty in Surfside Beach. I wrote a review…read moreabout our stay (via a questionaire sent to me) after our return home and have checked their website periodically, but it was never posted. I think it's "interesting" that my review wasn't posted since it wasn't the most positive review of the area. The house we stayed in was fine (actually, extremely nice) - however my complaint was that fireworks were shot off on the beach every night (EVERY night) we were there -- and it was not the 7/4 week. The first night we were there fireworks went on until way after midnight (when the local police were called). The rest of the nights, the fireworks did end by around 11 or so -- however, it didn't make for a very relaxing evening with the erratic "popping" going on. Because of the water magnifying the sound, the fireworks were extremely loud -- sounding like they were being shot off our back porch. Good thing we didn't have any young kids we were trying to get to bed at dusk. Also, the beach has periodic drainage ditches (about every 15 houses or so). During heavy rains and high tide, the drainage ditch water mixes with the ocean water and is NOT clean (brown!). Thus, my recommendation had been if going to Surfside, try to find accommodations not near any hotels (where the fireworks were originating) and not near any of the drainage ditches -- and also to be aware that the houses were extremely close together. Thus, the point of this review is to ensure viewers of Beach Realty's site read the reviews with a grain of salt -- because it seems that not all reviews are always posted...

Our recent stay from **August 1-8, 2026**, Footprints IN The Sand, Oceanfront Vacation Rental at…read more(1701 S. Waccamaw Dr. Murrells Inlet, SC)** was incredibly disappointing. Rented thru SCBeach Realty which has switched to BASK AWAY. on August 1, 2026. While the house has great potential because of its size and location, the lack of basic cleanliness, deferred maintenance, and poor communication from management ruined our vacation. For the premium price charged, the condition of this property is completely unacceptable. 1. Severe Cleanliness Issues & Unfulfilled Promises The entire house was filthy upon arrival. The floors, stairs, and countertops had clearly not been properly cleaned. Every floor desperately needed to be vacuumed, mopped, and steam cleaned. Some blinds in great room were broken. Draperies desperately needed cleaned! Although the bed sheets were clean, the bedspreads were visibly dirty, stained, and covered in a residue. Cleaning crew made beds with fresh sheets, they certainly had to see dirty stains on bedspreads. We ended up washing five different bedspreads ourselves just so we could comfortably sleep in the beds. Do NOT look under beds if you drop something. When I called **SC Beach Realty** to report these issues, I spoke with **Chelsie**, who was very apologetic. She assured me that a cleaning crew was on the way and even mentioned working on a credit for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, no one ever arrived, there was never any follow-up, and the discussion about a credit simply disappeared. And no, I didn't not contact them again simply because I didn't want to wait another day in the house! The bath towels and washcloths were left among several plastic totes in the laundry room, forcing us to search and distribute towels for our group. Dirty linen bags and four pillows from the previous guests were also left at the bottom of the outside steps. They remained there for our entire stay. 2. Dilapidated and Worn-Out Furniture The furniture throughout the home is heavily stained, worn out, and well past the point of replacement. The living room sofas sag so badly that you sink into them when you sit down, making them especially uncomfortable for older adults. The beds are equally old and uncomfortable. It feels as though much of the home's original furniture has never been updated. There is a second washer and dryer on the bedroom levels, but both were unplugged and the water supply had been shut off. The gas dryer in the first floor laundry room technically worked, but it took three full drying cycles to dry a load of clothes. 3. Neglected Outdoor Amenities & Faulty Grill The outdoor pool area also showed obvious signs of neglect\. We never saw the pool serviced during our stay, and many of the pool chairs were ripped, dry-rotted, and felt unsafe to use. There was supposed to be pool maintenance 3 times a week. We never saw pool maintenance even one time, unless they came in the middle of the night. By Friday, the hot tub was in desperate need of water. The grill presented an even bigger concern. There was no propane tank when we arrived. After maintenance delivered one, we discovered the propane valve had been left fully open and propane was leaking. One of our guests immediately shut it off. Had no one noticed, the tank likely would have been empty by the time we attempted to use the grill. 4. Poor Communication & Ineffective Repairs Communication between the management companies was extremely frustrating. The new management company, **Bask Away**, sent a welcome text instructing guests to text them with any issues. I reported several problems the day after we arrived.. Other than an automated message stating the maintenance requests had been received, I never received another response. After hearing nothing, I contacted **SC Beach Realty** on Monday morning. They arranged for an electrician to address several dead kitchen outlets and sent someone to look at the broken ice machine. Unfortunately, the "repair" to the ice machine consisted only of unplugging it and plugging it back in. It still did not work, forcing us to purchase ice every day for the remainder of our stay Don't be misled by older reviews or the property's luxury description This home is DIRTY, outdated, and suffering from years of deferred maintenance. Even more disappointing was the lack of communication and follow through from both management companies For the price being charged, this property falls far below reasonable expectations. I cannot recommend staying here, and I would strongly encourage future guests to book elsewhere

great services and loved the rental it was an amazing experience thank you so much we had the best…read moretime ever

COASTAL TREASURE 804 S. WACCAMAW DR., GARDEN CITY, SC 29576 This house has serious issues. every…read morebathroom has mold, black mold on all of the ceilings. We woke up every morning with watery eyes and coughing. Master bathroom is about to loose the ceiling. There is a huge bubble of water. Tankless water had an alarm going off once a day. One of the washers was broken. And lots more!!!!

Our family group of 22 rented a last minute Labor Day weekend with Sea Star and we very happy with…read moreour rental. The house was very well equipped, our only complaint was that the coffee maker pot had been broken by a previous renter and not replaced, we made quite a mess the first morning but were able to use a smaller one provided. We stayed at the Lucky 7 Lodge which had the most well equipped kitchen of any rental I have stayed at. The house was clean and seemed to be well kept. My only complaint with Sea Star Realty was the 3% fee I was charged for using a credit card and not given an option to pay any other way including a cashiers check prior to arrival. It would be easier for families that are sharing cost and looking in advance that this fee is going to be charged on top of the rental fee advertised online.

Arrived at our vacation house for the week and found dirty dishes in the cabinets, bugs in the…read morecabinets, broken glass on the floor and counters in the kitchen and blood on the bed sheets. After multiple texts and phone calls, it took about 48 hours to get a phone call back from anyone at Sea Star Realty. We had to do our own cleaning and go buy new sheets for the beds. And there are still bugs. Their suggested "remedies" were unsatisfactory -- live with the bugs but get a $350 cleaning fee refund. Won't be renting with Sea Star again.

She has a friendliest personality and so much knowledge you will be in the best hands possible I…read morefeel. This is someone who worked hard to learn so much about the real estate industry. Be sure and reach out to her if you're looking for a home! Jenny

Amy is a must have if you are looking for the perfect house. She never ceases in her quest for…read morejust that. She will take as long as you need and is very knowledgeable about the area.

My family and I rented a property through Stay and Play right after I retired from the U.S. Army…read more When moving in, the house was clearly not move in ready. Floors were messed up, paint was messed up, we found a dirty sock under the bed in the master bedroom, yard wasn't maintained, etc. We purchased a home and moved out prior to the end of lease and paid a company to clean the house and get everything to a state of cleanliness better than how we received it. Candance Griffith walked thought the home and sent us a list of deficiencies. My family and I went to the home and fixed the deficiencies, sending Candance photos to show what was done. The house was absolutely in better shape than how we received it, and this is coming from a Senior Leader from the 82nd Airborne Division with two decades of service during a time of war. When it was time to receive out $2200 deposit, we received $1230. Apparently they paid a company over $500 to clean a house that was cleaned???!!! It is what it is though. Just wanted to verbalize my experience with this property management company. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hopefully you're not moving out and expecting to get your deposit back for the holiday season!

Such a tremendous disappointment. Leased an absolutely filthy unit. Management said it was…read morecleaned. Gave me the number for the cleaners who gave me the run-around, and I finally cleaned myself. Previous tenant was there for FIVE YEARS AND IT WAS NEVER PAINTED. The carbon monoxide detector fell off the wall; The doorbell was broken; After paying my rent months in advance, never causing an issue; they kept over 800$ of my security deposit for all the repairs they didn't do when I moved in. Then threaten me that if I post a review they will twist it and make me look like it is all my fault. DONT RENT FROM THEM. THEY ARE SNEAKY WITH "WELL YOU SIGNED THE PAPER THAT SAID" ..... I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THE DIRT!!!

I have used this property management company for 2 years now and they are wonderful! Both Lori's in…read morethe office are great and Lori Orlowske is always on top of it with a great sense of humor! Chris is also quick to respond to you when it's after hours. If I could give them 6 stars I would!

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Do not, under any circumstances, give these people your phone number!! They have been calling and…read morecalling, up to 5-6 times per day, despite me telling them to stop! I have had to block all calls from the 843 area code, and somehow they are still getting through! I have repeatedly told them to stop. Every time they claim that it was a different agent that I spoke with before. I can't figure out why it's so difficult to remove me from their call list! I will be buying a house in MB, but I'd rather pour hot sauce in my eyes before I'll work with these unprofessional clowns!

The best experience I have ever had when purchasing a property. I worked with Sondra Houghton…read more She was very patient and really listened. I received listing for sale that met my specifications. I put a contract on a property that the listing realtor did not do their homework on. So Sondra did the homework for me and we realized some of the information on the property was not true. I ended up buying a condo with the most difficult seller. Sondra made the situations seem like a cake walk. Thank you, Sondra Houghton, at Myrtle Beach Real Estate!! 100% recommend her as your Myrtle Beach area... Heck, South Carolina realtor!!!!

We have used Dunes for decades and love the staff, however the maid service was horribl…read more We rented 2 condos ocean front in Beach House, neither were cleaned by 4, which was check in time. We did get a text saying the rooms were ready but the cleaning staff made us wait another 20 minutes in both condos. At condo 115 the clleaning lady came out sweeping dirt and sand out the door. These ladies were rude and pushy as if we were inconveniencing them. Once we were in both condos were still dirty . The beds were made with dirty blankets, under the bed had trash and sprite bottles. There was some dirty dishes in the cabinet and the refrigerator had catchup splattered all one the bottom right side. The washer vent was broke, I called and reported it and a maintenance order was supposed to have been written up but no one ever came. The floor in one was sticky and both had uncleaned bathrooms. We basically cleaned it ourselves and Lysoled EVERYTHING!!!!!

Sorry this is so long but I feel the needs to be said. We have been coming to Garden City and…read morerenting from Dunes Realty for many years with some problems but minimal. We rented a home for our family of 13 (8 adults and 5 children between the ages of 6 and 14) for the week of 7/25/26 to 8/1/26. After securing the home High Cotton in August of 2025 with the $100 deposit, I was contacted at the end of 2025 and told High Cotton would not be available for the 2026 rental season and we would have to pick another home. At that time the only home available was Yo Bay B. The picture looked ok and I was told my Dunes staff that the property was older but in good shape. Nothing could be further from the truth. We arrived on 7/25/26 to the owner of the property Paul standing in the driveway. The first thing he told us was when you are ready to rent again here's my card call me directly and I will save you some money. We proceeded into the property and were absolutely shocked at the condition of this property. There was random junk everywhere under the house. 5 old grills that did not work. The outside bar was cut in 2 pieces and had junk piled behind it (at big screen TV and random other junk. Outside fridge was absolutely disgusting, mold and smelled like old bait, the freezer worked but the fridge did not. The dock was in need of repair, the end board was completely loose and there were nails sticking up all over. We did not allow the children to fish off the dock it was so bad. There were old paddles boats and an old canoe laying around the outside of the pool fence. The grass had not been cut and there were weeds growing everywhere. Birds and spider nests and cobwebs underneath the house. We entered the downstairs bedroom and discovered it was nothing but a storage room that had a bed, a makeshift shower and sink and a toilet that was not secured to the floor properly. Missing tiles on the floor and a dresser that was not usable due to all kinds of junk, cables, etc in the drawers. Also an old humidifier, old vacuum clean, various old brooms, old pieces of sheetrock and some kind of little black bugs all over. My husband and I decided to take that room because we did not want our children or grandchildren to have to be in that dirty, junk room. As we went upstairs we found the the shower curtain in one of the kids rooms was moldy as well as the ceiling of the upstairs bathroom. Again random junk everywhere closets unusable due to window unit air conditioners being stored in them. After only being there a few hours, we noticed ants in the bathrooms and then the worst were the roaches in the kitchen. We had to get up every morning and wipe down the kitchen because they ran all over the counters, sink, wall, etc. We would see them run up the walls behind cabinets as we were sitting at the table eating. We called Dunes right away and guess who they sent to take care of it, the owner Paul. He gave a million and one excuses as to why there were bugs and junk and the unusable fridge, etc. and gave us the keys to a golf cart and said we could use it no charge. Nice gesture but that did not change anything with the condition of this property. I am completely disgusted by the way Dunes handled this. If they didn't bother to check the property shame on them, if they did check the property and still rented it shame on them. I don't mind older beach homes, in fact I love them but I can't tolerate dirty and roaches (these were not the Palmetto bugs they were little yellow cock roaches) I am completely disgusted that we paid well over $8,000 for a week at this house. Our family comes from several different states and we all drove between 8 and 10 hours to get there. We all look so forward to being able to spend time together in our favorite place, Garden City. There was nothing we could do but try to enjoy our time with the family and hope no-one got sick from the mold and bugs. Dunes was notified 3 times while we were there of the condition of this house and again when we got home. I sent pictures and details. So far we have had no response. After so many years I am sorry to say we will not be renting from Dunes again. Here is an update: A couple hours ago I was contacted by Ryan the General Manager of Dunes. He was very apologetic for the many things that were wrong with the house and offered to refund a small part of our rental. It was very unexpected but very much appreciated. I believe from his response he will do his best to have the owner correct these issues or it will be removed from rentals.