Start off 2011 right by considering the purchase of your vacation Hilton Head Island home. If you have ever dreamed of that Hilton Head Island Home or Hilton Head Island Villa, now is the perfect time to pursue that dream. According to the National Association of Realtors, more than a half million people bought vacation homes last year. Many are taking advantage of low real estate prices and mortgage rates combined with the potential revenue and are purchasing that home or villa. Historically baby boomers have led the purchases, but the current market is enabling younger purchasers.

Sea Pines Resort and Palmetto Dunes Resort both offer inclusive resort amenities complete with beach, golf, tennis, water sports, shopping and dining without leaving the resort. Shipyard Plantation is private and has more of a community atmosphere with beach access, golfing, dining and is conveniently located to shopping and dining. Forest Beach is considered the downtown area with beach, shopping and dining.

Hilton Head Island Homes, located on golf courses can be very attractive at this time of year. With the majority of the country grabbing their shovels to dig out from the snow, many Hilton Head Home Owners are grabbing their clubs and heading to the links. There are more than 50 championship courses on or around the Island. The two resorts that come to mind first are Sea Pines Resort and Palmetto Dunes Resort.

 Sea Pines Resort is probably one of the most popular or at least one of the most well known. There is a wide variety of Sea Pines Homes that enjoy golf course views. The three championship golf courses give future Hilton Head Home Owners a great selection to choose from. The most well known is the Harbour Town Golf Links that hosts the Heritage golf tournament, a PGA event. The Ocean Course and Heron Point are not to be overshadowed by Harbour Town. All three courses are full of centuries-old hardwoods, lagoons and marshes. Sea Pines Resort offers additional amenities once you come off the links. There are 3 miles of sandy beaches, the Sea Pines Racquet Club, two unique marina villages, unlimited water sports and much more.

Palmetto Dunes Home owners also enjoy a great variety of golf course home sites to choose from. There are three championship courses in a beautiful natural setting designed by three legendary golf architects. Each course is unparalleled in design but distinctly different and challenging. There is the Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront course, the George Fazio Course and the Arthur Hills Course. In addition to the pleasure an avid golfer gets from a golf course home, there are many other amenities available. There are three miles of pristine beaches, an award winning tennis center and Shelter Cove Harbour with an abundance of shopping, dining and water sports.

Whether you are looking for the perfect dream home as a permanent residence, second home or rental property you can make your Palmetto Dunes home a custom fit for you and your family. This is a great time to be in pursuit of your dream home and Palmetto Dunes is the perfect neighborhood. Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort is located in the heart of Hilton Head Island. It has been a favorite beach vacation resort for many decades. It has more award winning amenities than any other resort in the southeastern U. S. These amenities include three miles of pristine beaches, three superb golf courses, the Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center and numerous outdoor activities such as kayaking and bike riding.

This is an exciting time to be looking for the perfect home. There are many alternatives available at great prices. The inventory is full of great new and nearly new homes that you could move in to tomorrow.  However, there are other options to get the exact home you have always desired.  You can build or remodel your own custom home. There are many Palmetto Dunes home sites waiting to be built on.  There are also many homes that are older and  are in the perfect location with the perfect view that can either be remodeled or even torn down. If you take the time to check out the Palmetto Dunes home market, you can find some homes that are being sold for lot value. Don't forget to look at Palmetto Dunes foreclosures for addition deals.

If you are looking to buy a Palmetto Dunes foreclosure, you need to be ready to act fast.  Currently, there are only 3 foreclosure homes on the market in Palmetto Dunes, and 2 of those are already under contract.  These days, many Palmetto Dunes foreclosures don't stay on the market longer than 30 days.  The last Palmetto Dunes foreclosure went under contract in just 8 days!!  The one before that, 21 days.  If you have questions about purchasing Hilton Head Island foreclosures, please contact me and I can give you an overview of the process.  When a foreclosed property comes on the market that interests you, you will be able to act quickly.  RandysRealEstate.com allows you to search Hilton Head Island foreclosure and short sales with a quick search button.  You can also search Forest Beach, Sea Pines, Shipyard and Oceanfront with one easy click.  Whether its an Oceanfront Villa Hilton Head Island or a home in a golf community, RandysRealEstate.com will make searching for Hilton head real estate easy.

I am often asked about pet friendly villas on Hilton Head Island. If you are a pet owner and interested in purchasing a Hilton Head Island condo, I would be happy to assist you. Some of Hilton Head's vacation villas allow pets for the owners and not for renters. In Sea Pines Plantation Hilton Head SC, owners are allowed pets at Ocean Course Villas and Lighthouse Rd Villas along with other Sea Pines Villas. Some pet friendly villas in Palmetto Dunes include Captain's Cove and Wendover Dunes villas. If you have a pet and are interested in purchasing Hilton Head real estate, please contact me at Randy@RandysRealEstate.com or visit me at www.RandysRealEstate.com