Ok, so you have determined you want to buy your own slice of heaven on Kiawah Island SC, the famous beachside luxury gated golf resort that all your friends come to when they have some free time. Who can blame you, the place is amazing with all the stellar golf courses, the weather, palatial setting, world class tennis & pickleball facilities, swimming pools and spas. Unfortunately, all this luxurious fun is not cheap. So, let’s break it all down for you, and then you can call me to purchase something if you are still undeterred. It is important to note, if you’re thinking of a place to use a vacation rental investment you’ll be lucky if you break even, with the largest factors being how often you use your property personally, which property management company you use, and the quality of your unit (nicer, newer properties with better views collect more). Some folks choose to self-manage on sites like Booking.com, where they simply utilize Booking’s website/marketing platform and then collect more profits. Then you’d have to have someone local to clean it, and look after it. If this isn’t for you, then I’d suggest just accepting you’ll pay 25-40% commission for property managers to “babysit” your place. Truth be known all the local property management agencies on and around Kiawah also use their website services.

 

VILLAS – GOLF COURSE VIEW PROPERTIES – BEACHFRONT CONDOS – OCEANFRONT HOMES – HOME SITE LOTS

 

* The resort itself has its own HOA yearly costs of $2876+/- and if you live behind the Vanderhorst Plantation gates, Ocean Park, Preserve there are additional fees.

* You can only join the Kiawah Island Club IF the property you own or want to own has a membership “tied to” with it, and then you’re relegated to that type (social, sports, golf). We always recommend discussing membership details with the club director.

* Contribution to Reserve Fund Fee
A fee of 0.5% of the gross purchase price of a property (once time at closing), with a minimum due not less than the amount of the current year’s annual assessment. This fee is contributed to KICA’s reserve fund. MORE INFO ->

Property Sale Administration Fee
This $100 fee is collected at closing on each property transfer to cover the administration costs associated with ownership changes.

+ 2024 ASSESSMENTS & DUES

Lastly, the table below shows ranges of the regime & property owner’s dues for condos, villas, & development based on what they were on the date it was created, for the MOST recent amounts please contact us about a unit that piques your interest. Also, the HOA costs are close averages because a 1 bedroom unit would have lower regime fees (a.k.a HOA dues), than a 3 bedroom unit would have. The higher number is for the larger sized unit.

 

HOA FEES, DUES & COSTS AT KIAWAH ISLAND RESORT SC

 

 

NAME OF SECTION & MLS LISTINGS FOR SALE	Monthly Dues/Regime Fees	STYLE/TYPE	HOMESITES & VIEWS
The Timbers	$2300 – $4700 +/- month	Mid-rise condos (Fractional)	BEACHFRONT
The Windswept Villas	$3200 – $4176 Quarterly	Mid-rise condos	BEACHFRONT
Vanderhorst Plantation	—–	Detached Homes (Gated Private)	BEACH & Golf FRONT
Parkside Villas	$2000 +/- Quarterly	Mid-rise condos	Interior Lagoon
Seascape Villas	$3500 – $7000 Quarterly	Mid-rise condos	Interior
Duneside Villas	$1300 – $1800+/- Quarterly	Raised Townhouses	BEACHFRONT
Turtle Point Condos	$2400 – $5550+/- Quarterly	Low-Rise Condos	Golf Course & Tennis
Cassique	$1488 quarterly	Detached Homes	GOLF COURSE
Mariners Watch Condos	$840-$1800 +/- month	Mid-rise condos	Beachfront & Interior
Egret/Pintail	——	Detached Homes	Interior & Golf
Night Heron Village	$340 Quarterly	Detached Raised Cottages	Interior/Marsh
Middlewood East	——	Detached Homes	BEACHFRONT
Shipwatch Villas	$3280 – $7100+/- Quarterly	Mid-rise condos	BEACHFRONT
Sparrow Pond Cottages	$405 Quarterly	Detached Raised Cottages	Interior & Lagoon
Middlewoods West	——	Detached Homes	INTERIOR
Inlet Cove Cottages	$220 month	Detached Raised Cottages	Interior & Marsh
Oceanwoods Cottages	$1290 Yearly	Detached Raised Cottages	Interior & Pond
West Beach Villas (Courtside Villas)	$1020 Quarterly	Low-rise condos	Interior
Fair Oaks Villas	$611 month	Low-rise Condos	Interior
Tennis Club Villas	$1890-$2210 Quarterly	Low-rise condos	Interior
Ocean Park	$4240 Yearly	Detached Houses	Beachfront & Golf
The Settlement	$3885 Yearly	Detached Houses	Deep Water & Golf
Beach Townhouses	$?	Raised Townhouses	BEACHFRONT
Marsh Island Woods	—–	Detached Homes	INTERIOR
Front Nine Lane (Ocean Park)	—-	Detached Homes	Golf Course