A new western Carolinas real estate auction service goes online Saturday with 27 golf community properties at the prestigious Cliffs Communities under the gavel.  Add up all the minimum bids and more than $10 million is potentially up for grabs to the highest bidders.  The operative word is "potentially" because the private sellers (no Cliffs developer properties are involved) are not required to accept the high bids. UpstateBuyers.com founder Jon Ball indicates that some after-auction negotiations are likely between the high bidders and owners.  But with one property with a minimum bid of just $25,000, some offers are bound to be accepted without further ado.

    You can bid or follow the bidding on the individual properties by registering at UpstateBuyers.com (it's free).  Most of the properties, both home sites and re-sale homes, are part of the the Cliffs Valley community in the aptly named town of Travelers Rest, within a half hour of Greenville, SC.  A second auction, scheduled for mid July, will feature re-sale properties from the Cliffs at Walnut Cove near Asheville.  Properties from other developments, including those at Brights Creek, are expected to be included.

    If you decide to register for the auction, please indicate you read about it here at Golf Community Reviews.

    The Wachesaw Plantation Golf Club has earned the prestigious South Carolina Golf Association's Club of the Year award for 2009.  Wachesaw, which is located in Murrells Inlet, SC, is a private club whose Tom Fazio course is one of the best layouts on the golf-rich Grand Strand of Myrtle Beach.  I made a revisit to the Wachesaw Plantation community and its golf course earlier this year and was pleased that not only the course was in fine fettle, but that the two-mile drive from Highway 17 was uninterrupted by shanty-type homes in disrepair, which was the case as recently as five years ago.
    Wachesaw was cited by the SCGA for its dedication to junior golf, including hosting an annual Can-Am junior golf event that pits teams of juniors from Canada against local area teams.  Wachesaw's members and residents are enthusiastic about the event and not only don't mind turning the course over to the kids for a few days each spring, but also come out in full force to support it.  The club has also supported state association golf tournaments since it opened in the 1980s.
    You can read my recent review of the Wachesaw Plantation golf course by clicking here.  If you would like more information about the community, whose homes rank among the best in terms of value in any golf community in the Myrtle Beach area, contact me.  For golf membership information, contact Cindy McLauglin, director of membership, at 843-357-4140 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The approach to the 8th green at Wachesaw Plantation is one of many challenges along the way on the classic Tom Fazio design.

 

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