Most everyone on Hilton Head Island has heard of the local eatery cleverly called “EAT“; but if you can’t get enough of famous chef Robert Irvine, you are in luck!

Nosh – the newest restaurant by Irvine, is scheduled to open next Tuesday at the Tanger 2 Outlets.  Read more about the new restaurant below!

http://www.examiner.com/hilton-head-in-savannah/food-network-chef-robert-irvine-opens-new-restaurant-south-carolina

There’s something missing on Hilton Head Island this year as the holidays approach; last year marked the final year for the beautiful Dove Street lights in North Forest Beach.

Unfortunately, with the ending of the Dove Street lights, Deep Wells contributions have also taken a dip.  So if you are looking for a great  charity to help with this holiday season, consider The Deep Well Project.

Charities try to make holidays bright without Dove Street lights | islandpacket.com.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked what the biggest mistake that sellers make.

In my opinion, the #1 issue sellers have is overpricing their listing to start with.  Historical data shows that properties have the best chance of selling in the first 30 days.  Often times, sellers overprice their property in the beginning with the mentality that they will “try and see if the right buyer comes along” and then they end up “chasing the market” down - reducing a step behind the market.

So weigh out your options before listing your property and don’t fall victim to the mistake many sellers make.

Today’s Hilton Head Island Real Estate “deal of the day” is a great nwe listing in Palmetto Dunes.

3 Starboard Tack is a great house on the Mariners side of Palmetto Dunes with 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths.

The home also has beautiful views down 16th from fairway to the tee. Great location…Walk to beach down Sea Lane. Oversized lot with lots of open space around it. Newer style 4 bedroom, 4 bath home with a 2-car garage. Over 3,400 square feet of luxurious living. Many living spaces including formal living room, dining room and eat-in kitchen. You must see this home to believe the quality! You won’t be disappointed!

All of this, priced at $899,000!

This past weekend I was in New York City visiting two  of my grown children.  On Saturday night, Jane and I went out with some friends to dinner.  We all jumped in a cab and our friends told the driver the address of the restaurant.

They had also mapped out the directions so they tried to tell the cab driver which way to drive.  It got interesting because the cab driver disagreed with the directions and of course, both parties thought they were correct.

To be compliant, the cab driver started to follow our directions until we came to a dead stop in traffic.  At that point, the cab driver turned around and told us that we should have listened to him because he does this all day, every day and knew that there would be bad traffic at that particular time of day.

This reminded me a lot of the real estate market.  Every day you will encounter people who think they have an idea of what their property should sell for or how their property should be marketed to sell.

Sometimes you need to trust the market expert and their local knowledge – they can get you where you want to go.