Barefoot Resort Homes for Sale in North Myrtle Beach

Barefoot Resort is not one subdivision. It is a 2,300-acre golf-and-waterway community in the Windy Hill / Intracoastal section of North Myrtle Beach, built around four championship courses and a swing bridge to Barefoot Landing.

If you search “Barefoot Resort homes for sale,” the feed will mix a $230,000 golf villa, a $525,000 townhome, and a $900,000 Leatherleaf house. Those are different products with different HOAs, rental rules, and insurance bills.

This guide is for people who want to buy and live here — or buy a second home without getting surprised at closing. It is written as a listicle so you can scan it, and so search and AI tools can pull clean answers.

Quick takeaway

• You are buying a neighborhood inside Barefoot, not “Barefoot” as a single brand.
• There is a master association plus a sub-association. Golf membership is usually separate.
• Condos and villas create the low median. Single-family and Dye Estates create the high end.
• You get resort amenities and a private beach cabana. You do not automatically get oceanfront living or unlimited golf.

1. The 60-Second Snapshot

Live MLS numbers move weekly. Use the bands to filter. Price the address.

2. Where Barefoot Resort Actually Sits

Barefoot sits on the Intracoastal Waterway in North Myrtle Beach. The historic swing bridge connects the resort to Barefoot Landing (dining, House of Blues, Alabama Theatre, shops).

You are close to:

• Windy Hill and the rest of the NMB beach towns
• The private owner beach cabana at 4611 South Ocean Boulevard (south of 46th Avenue)
• Highway 17 and the north Strand

You are not:

• On the sand (unless you count the cabana)
• In unincorporated Horry County
• In a single HOA with one fee

That last point is the one that burns buyers.

3. How Barefoot Is Organized (Read This Before You Tour)

Barefoot Resort Residential Association (BRRA)

The BRRA covers the original twenty-six neighborhoods woven through the four golf courses. Most of the villas, townhomes, and single-family streets you will tour sit here.

BRRA amenities typically include:

• Private oceanfront Beach Cabana with gated parking, kitchen, showers, decks
• Shuttle to and from the cabana
• Access to the North Tower Pool (about 356,000 gallons) and hot tub on the waterway

Barefoot Non-Residential Association (NRA)

Recorded later. Includes pieces such as:

• North Tower condos
• Yacht Club Villas
• The Retreat at Barefoot Village
• Marina, some commercial, conference, and other non-BRRA parcels

NRA owners do not automatically get the same amenity stack as BRRA owners. Confirm cabana, shuttle, Residents’ Club, and pool rights in writing for that legal description.

Sub-associations

Every building cluster has its own CCRs: rental caps, parking, pets, exterior colors, insurance master policy, and reserves.

Buyer rule: Ask for master docs + sub docs + two budgets + reserve study. One without the other is incomplete.

4. The Four Golf Courses — and What Ownership Does Not Include

The courses are the reason the community exists:

1. Greg Norman — includes Intracoastal holes; villa views are common here
2. Davis Love III
3. Tom Fazio
4. Pete Dye — the semi-private club course; typically the membership that unlocks the most play

All four opened the same day in 2000.

Owning a home in Barefoot does not automatically mean unlimited golf.

Membership is a separate contract. Categories and dues change. Some resale purchases have a limited window to transfer or join at a stated fee. Get current initiation, monthly dues, guest rules, and whether Dye play is included from the club, not from a listing remark written two owners ago.

If you will not golf, you are paying for the setting and the amenities — which is fine, as long as the HOA still fits the budget.

5. Property Types and What They Cost to Own

Golf villas (Ironwood, Arbor Trace, Cypress Bend, Catalina-area buildings, River Crossing, The Havens, and similar)

• 1–3 bedrooms, often about 1,000–1,350+ sq ft
• Three-story walk-up buildings with exterior entries (elevators are not the norm in classic villas)
• Private neighborhood pools
• Entry pricing often in the low-to-mid $200ks for 2-bedroom units
• Strong second-home and rental presence in some buildings

Fit: lock-and-leave, golf views, lower price.
Watch: stairs, rental neighbors, building insurance pass-throughs, thin reserves.

Secure-entry low-rise condos

• Elevators, interior halls, sometimes private garages
• Higher dues, fewer stair complaints
• Better full-time fit for 62+ buyers who want one-level living inside the unit (still confirm building access)

Townhomes (Edgewater, Woodlands, Harbour Cove, Blackwater / Dye area, Townes at Barefoot, and others)

• 2–4 bedrooms, garages, ground-floor entries on many
• Recent Townes at Barefoot (Pulte) product has listed in the mid $400ks to $500ks for ~2,100 sq ft, 4-bed plans
• Some clusters are gated

Fit: more space than a villa without a full yard.
Watch: three-story plans if knees matter; rental rules; who insures the roof.

Single-family (Bridle Ridge, Coquina Pointe, Sweetbriar, Brookstone, Longbridge, Leatherleaf, Tuscan Sands, Cedar Creek, and others)

• Recent sold examples in 2026 have included mid $400ks in Bridle Ridge / Coquina / Sweetbriar and $700k range in Leatherleaf / Tuscan Sands
• Gated luxury: Leatherleaf, Dye Estates (custom homes, larger lots, guardhouse)

Fit: primary residence, garage, guests.
Watch: lawn vs HOA landscape package; golf-front premium vs interior lot.

Waterway high-rise and marina product (North Tower, Yacht Club Villas)

• ICW and marina views
• North Tower: 14-story building (2002), larger 3- and 4-bedroom plans; recent list medians in the $480k–$560k conversation
• Different association world (NRA)

Fit: views, elevators, marina lifestyle.
Watch: high-rise insurance, special assessments, rental traffic, flood/wind on a waterway tower.

6. Neighborhood Shortlist (Tour These on Purpose)

Single-family to put on day one

1. Bridle Ridge — workhorse SF, recent sales in the mid $400ks
2. Coquina Pointe / Sweetbriar / Brookstone — similar full-time energy
3. Longbridge — Fazio-adjacent, larger established homes
4. Leatherleaf — gated, larger, higher price
5. Tuscan Sands — distinctive architecture, higher band
6. Dye Estates — custom, gated, lots and views; only if the budget is real

Multi-family to put on day one

1. Ironwood — largest villa cluster; Norman views; volume inventory
2. Arbor Trace / Cypress Bend — smaller villa scale
3. Catalina buildings — frequent 2-bed inventory in the $210k–$270k area
4. Edgewater / Woodlands / Harbour Cove — townhome living
5. Townes at Barefoot — newer 4-bed townhome math
6. North Tower / Yacht Club Villas — waterway, only after insurance quotes

Do not tour only the pretty fairway. Tour one walk-up villa, one elevator building, and one single-family so the lifestyle gap is obvious.

7. HOA Fees: The Stack That Decides the Payment

Expect two layers (sometimes more):

1. Master / BRRA (or NRA) — cabana, shuttle, shared infrastructure, North Tower pool access where granted
2. Neighborhood HOA — building exterior, local pool, insurance master policy, landscaping

Public buyer guides often quote a wide $200–$500/month band. Condos with cable, water, and master insurance can run higher. Single-family streets can land lower but still stack two bills.

Some villa HOAs bundle internet, cable, water, pest, trash, and exterior insurance. That looks expensive until you add those lines back to a house payment.

Always pull:

• Current master fee
• Current sub fee
• What is included
• Master insurance deductible (wind deductibles on condos can be painful)
• Reserve study and last three special assessments
• Rental cap and minimum stay
• Whether Residents’ Club access is included for that street (it is not universal)

Golf dues sit beside this stack, not inside it.

8. Amenities You Actually Get

If you are in the BRRA amenity set

• Beach cabana with parking, showers, kitchen, decks
• Seasonal / scheduled shuttle
• North Tower Pool and hot tub
• Neighborhood pools (multi-family)
• Golf-cart culture inside the resort
• Driving range / practice facility nearby
• Tennis / pickleball / playgrounds at the Residents’ Club for select single-family neighborhoods

Across the bridge

Barefoot Landing is the nightly option: restaurants, live music, shopping. That proximity is a real part of the purchase. It is also why some streets feel more resort than suburb in July.

Marina

Barefoot Marina offers slips and waterway access. A slip is not a standard HOA perk. Treat it as a separate asset and a separate bill.

9. Property Taxes and Residency

Barefoot is in the City of North Myrtle Beach and Horry County.

For a 62+ primary resident:

• Apply for 4% legal residence
• Claim homestead at 65+ through the Auditor ($50,000 FMV exemption on the legal residence)
• Budget city millage (NMB has levied in the mid-40-mill range in recent budgets)
• Second homes stay on the 6% path and miss homestead

A villa used 10 weeks a year does not get the full-time tax stack just because you “plan to retire here someday.” File when occupancy is real.

10. Flood, Wind, and Insurance

You are not on the ocean row. You are still coastal Horry County next to a waterway and low golf terrain.

• Some parcels sit near ponds, marsh, or the ICW
• High-rises and marina buildings need serious wind and flood quotes
• Villa buildings transfer a lot of insurance cost into HOA dues — until a special assessment appears
• Inland / higher golf-front lots are often the easier insurance conversation

Get two quotes before due diligence ends. Elevation certificates still matter on the pretty lake lot.

11. Rentals: Full-Time vs Income Property

Barefoot has a large second-home and short-term rental footprint in villa and tower inventory. That is why January can feel quiet and July can feel like a resort.

Rules are building-specific:

• Some neighborhoods allow short-term
• Some require minimum stays
• Some cap the percentage of rentals
• Parking and golf-cart rules get enforced when guests ignore them

If you are buying to live here year-round, prioritize streets and buildings with stronger owner occupancy.
If you are buying to rent, do not rely on the listing’s “great rental potential” line. Read the CCR rental article and the HOA fine schedule.

12. Who Barefoot Fits — and Who It Does Not

Barefoot is usually the right fit if you want

• Golf as a setting or a hobby
• Lock-and-leave with pools and a beach cabana
• Golf-cart trips to Barefoot Landing
• A garage and a planned neighborhood (SF / townhome)
• Mixed-age resort energy rather than a quiet no-HOA street

Barefoot is usually the wrong fit if you want

• To walk out the door onto the sand every morning
• No HOA and no architectural rules
• The cheapest house per square foot in Horry County
• A guarantee of silent summers
• “Golf included” without reading a membership contract

13. Decision Framework

1. Condo/villa, townhome, or single-family — pick the product first.
2. BRRA vs NRA — confirm amenity rights.
3. Primary residence or second home — tax path changes.
4. Will I pay for golf, or only for the view?
5. Can I live next to weekly renters?
6. What is my hard cap on HOA + insurance + golf per year?

If 1 is “no stairs” and 6 is tight, many walk-up villas fail. Look at elevator buildings or patio homes.
If 4 is “I play 80 rounds,” price Dye Club math before you bid on a Norman-view villa.
If 5 is “never,” skip high-rental buildings even if the price looks like a gift.

14. Due Diligence List Before You Offer

• Master + sub HOA docs, budgets, reserves, insurance certificate
• Rental rules and current rental percentage if the HOA tracks it
• Golf membership eligibility and current dues
• Flood zone, elevation, two insurance quotes
• Roof / HVAC / moisture on SF; balcony and window age on condos
• Parking, golf-cart registration, and shuttle schedule
• Whether Residents’ Club access applies to that neighborhood
• City tax card and legal-residence plan
• Any pending special assessment (roofs, halls, elevators, pools)

15. FAQ: Barefoot Resort Homes for Sale

How much do Barefoot Resort homes cost?

All-types listing medians often sit in the mid-to-high $300ks because condos dominate the count. Many 2-bedroom villas list from the low $200ks. Townhomes often live in the $400ks–$600ks. Single-family commonly starts in the $400ks and runs past $800k–$1M in gated sections.

Are golf memberships included?

No. Budget membership separately. Confirm what a resale owner can transfer and what Dye access costs today.

Is there a beach?

Owners in the BRRA amenity set get a private cabana on South Ocean Boulevard plus shuttle service. That is not the same as an oceanfront condo.

What are HOA fees?

A stacked master + sub fee. Many buyers see a few hundred dollars a month; condos with utilities and master insurance can run higher. Get the two invoices for the exact unit.

Can I rent my property?

Only if that neighborhood’s CCRs allow it. Barefoot is not one rental policy.

Is Barefoot good for retirees?

Yes if you want amenities, golf, and lock-and-leave. Choose elevator access or a single-story-living floor plan if stairs are a problem. Confirm healthcare drive times to McLeod Seacoast and specialists.

Dye Estates vs a villa — which should I buy?

Different markets. Dye Estates is gated custom housing. A villa is an affordable golf-view condo with more rental energy. Do not compare them on price alone.

Is Barefoot in Little River?

No. It is in the City of North Myrtle Beach (29582), on the waterway side near Windy Hill and Barefoot Landing.

16. Bottom Line

Barefoot Resort homes for sale only make sense when you treat the resort as a map of micro-neighborhoods.

• Buy a villa for price and lock-and-leave.
• Buy a townhome for space without a full yard.
• Buy single-family for a primary residence and a garage.
• Buy Dye Estates / Leatherleaf/waterway tower only after insurance and dues still work on paper.

The winning purchase is the one that still looks smart after two HOAs, city tax, wind, flood, and optional golf are added to the list price.

Jerry Pinkas Real Estate Experts – 843-839-9870