What It's Like to Live Full-Time on Sullivan's Island

Leah Beaulieu

Published on: 20/10/2026

Living full-time on Sullivan's Island is quiet, close-knit and walkable, and it asks you to accept limited commercial services, summer crowds and the reality of hurricane evacuation.

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Buying an Older Home on Sullivan's Island

BJ Rodgers

Published on: 20/10/2026

Older homes on Sullivan's Island offer character and lot value that new builds cannot match, but they come with real risks: aging foundations and systems, salt-air corrosion, flood elevation questions and insurance costs.

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