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The Preserve at St. James

221 Portsmith Dr #3-8

Myrtle Beach

1 of 32

$200,000

About $1,536 a month

An estimate, with 20% down. It is not a bill.

3 bedrooms, 2 baths

Condo

Condo

You own the unit. Walls and grounds are shared, and the community fee and taxes are separate.

Why this one

Second floor, stairs. It is the top floor, and the listing does not mention an elevator. You get an updated end unit in The Preserve at St. James, a gated community in Socastee. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths with vaulted ceilings and a screened porch. The heating and cooling is from 2022, the water heater from 2024, and the kitchen and primary bath got new vinyl plank floors in 2025. The washer and dryer stay. The $264 monthly fee covers the gate, the clubhouse and the pool.

Key details

Ownership
You own the condo, with its own county tax bill. The community fee and the taxes are separate.
Shown as
Condo
Monthly target
Within your monthly target
Note
Second floor (top floor), stairs. No elevator is mentioned
Note
Community fee $264 a month for the gate, the clubhouse and the pool
Taxes
The tax figure is the 2026 county bill of $533, at the lower rate for a primary home. You keep that rate only if you live there and file for it.
Note
About $1,536 a month, within your monthly target with about $564 to spare
Note
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, about 1,032 sq ft, built in 2007
Note
Not age-restricted
Financing
You own the condo. The community fee and the taxes are separate.
Home
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,032 sq ft
Community fee
$264 a month
Monthly estimate
About $1,536 a month, with 20% down
55 or older
No
Flood
Flood risk is not confirmed for this lot yet. Check the FEMA map before you decide.
Stories
One story

The Preserve at St. James

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