Picture this: you're standing on a covered front porch so deep you could set up two separate holiday displays without running out of room, sipping coffee you walked to get five minutes ago, and the only sound is church bells drifting over from the block. No monthly HOA bill. No traffic noise. Just a driveway so long it runs the entire length of the lot, a side door that opens right into your laundry room, and a kitchen window that looks out over your neighbor's yard instead of a granite island. This is Loris, South Carolina , a small town 35 minutes from the Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach that most buyers relocating to the Grand Strand have never heard of. It's not Myrtle Beach. It's not even Conway. It's the kind of place where you can walk to breakfast, the hospital is one minute away, and brand-new construction starts in the high $300s with zero HOA.

I just sold one of these homes two doors down, and the builder agreed to add a detached garage in the backyard before closing. That's the kind of flexibility you get here. The two homes I'm walking you through today are part of a four-home development, both priced at $367,900, both offering that Mayberry feel without being an hour from the coast. If you've been priced out of the beach communities or you're tired of $200-a-month HOA fees for amenities you'll never use, Loris needs to be on your radar.

Table of Contents

• Loris: Small-Town Living with Zero HOA, 35 Minutes to North Myrtle Beach
• House 1: 4-Bed, 3-Bath Corner Lot with Detached Garage
• House 2: 3-Bed (or 4-Bed) with Loft and Champagne Cabinets
• Custom Builds on Your Own Lot: A Rare Builder Program
• Which Loris Home Is Right for You?
• Conclusion: Book Your Loris Tour

Loris: Small-Town Living with Zero HOA, 35 Minutes to North Myrtle Beach

Loris sits about 35 minutes inland from North Myrtle Beach, close enough that you can make a beach day without planning your whole week around it, far enough that you get breathing room and a completely different price point. The town center is walkable. I'm talking coffee at C3 Coffee Bar, breakfast at a local spot, pizza for dinner, all within a few blocks of these homes. The hospital is one minute away. Food Lion and IGA are under five minutes. You're not isolated, but you're also not dealing with the beach traffic, the short-term rental noise, or the HOA rules that come with most coastal communities.

Both homes I'm showing you are part of a small four-home development. One already sold (I handled that sale), another went under contract with a different agent, and these two are what's left. The builder doesn't do massive subdivisions here. They build in small pockets, and they also offer a custom-build program where you can buy your own lot and have them construct a home on it. That's rare. Most production builders in the Myrtle Beach area won't touch a one-off lot. This builder will, and they work across price points from the $300s all the way up to million-dollar custom homes.

The trade-off is location. You're 35 minutes from Cherry Grove, the northernmost beach access in North Myrtle Beach. You're not walking to the ocean. You're not in a golf cart community. You're in a small South Carolina town where the church bells ring on Sunday and you can leave your front door unlocked if you want to. For buyers who don't need to be ten minutes from the sand but still want proximity to the coast, this is the sweet spot. And the zero HOA is the clincher. No monthly bill. No rules about what color you can paint your shutters. No amenity center you'll visit twice and then forget about.

House 1: 4-Bed, 3-Bath Corner Lot with Detached Garage

The first home is a 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 1,930-square-foot new construction listed at $367,900 . It sits on a corner lot, which gives you extra side yard space and a driveway that runs the full length of the property from the street all the way to the detached garage in the back. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the longest driveway we've filmed. You could line it with tables for a garage sale and still have room to park three cars.

You enter through a glass-pane front door into a square entryway with stairs on your right and natural light pouring in from the front door window and the staircase window above. The primary bedroom is on the main floor, tucked behind the laundry room, which is my favorite feature of this house. You get a side door that opens directly from the driveway into the laundry room. Pull up, unload groceries, walk straight into the house without going through the front door or the garage. The laundry room has a countertop for folding, cabinets above for storage, and an outlet in the wall for an iron. I'd turn that countertop into a wine bar, but that's me.

The primary suite has four windows, a walk-in closet, and a full bath with a step-in shower and a long vanity. The main floor flows into an open-concept kitchen, dining, and living area. The kitchen has a window over the sink (not an island sink), which I love because you can see out into the yard or wave to your neighbors instead of staring at a backsplash while you do dishes. The living room has cable and electric pre-wired on the wall for a mounted TV, and the dining area can fit an eight-seater table with room for a hutch on either wall. There's a powder room off the main hallway, and the whole main floor feels bright and square, not chopped up.

Upstairs you get three more bedrooms and a full bath. The bedrooms graduate in size: small, medium, large. The smallest has a single-door closet, the middle one has a double-door closet, and the largest has three big windows and a walk-in closet with a window inside it. (Chris loves the window in the closet. I think it takes up a wall where I could put a shoe rack. Drop your opinion in the comments.)

The front porch is covered and deep, with two electrical outlets so you can set up holiday decorations or string lights without running an extension cord from inside. The backyard is modest, mostly side yard because of the corner lot placement, and the detached garage sits at the end of that long driveway, tucked away so you barely see it from the street. When I sold the house two doors down, the buyer asked the builder to add this same garage before closing, and the builder did it. That's the kind of flexibility you get with this builder.

Fencing may be required to match the neighborhood. Most homes here have a small picket-style fence, nothing tall or privacy-grade, just enough to mark the property line. The side yard is big enough for a playset or a garden bed, and because you're on a corner, you get more breathing room than the interior lots.

Pricing and What's Included

List price is $367,900 . The home comes with a security system pre-wired at the front door. HOA is $0 . No monthly fee, no special assessment, no surprise bills. You own the land, you own the house, and you're done. For context, most new construction in the Myrtle Beach area at this price point comes with an HOA between $50 and $200 a month, and you're usually 20 to 30 minutes from the beach anyway. Here you're 35 minutes from Cherry Grove, you're in a walkable town, and you're not paying a monthly fee for a pool you'll never use.

House 2: 3-Bed (or 4-Bed) with Loft and Champagne Cabinets

The second home is nearly identical in layout but with a few key differences. It's listed as a 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 1,870 square feet , also $367,900 . The main difference is upstairs, where the builder has set up a loft/media room instead of a traditional fourth bedroom. The loft has a closet, heat, electric, and ceilings over seven feet, so it qualifies as a bedroom if you need it, but the way it's staged, it's more of a flex space. You could use it as a home office, a prayer room, a kids' play area, or a media room with a big screen and a couch. There's a window at the end of the loft that brings in natural light, and it overlooks the front of the house.

The other big difference is the kitchen cabinets. This house has champagne-colored cabinets instead of white or gray, and they carried that color into the primary bath and the laundry room. It's a warmer, softer look than the stark white we see in most new builds, and I'm here for it. The backsplash is the same, the countertops are the same, and you still get the window over the sink.

The laundry room in this house has the same side door entry, but instead of a countertop and cabinets above, you get open space below where you could add a wine fridge, a second fridge, or extra storage. The primary suite is the same: four windows, walk-in closet, full bath. The main floor is the same open layout with the kitchen, dining, and living area flowing together.

Upstairs, the two traditional bedrooms are the same size as the first house (medium and large), and they share a full bath in the hallway. The loft is where this house differentiates itself. If you work from home and need a dedicated office space, this setup works. If you have three kids and need four bedrooms, you can use the loft as a bedroom and call it a 4-bed, 3-bath.

The backyard here is a true backyard, not a side yard, because this is not a corner lot. The detached garage is still in the back, but it's more visible from the house. The driveway is still long, just not quite as long as the corner lot, and you still get that covered back porch with double glass-pane doors.

Which Layout Works Better?

If you want a corner lot with extra side yard space and a garage that's completely tucked away, go with House 1. If you want a true backyard and you like the idea of a loft/media room upstairs, go with House 2. Both are the same price. Both have zero HOA. Both are in the same small development in walkable Loris. It comes down to whether you value the corner lot or the loft.

Custom Builds on Your Own Lot: A Rare Builder Program

This builder doesn't just do small developments like the one I'm showing you. They also offer a program where you can purchase your own lot and have them build a custom home on it. That's almost unheard of in this market. Most production builders in the Myrtle Beach area only build in their own communities. If you want a custom home, you usually have to hire a custom builder, and that comes with a higher price tag and a longer timeline.

This builder works across price points. They build homes in the $300s, like the two I'm showing you today, and they also build million-dollar custom homes. They have developments in the Conway area, and they recently invited us to tour a new model in North Carolina. If you're interested in buying land and building on it, or if you want to see what else this builder has available, reach out and I'll connect you.

The flexibility here is the selling point. You're not locked into one floor plan or one community. You can buy a lot in Loris, a lot in Conway, a lot in a rural area outside Myrtle Beach, and this builder will work with you to design and construct a home that fits your budget and your needs. That's rare, and it's worth exploring if you're the type of buyer who wants more control over the process.

Which Loris Home Is Right for You?

Choose House 1 if you want the corner lot with the extra side yard, the longest driveway we've ever filmed, and a detached garage that's completely hidden from the street. This is the better lot if you value outdoor space and privacy.

Choose House 2 if you want a true backyard, champagne-colored cabinets, and a loft upstairs that can flex into a home office, media room, or fourth bedroom. This is the better layout if you work from home or you want a dedicated space that's not a bedroom.

Both homes are $367,900 with zero HOA. Both are 35 minutes from North Myrtle Beach. Both are in walkable Loris with a hospital one minute away and groceries under five minutes. The trade-off is not between the homes, it's between Loris and the beach communities. If you need to be ten minutes from the sand, this isn't your spot. If you want small-town living, lower prices, and no monthly HOA bill, Loris is the move.

The builder has already sold two of the four homes in this development. These are the last two. If you're serious about relocating to the Myrtle Beach area and you want to see what's available in Loris, book a Zoom call with me and we'll walk through your options. This builder has other developments, other floor plans, and that custom-build program I mentioned. Loris is just one option, but it's a strong one for buyers who want affordability without sacrificing proximity to the coast.

Conclusion: Book Your Loris Tour

Loris is not Myrtle Beach. It's not North Myrtle Beach. It's not Conway. It's a small South Carolina town with a walkable downtown, zero HOA, and new construction in the high $300s. You're 35 minutes from Cherry Grove, one minute from the hospital, and five minutes from groceries. You can walk to coffee, walk to breakfast, and walk to the pizzeria. The builder offers custom builds on your own lot, and they've already proven they'll add features like a detached garage before closing if you ask.

If you've been priced out of the beach communities or you're tired of paying HOA fees for amenities you don't use, Loris is worth a look. These two homes won't last. Two of the four in this development are already sold, and the builder doesn't have a massive pipeline of inventory in Loris. If you want to see them in person, schedule a one-on-one Zoom call with me and we'll talk through your timeline, your budget, and what else is available in the area. You can call or text me directly at 833-867-4376, or email me at cmelendez006@gmail.com. Let's find you a home that fits your life, not just your budget.