In a tough real estate market, creative agents appeal to both the heart and the head.  But two agents in Pawleys Island, SC, are hoping the shortest distance to a quick sale is through the stomach.

    Vintage Estates Realty's Johnny Besser and Ryan Morgan, who listed the home in Pawleys Plantation, are going to provide a mess of barbecue for all who visit 92 Turtle Creek Drive this Sunday.  The food will be good ol' Carolina barbecue from Hog Heaven, the roadhouse just a few miles down Highway 17.  Hog Heaven is a favored haunt for me and my two teenage kids, and if Besser and Morgan really want to seduce their customers, they will order up a few pieces of fried chicken as well to go with the pork.  Hog Heaven's chicken is as good as it gets.

    The pair have sent more than 350 emails and flyers to local residents in the hopes one might be looking to trade up from a condo or may have friends or relatives considering a move to Pawleys Plantation.  Your editor maintains a vacation home in Pawleys Plantation, and I know the home on Turtle Creek -- although I have seen more of its backside than its front.  The house is nicely positioned just beyond and to the right of the third green on one of Jack Nicklaus' challenging par 3s.  I have retrieved more than a few Titleists from its backyard over the last 10 years.  I know the neighborhood as well, and the 2,600 square foot home seems quite reasonably priced at $419,000, down from an original listing of $479,000.  Although the owner of the 4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath house has received a number of offers, all were of the bottom-fishing variety, and he just isn't that desperate to sell.

    For sure, some folks will show up on Sunday just out of curiosity, and others to eat the barbecue, without any thought of buying the house.  Besser and Morgan don't care, although they certainly hope to sell the house for the owner.  Their agency is just 1 ½-years old, and they are hoping that the barbecue will give those who stop by some food for thought.

If you happen to be in the Myrtle Beach area on Sunday (Sept. 6), feel free to stop by the house from 2 to 5 p.m.  Please tell Messrs. Besser and Morgan that you were sent by Golf Community Reviews.  You can find the Google map location by clicking here.

Last house on the left:  You can enjoy some good BBQ on Sunday behind the 3rd green at Pawleys Plantation.   Photo by Tim Gavrich.