Bluffton, South Carolina, 29910
Opening bid
$7,472
Assessed value
$20,420
Market / AVM
$20,420
Taxes owed
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Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 10/1/2026
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| Id | 186,767,271 |
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| Flood zone | Yes |
| Inherited | Yes |
| Last sale date | 2006-07-24 |
| Property type | OTHER |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Equity percent | 0 |
| Flood zone type | X |
| Investor buyer | Yes |
| Corporate owned | Yes |
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Beaufort County Treasurer — Delinquent Tax Sale ↗| Estimated value | $20,420 |
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| Last update date | 2026-03-11 00:00:00 UTC |
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| Loan type code first | SEL |
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| Maturity date first | 2041-10-20 |
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| Open mortgage balance | $1,800,000 |
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| Flood zone description | AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD |
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| In state absentee owner | Yes |
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| Estimated mortgage balance | $1,631,212 |
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| Estimated mortgage payment | $10,792 |
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| Apn | R610 039 000 0104 0000 |
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| Land use | Commercial |
| Lot acres | 0.34 |
| Lot number | 1 |
| Census block | 3018 |
| Census tract | 002107 |
| Property use | Service Shop (Tv, Radio, Electric, Plumbing) |
| Subdivision | May River Rd Commercial |
| Lot depth feet | 150.7 |
| Lot width feet | 99.7 |
| Lot square feet | 14,884 |
| Property class | The general use for the property is for commercial purposes |
| Apn unformatted | R61003900001040000 |
| Census block group | 8 |
| Legal description | LOT 1 BLK B PINECREST S/D |
| Year | 2,025 |
|---|---|
| Tax amount | $6,150 |
| Property id | 186,767,271 |
| Market value | $510,100 |
| Assessed value | $20,420 |
| Assessment year | 2,025 |
| Market land value | $340,000 |
| Market improvement value | $170,100 |
| Book | 2416 |
|---|---|
| Page | 2071 |
| Seq no | 1 |
| Sale date | 2006-07-24 |
| Buyer names | Helen Messex, The Helen Messex Revocable Trust |
| Seller names | Helen Messex |
| Document type | Intrafamily Transfer |
| Recording date | 2006-08-01 |
| Document number | 2006060987 |
| Purchase method | Cash Purchase |
| Transaction type | Non-Arm's Length Transactions |
| Document type code | DTIT |
| Owner1 type | Company |
|---|---|
| Owner2 type | Other |
| Company name | A & R Holdings Llc |
| Mail address · zip | 29910 |
| Mail address · city | Bluffton |
| Mail address · fips | 45013 |
| Mail address · zip4 | 6417 |
| Mail address · house | 27 |
| Mail address · label | 27 Fernlakes Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910 |
| Mail address · state | SC |
| Mail address · county | Beaufort County |
| Mail address · street | Fernlakes |
| Mail address · address | 27 Fernlakes Dr |
| Mail address · carrier route | H017 |
| Mail address · address format | S |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Corporate owned | Yes |
| Owner1 full name | A & R Holdings Llc |
| Owner1 last name | A & R Holdings Llc |
| Ownership length | 241 |
| In state absentee owner | Yes |
| Book | Page | Seq no | Sale date | Buyer names | Seller names | Document type | Recording date | Document number | Purchase method | Transaction type | Document type code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2416 | 2071 | 1 | 2006-07-24 | Helen Messex, The Helen Messex Revocable Trust | Helen Messex | Intrafamily Transfer | 2006-08-01 | 2006060987 | Cash Purchase | Non-Arm's Length Transactions | DTIT |
| Fmr year | 2023 |
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| Hud area code | METRO25940N45013 |
| Hud area name | Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Median income | $83,292 |
| Fmr efficiency | $1,460 |
| Fmr one bedroom | $1,500 |
| Fmr two bedroom | $1,690 |
| Fmr four bedroom | $2,770 |
| Fmr three bedroom | $2,120 |
| Address · zip | 29910 |
|---|---|
| Address · city | Bluffton |
| Address · fips | 45013 |
| Address · zip4 | 7001 |
| Address · house | 1189 |
| Address · label | 1189 May River Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910 |
| Address · state | SC |
| Address · county | Beaufort County |
| Address · street | May River |
| Address · address | 1189 May River Rd |
| Address · street type | Rd |
| Address · carrier route | R001 |
| Address · jurisdiction | Beaufort County |
| Address · congressional district | 01 |
| Deck area | 0 |
| Latitude | 32.237926878204945 |
| Pool area | 0 |
| Longitude | -80.8733232000481 |
| Patio area | 0 |
| Year built | 1,968 |
| Garage type | Garage |
| Rooms count | 0 |
| Units count | 0 |
| Property use | Service Shop (Tv, Radio, Electric, Plumbing) |
| Basement type | NO BASEMENT |
| Lot square feet | 15,024 |
| Parking spaces | 9 |
| Buildings count | 0 |
| Property use code | 191 |
| Garage square feet | 2,560 |
| Living square feet | 2,560 |
| Partial bathrooms | 0 |
| Basement square feet | 0 |
| Building square feet | 2,560 |
| Price per square foot | 0 |
| Plumbing fixtures count | 0 |
| Basement square feet finished | 0 |
| Basement square feet unfinished | 0 |
| Book | Open | Page | Term | Seq no | Amount | Loan type | Position | Term type | Lender code | Lender name | Lender type | Mortgage id | Grantee name | Document date | Interest rate | Loan type code | Maturity date | Recording date | Document number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100 | Yes | 2271 | 230 | 1 | $1,800,000 | Seller Carryback / Seller Financing / Seller Take-Back | First | Month | S | James R Messex Sr | Seller | 320808 | A&R Holdings Llc | 2021-10-22 | 0 | SEL | 2041-10-20 | 2021-10-22 | 2022000173 |
| 2733 | 1080 | 2 | $350,000 | Commercial | Month | B | South Carolina Bank & Trust Na | Bank | 88074 | Helen Messex, Helen Messex Revocable Trust | 2008-06-04 | 0 | COM | 2008-06-13 | 2008036954 | ||||
| 1922 | 1383 | 3 | $250,000 | Commercial | Month | N | Palmetto State Bank Bluffton | Not Known | 40480 | Messex One Stop Inc, Messex One Stop Service Inc | 0 | COM | 2004-03-15 | 2004016244 |
| Book | Page | Term | Seq no | Amount | Loan type | Position | Term type | Lender code | Lender name | Lender type | Mortgage id | Grantee name | Document date | Interest rate | Loan type code | Maturity date | Recording date | Document number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100 | 2271 | 230 | 1 | $1,800,000 | Seller Carryback / Seller Financing / Seller Take-Back | First | Month | S | James R Messex Sr | Seller | 320808 | A&R Holdings Llc | 2021-10-22 | 0 | SEL | 2041-10-20 | 2021-10-22 | 2022000173 |
| Ids | 200785035, 204588655, 26727281, 186767271 |
|---|---|
| Total owned | 4 |
| Total value | $1,398,590 |
| Total equity | $1,078,210 |
| Purchased last6mos | 0 |
| Purchased last12mos | 0 |
| Total mortgage balance | $3,549,214 |