Nov/Dec 2014

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By: Al Beck Many people don't realize that to build a successful business, it takes time. In real

estate it can take many years to build a steady and successful business that yields

an income that can support a family. This article will spotlight a woman that has de-

veloped a real and sustainable real estate business in the Grand Strand.

Martha Thill has always impressed me with her positive attitude and upbeat

energy. Maybe it's because she's a real live Yankee. I know there is no shortage of

transplants from the North here in Myrtle Beach, but some just stand out more than

others. Martha is one of those people. Born in Chicago, she graduated from Univer-

sity of Nebraska Lincoln. She has lived in Florida, Connecticut, and New Jersey be-

fore finally settling in North Myrtle Beach in 2008.

Her career began as a legal secretary working for lawyers in Florida and then in Connecticut for General Electric at their corporate headquarters in the legal depart-ment. While working as a legal secretary, she was asked to join Chicago Title Insur-ance Company in Stamford, Connecticut, as a sales person for Fairfield County, calling on lawyers to obtain their title insurance business. She then moved to New Jersey, staying with Chicago Title and did sales work in Mercer County and Middlesex County, and ultimately Branch Manager of the East Brunswick branch. With this legal back-ground and title insurance experience, it was an easy transition to real estate. In 2007, the real estate world began to change due to the economic situation in the country. In 2008 her position was eliminated and she was forced to make a decision that was economically sound for the family. Having been to Myrtle Beach when she was a child and as an adult playing golf, the whole family was familiar with the area. Realizing that she could have a great life in a golf community, they settled in Barefoot Resort and Golf and have loved it ever since. Martha began her real estate career here in Myrtle Beach in 2010 working for Century 21 Boling and now is in her 5

th year with sales over $5 million last year and on pace this year for the same. The career was an easy

transition again because of the background in the legal profession and title insurance, so she is able to antici-pate problems or issues and address them before they become impossible to resolve. The friendships she has made with clients over these past 5 years has made it a rewarding career in so many ways. SHOUTMB: Why did you choose to move to Myrtle Beach? Martha: Low taxes, reasonable housing prices, weather and the beach! What else? (Big Smile) SHOUTMB: What made you go into Real Estate in Myrtle Beach? Martha: While I was still doing title work, the economy and real estate market collapsed. I was looking for a way to overcome the adversity, and since I already had my real estate license and lots of experience in dealing with the problems associated with the transactions, it was a perfect fit SHOUTMB: What would you say your specialty is? Martha: Anticipating problems before they become insurmountable and seeking solutions that will allow the parties to the transaction to move toward closing and working in my client's best interest SHOUTMB: How many properties have you sold? Martha: I sold approximately 28 properties last year and as of now I am on par to beat that this year. My business is expanding an I am considering hiring an assistant to help with the volume. This success did not come quickly or easily. A real estate agent needs to build clients over time, and I do business by referral so my client base is always growing. SHOUTMB: What do you do for fun? Martha: Golf, the beach, needlepoint, gardening, entertaining people. Myrtle Beach is a great place with so many things to do.

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Nov 2nd -7th - Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Golf Classic 877-465-3647 Nov 5th- Toys for TOTS Drive at Barefoot Landing Nov 5th- Carolina Beach Music Awards at Alabama Theatre 800-342-2262 Nov5th-9th- American Heart Association Beach Ride Lakewood Camping Resort Nov 10th- SHOUT MB MEET UP at Boardwalk Coffee House at Barefoot Landing 5:30pm Nov 13th-16th- Dickens Christmas Show 9:00am-6:00pm MB Convention Center Nov 14th -Cruis' the Streets car show at Barefoot Landing from 10am-2pm Nov 15th- Humane Society Poker Run Register at www.hsnmb.org Nov 22nd- Photos with Santa Paws at Wags & Whiskers 10:00am Nov 22nd- Broadway at the Beach Tree Lighting 6:00pm Nov 29th- Small Business Saturday Duffy Street on Main St. NMB 843-241-2109

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mas wreath. We will supply the greenery and instruc-tions; participants should bring a wreath form; pref-erably straw. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Free! Open to all ages! J. Bryan Floyd Community Center North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation (843) 280-5584 Dec 5th- Christmas Tree Lighting at Mclean Park 6pm

Dec 6th- Photos with Santa Paws at Wags & Whisk-ers 10:00am

Dec 6th- Christmas Parade on Main St. in NMB 5:30-7:00 Dec 6th- Shiver for the Shelter Golf Tournament 9:00am Farmstead Golf Course www.hsnmb.org Dec 6th- Myrtle Beach Holiday Parade 11:00am Dec 13th - Myrtle Beach Car Club Cruise-in - Aromas

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SUPER LOCAL FUN! - AND IT’S FREE!

The Grand Strand Model Railroad Club in North Myrtle Beach By Albert Beck

As a resident of the Myrtle Beach area, I am constantly looking for super-local things to do on the days when the Beach and pool are not options. I recently paid a visit to a place that was just what I needed to cure the cloudy day blues. Grand Strand Model Railroading club has an awesome layout of trains on display for the public. There is a mix of N, O and HO gauge layouts with an amazing array of industry road-ways and scenes that would delight people of any age. When you begin looking into the scenes created by the club participants, a real appreciation for the mix of artistry, engineer-ing and design begins to become evident. There are wood train bridges made from tiny pieces of wood and glue that are a work of art and skill that need to be seen. Industrial scenes backed by awesome roadways, carnivals, train depots, mountain vistas with trees and hand painted backgrounds give every taste something to

enjoy. The Grand Strand Model Railroad Club was founded in 1986 above Ed's Hobby Shop in downtown Myrtle Beach, SC with six members. The club is now celebrating its 28th year and is now located inside the Myrtle Beach Mall right next to Bass Pro. Membership is only $20 Initially, then $12 a month. Members do not need any special skills or equipment to join. Just an interest in the hobby and a willingness to contribute any way they are capable.

On the day I visited there were at least 20 people roaming around marveling at the craftsmanship and trains moving in and out of towns, industrial areas and amusement parks. In addition to the guests, there were another 10 club members there to educate, ex-plain and guide visitors through each section of the lay-out. There was also a three generation family from Charlotte, consisting of two grandparents and a mother and son combo. Mom was Jennifer and the boy was 4 year old son Oliver. This little guy was already a train enthusiast with more knowledge than most adults about the topic. He requested this stop in Myrtle beach and by the look on his face he was not disappointed.

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This, according to Joe Corsetti the Club's Public Relations Officer, is the reason this awesome organization exists. Joe believes that to preserve this hobby and attract enthusiasts the club needs to reach out to the younger visitors. They can carry this craft/art/historic hobby into the

future to be enjoyed for even more generations. Although, the name of the mall location is the Grand Strand Model Railroad Club, they have also separately named their club railway, the Grand Strand Western. The Grand Strand Western Railroad is constantly changing, improving and grow-ing. I witnessed a large new section with only the back board and track laid in. The members use a computer based design

software to create the layout on paper prior to beginning any work on additions. Careful attention is given to modularity, accu-racy, and landscape design to provide the most pleasing and real-to-life experience. The best part of this glorious Myrtle Beach "must see" is that it is free to everyone (no kid-ding). The club exists through visitor donations and membership dues only.

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(At the junction of 17N & SC22) Hours: Mon 4-7 pm, Wed 12-4 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm

Email: trainclub@gsmrrc.org Groups are Welcome

Contact Joe Corsetti at 843-236-9148

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Consider This..............

The Impact of Big Box Development

By Monroe Glass Baldwin, III

FEATURE ARTICLE

I have been asked to weigh in on the recent influx of big box stores to North Myrtle Beach. There are

many things to consider, both positive and negative. I will try to lay out as many factors to consider as

possible. Let's start with the with some positive features.

Jobs!: These stores are large operations and hire large numbers of people

which can be a relief in times of elevated unemployment.

Fantastic selection: Each store

tends to represent a category of

product with a thorough selection.

Low prices!: Because these stores are large volume national

chains, they have the ability to bypass nation manufacturing

and go straight to the low cost factories overseas, historically,

this has been China. With this strategy, the stores offer the lowest possible prices.

Synergy!: A new shopping center with some big box stores creates a new concentration of com-

merce that can lead to more shopping center construction.

Taxes!: Sales taxes generated help fund projects and pro-

grams for the state, and property taxes help the budgets of the

local government.

These and certainly other positives come forward at the open-

ing of a new big box shopping center development project, but

let's widen the scope and take a look at the benefits.

What types of jobs are created? Are they all part-time at or

near minimum wage? How will these jobs affect North Myrtle

Beach’s existing per capita income? If workers are positioned

into part-time positions with fluid schedules, will they need vari-

ous State benefits to survive? Do these very benefits absorb the same new taxes being generated by

the new store?

They will have lower prices. In a free market, there is competition. What will these prices do to our

existing mercantile class? This mercantile class is what supports our middle class, if it is weakened or

crowded out, will the middle class shrink? Does a concentration of commerce create a need for inten-

sified public services in this spot, such as police, fire, and rescue? Does infrastructure have to be

enlarged to handle the congestion of large numbers of cars driving to one place?

We can debate these issues back and forth, both sides are defensible positions. But let's take a few

steps back and look through our wide-angle lens at a bigger economic picture.

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As I am sure most people are aware, North Myrtle Beach businesses, it’s Chamber of Commerce, and

our municipal government go to great lengths to attract tourism to our town. It’s the life blood of our local

economy. But what many people do not consider is that, for an economy to build wealth for its commu-

nity, it relies on a money multiplier. Simply stated, tourists spend and businesses deposit into the bank

– the bank makes this cash available for all types of services from withdrawals, loans, etc. It can be said

that when the money multiplier is working, a tourist dollar brought to the

beach can turn into 5-7 dollars of wealth for our citizens who work in the

community. These dollars support the entire community, this is how a

traditional local economy works. Add in big box stores and this picture

changes. The reason is because big box stores wire their money out of

town every day – they do not deposit into our local banks. Our economy

does not get the money multiplier effect or the lift in wealth for the com-

munity as a whole.

We can broaden the scope a little wider. When a new big box shopping center opens, the older centers

of commerce suffer a drop in sales. Do you notice some older shopping

centers along Highway 17? Tired looking store fronts with "for rent"

signs? As the value of these older properties decline, so do the property

taxes generated. But each of these older properties have expensive

roads and infrastructure that now have to be maintained in order to

handle the traffic driving past it to get to the newer shopping center.

The evolution to big box stores is a chapter in the urban design playbook

brought out post-World War II. It was a time when most of the world lay

in shambles and America became the production center. Additionally, America fell in love with the

automobile. Our mantra was "Growth and Expansion"; we are number one! We built highways and city

populations expanded into the suburbs. The roads and accompanying infrastructure put into place was

affordable and had a lifespan of 50 plus years.

However, leading cities in this post war movement are now facing major financial problems. As the new

commerce centers were established out into the suburbs, existing commerce centers became second

rate and now vast areas of those cities are in a state of decay with no room in the budget to save it.

North Myrtle Beach (and the greater Grand Strand region for that matter) has a chance to switch it’s

playbook. It is a relatively young area and we have choices. We have new big box shopping centers, and

that model will continue to be irresistible in the newly annexed areas across the waterway. If this comes

to be, our community must insist that counter measures take place to give back sections of commerce to

our local community. Zoning rules for displaced areas of commerce need to be thrown out the window to

allow commercial density. As you get closer to the shore, businesses should become smaller and pedes-

trian focused. This model will swell property tax values so infrastructure can be maintained, and perhaps

Monroe Glass Baldwin, III gained his education in the Economics School at George Mason University. He

studied under the program set forth by Nobel Prize in Economics winner James M. Buchanan. He earned his

B.A. in Economics in 1990. He continued in other areas of study such as Real Estate development and fi-

nance. He is active in our community: a member of the King of Glory Lutheran Church; ; a Board Member of

the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and past Chairman of their Economic Development Council;

and Chairman of the North Strand Coastal Wind Team.

Consider This..............(continued)

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