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Myrtle Beach South Carolina is at the center of a coastal region known as The Grand Strand. Grand Strand beaches offer some of the best residential, retirement, and resort housing opportunities available anywhere.

Your front yard and personal playground is over 50 miles of continuous wide, clean, sandy beaches. There are only a few truly great beaches around the world, but none are as spectacular or as user friendly as your Grand Strand.

The soothing sounds of the Atlantic, the warm shallow water and gentle waves combined with the most beautiful sun rises you'll ever see can be enjoyed every day in your very own beach cottage or condo.

Many Myrtle Beach beach homes and condos also make great resort rentals and investment properties. Seasonal rentals provide you an excellent opportunity to recapture some or all of the cost of ownership and allow you and your family to enjoy a great second or vacation home

Have you dreamed of owning a beautiful Myrtle Beach oceanfront home or condo, but don't want the payments or expense of a full time resort investment property?

Joint ownership may be for you.

Joint or co-ownership can be established on most resort properties through a variety of legal entities including tenant in common agreements, partnerships, and LLC's. The terms and conditions of co-ownership can be customized to the needs of the co-owners. The owners can be strictly investors who turn the property over to a management company for year round rentals, or the co-owners can agree on a personal usage or partial usage arrangement.

Many co-owner groups opt to rent the home or condo during the peak Myrtle Beach summer and shoulder seasons and share usage during the "off" seasons. Joint ownership is attractive to many people who can only spend a week or two each year at their vacation home and who prefer the quieter Myrtle Beach off seasons. It's especially attractive to Canadian and north eastern visitors who enjoy spending their time in Myrtle Beach during the winter. They maximize their rental income during the summer tourist season and use the home during the mild Myrtle Beach winter when there are few vacationers.

Co-ownership is not time-sharing or fractional ownership. In a time share you just buy "time" in the property or the right to use a property for a certain time each year. Fractional ownership is a hybrid between time share and co-ownership. Fractional ownership, like a time share, comes with a right to use the property during certain time periods and may or may not come with a deeded interest in the property or a right to rent or trade your time.

In joint or co-ownership, a co-owner has a deeded interest in the property or a legal ownership interest in a partnership or LLC equal to his share of the investment. A co-owner will have rights to the income, depreciation, appreciation, income tax deductions, and equity and will have responsibilities for maintenance, property taxes, insurance and expenses proportional to his investment in the property.

Example: If 5 friends or family members jointly purchase a beach cottage for $500,000.00 by contributing $100,000.00 each, then each co-owner has a 20% or 1/5 interest in the property. Each co-owner is entitled to 20% of the income the property produces, 20% of the depreciation and other income tax deductions, and is responsible for 20% of the expenses in maintaining and managing the property.

Benefits

- Less up front cost

- Acquire a larger, more desirable, and better located property

- Avoid expensive investment or 2nd home mortgage costs

- Minimize market risks

- Minimize out of pocket expenses

- Minimize your liability

- Maximize your return on your investment.

- Survivor and Beneficiary Protection

Which entity is best for co-ownership? It really depends on the property, and nature, interests, and goals of the co-owners. For 2 or 3 friends or family members a TIC Tenants In Common) might be best, for others an LLC (Limited Liability Company) or an LFP (Limited Family Partnership) may be better suited.

These legal entities can be established inexpensively by a qualified real estate attorney who can also best determine the appropriate form of co-ownership for you and your group. Your attorney will also prepare and customize the necessary documents and agreements to ensure each co-owner's interests are protected, ensure survivorship, eliminate or minimize potential conflicts, and clearly define responsibilities and obligations. Any issues or concerns you have about co-ownership can be addressed in the legal agreements.

If you're interested in co-ownership of a beautiful Myrtle Beach ocean front or resort home or condo contact us. We'll take the time to understand the needs and goals of your group, help you find a suitable property at a great price, and provide you with the legal, insurance, management, and maintenance resources you need to ensure a successful and profitably joint ownership venture in Myrtle Beach.

Do you want to invest in a joint ownership venture but don't have a group? We're forming several investment LLC's for the purpose of acquiring desirable and well located resort properties at bargain prices. Investment's start at $25,000. Contact us for more information.

About the Authors: Michael Childs and Melissa Terrill are real estate investment partners and a licensed real estate agent team in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Mike and Lisa use their experience as investors to help you find and negotiate the best possible deals on residential, resort or investment property. Visit their website http://www.forsaleoptions.com to see how they can help you take advantage of today's buyer's market.

10 Celebrity Cancer Survivors Who Have Inspired Others

There can be no question that cancer is blight on the world; every year it takes the lives of huge numbers of people across the globe. It has no prejudice, striking down young and old, black and white, rich and poor alike. As such, it also strikes our cherished celebrities taking their lives in equal numbers.

But, also, as with all cases of cancer, many Celebs get through their ordeal and Come Back as strong as ever. The only real different with celebrities that win their fight and survive cancer is that they can be seen back in the public eye and are a clear inspiration to other people who are suffering to not give up hope and fight back and hopefully win the battle against these various forms of cancer.

Here are just Ten of the many celebrity cancer survivors who are showing that it is possible to win the cancer fight.

1. Kylie Minogue

2. Kylie Minogue, the famous Australian starlet, who is known for her sexy music videos and sultry voice especially in the world wide smash “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” also had a bout with breast cancer in 2005.

3. She is now currently in remission and in the past year has published a children’s book and returned to both the concert and Broadway stage.

4. Throughout her battle she remained strong, publicly stating that with the aid of friends and family she was determined to beat breast cancer and pick up her life where she left off before her diagnosis, it is said that untold numbers of young women were saved by early detection as a direct result of the publicity around her story.

2. Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, a celebrity due to his status as co-founder of Apple, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004. Although he is most recognizable for the Apple brand, Jobs also is a member of the Board of Directors of Walt Disney and was CEO of Pixar Animation until Disney acquired the stock.

Despite the fact that pancreatic cancer is normally inoperable, Jobs is now in remission after undergoing a radical new procedure in which part of the pancreas is removed Pancreatic cancer treatment.

Although there has been speculation about his health, Apple reports Jobs still contributes heavily to decisions and is in remission from cancer.

3. Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong is well known for his battle with testicular cancer in 1996 and was given a 2% chance of surviving the cancer. This is because it had spread to his brain, lungs, and abdomen.

Not only did Armstrong beat the odds and successfully enter remission but he also won the Tour de France not once, but, seven times since having a 98% chance of succumbing to cancer.[Testicular cancer cure]

Although he retired in 2005 from competitive bicycling it seems he cannot keep away as he returned to the sport in January of 2009.

4. Nelson Mandela

Political figure Nelson Mandela was also diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001 after being released from prison and ending the Apartheid regime in South Africa.

At this point he retired from the public eye and entered radiation for his cancer which was successful as he has now been in remission since 2004 [Radiation treatment].

Mandela is enjoying his peaceful life with family and can credit a Noble Peace Prize to the list of accolades he has received.

5. Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher, known for her nasal vocal qualities in many movies and starring as TV’s The Nanny, had to put her life on hold when she was diagnosed with stage 1 uterine cancer in June of 2000.

Although it was misdiagnosed for about two years, when it was discovered, fortunately, it was still in stage 1, allowing her to undergo a radical hysterectomy procedure and now lives her life without cancer in the background. Fran spoke out about her battle in a book title Cancer Schmancer.

6. Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder, who most people know fondly as Willy Wonka from the Chocolate Factory movie, was diagnosed with lymphoma, (non-Hodgkins) in 1999 but was able to beat the strain and has been in remission and living a private life since 2000.

His wife Gilda Radner passed away from ovarian cancer [signs of ovarian cancer] and he has been a vocal advocate of cancer charities since his recovery. Also, since he went into remission for his cancer he has published several books including the 2007 release My French Whore and in 2008 The Women Who Wouldn’t.

7. Kathy Bates

Actress Kathy Bates, who is best known for her work in Misery for which she won an Academy Award, has waged a private battle with ovarian cancer in 2003 but since it leaked to the press she has announced that she was able to make a full recovery and is now more than five years into remission.

Bates continues to pop up in movies as the overbearing adorable characters she is known for; with appearances recently in films such as PS I Love You, Bee Movie, and The Family That Preys.

8. Suzanne Somers

Suzanne Somers, known as the endless beauty and author of several self-help books as well as the sexy step mother in Step by Step in the early nineties, battled breast cancer in 2001.

Unlike most people she choose to receive surgery and radiation treatment but bypassed chemotherapy for alternative cancer treatment that included mistletoe injections.

Since then she has been an avid supporter of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and also penned a bestselling novel on the topic entitled Ageless.

9. Olivia Newton John

Most people recognize Olivia Newton John as Sandy in Grease or for her hit single Let’s Get Physical,but John now spends her time campaigning and raising awareness of breast cancer.

In 1992 she was diagnosed with the disease at a time when the subject was still taboo in pop music culture. Since then she has literally changed her tune releasing music to uplift women’s spirits and donating a generous portion or proceeds to breast cancer foundations.

John continues to raise cancer awareness and release albums and recently was seen on stage at Sound Relief in aid of the Victoria brush fire victims in Australia.

10. Christina Applegate

The most recent celebrity to be profiled publicly for her bout of cancer, Christina Applegate, known for her role in Married with Children and in a rash of movies, was diagnosed with cancer in August of 2008.

Although the cancer was caught early and only in one breast she found that she carries the gene mutation that would cause the cancer to arise again and elected to have a double mastectomy.

She is now cancer free and undergoing reconstructive surgery. The recent 2009 People magazine voted her the most Beautiful Person of the Year and the production of her new Television sitcom “Samantha Who?” has continued production as usual.

About the Author

Neelima Reddy, author of this article writes for OnlineCancerGuide.com. Online Cancer blog is dedicated to tracking and posting information on the advances in the study of cancers, but also other aspects of cancer related issues that concerns majority of people. For more information visit Cancer Blog

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