850 Cardinal Pl., North Myrtle Beach

Tucked quietly away in Windy Hill, close to the beach, close to Barefoot Landing — the best of both worlds. 850 Cardinal Place sits in Windy Hill Woods, a neat, well-kept development where the streets are private and the pace is slow. No through traffic. No cut-through shortcuts. Just a quiet block that happens to be golf-cart distance from everything that made you want to live here in the first place. Built in 2014 and cared for by the same owner ever since, this is a brick home that has been genuinely lived in and looked after. You'll feel the difference before you're out of the foyer. Step in and the light hits you first. The open floor plan flows from the dining area through the main living space, anchored by a gas fireplace and finished in easy-care tile throughout. All on one level — no stairs, no compromise. The split bedroom floor plan puts the primary suite on its own side of the house, so guests have their space and you keep yours. Three bedrooms, two baths, 1,743 square feet that live considerably bigger than the number suggests. Out back, a private patio for morning coffee and the kind of quiet that's getting harder to find this close to the ocean. Birds, breeze, and not much else. A two-car garage plus rear parking means there's room for the truck, the golf cart, and whoever shows up for the weekend. The lot is an easy 0.14 acres — enough yard to enjoy, not enough to lose your Saturdays to. Flood Zone X, which your insurance agent will appreciate as much as you do. This is the part of North Myrtle Beach people spend years trying to get into: quiet street, solid house, beach and Barefoot Landing both a short ride away. Homes like this don't sit in Windy Hill Woods for long. Come see it. Bring your coffee cup — you'll want to picture yourself on that patio.