Long Cove Club Homes for Sale, Hilton Head

Long Cove real estate is single-family homes and the occasional empty lot, and nothing else: the covenants allow one house per lot and no condos, villas or timeshares. Few come up at once, and the club itself says inventory is low. The rest of this page covers what a listing leaves out: what membership costs at closing and every year after, the association’s right to buy a home before you do, and the leasing rule.

Before You Buy in Long Cove

Long Cove Club Homes: Golf, Lagoon and Marsh

The homes sit along the Pete Dye course, on the lagoons, or on the marsh of Broad Creek. Owners don’t need a dock of their own to keep a boat: the club’s deep-water marina on Broad Creek gives members a slip for a boat of up to 40 feet at no extra fee, as space allows. Changes to the outside of a home go through the association’s Architectural Review Board, and the club keeps a Golf Course Preservation Plan for the course; both are public on the club’s website.

What It Costs to Own in Long Cove

Buying in Long Cove means joining the club, and every owner is a member of the Long Cove Club Owners Association. On a sale under contract after April 15, 2026, an initiation fee of $75,000 is due at closing, for a lot as well as a house. An owner who sells and buys another Long Cove home within a year doesn’t pay it again, and neither do family transfers or estate plans. After that, the 2026 dues are $20,867 a year, which cover the golf course, marina, tennis center, pool, clubhouse and grounds as well as the gate and roads.

On top of the dues, every property has been assessed $7,866 for the clubhouse renovation that began in July 2026; most owners paid it at once, and some are paying it monthly over eight years, so ask whether a balance is left on the home you are buying. Golf carts ($2,400 a year for one person), guest fees and meals are extra, and there are no food and beverage minimums. A lot can have no more than three owners, and when several people or a company own a home, the board approves one of them as the member.

The Association’s Right to Buy First

Long Cove’s covenants give the association an option to buy any home or lot offered for sale, at the same price and on the same terms as a written offer. The seller presents the offer, and the association has 30 days to decide. If it passes, it signs a Waiver of Repurchase Option with the seller and the buyer, which can be recorded. Build that month into your timeline.

Buying a Long Cove Home to Rent Out

You can’t buy in Long Cove to run a vacation rental. The covenants bar leasing a home for less than six consecutive months without the association’s written permission. A lease must be to one family, filed with the association, and must forbid subletting, and the tenant gets no use of the golf course, marina, courts or pool, which is most of what Long Cove offers. Timeshares and interval ownership are banned too.

If rental income is the point, look at the communities built for it: Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes and Shipyard all allow vacation rentals, and the Hilton Head real estate guide covers the rest of the island.

Touring Homes and the Club

Every car needs a pass at the gate, so arrange a showing through the listing agent rather than driving over. The club’s membership director gives tours of the course, marina, courts and clubhouse to buyers, on (843) 686-1076, and the club’s website lists some members’ homes for sale that may not be in a listings search yet.