The Carolinas Club Ledger  ·  Hilton Head and Bluffton

Belfair (Belfair 1811).

Bluffton, SC · member-owned equity club.

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Belfair Family Membership (brokerage guide, July 2026) initiation
$100,000
Twelve months of dues
$24,749annual dues, annualized
Year-one entry
$124,749

Reported   As reported by Simply Grand Properties (brokerage), as of Jul 2026. Reported figure. The club has not yet been asked to confirm it; that call happens before the November 17 edition, and the row becomes confirmed, corrected or declined.

Initiation, every category on file
CategoryInitiationAs ofSource
Belfair Family Membershipequity$100,000Jul 2026Simply Grand Properties (brokerage)“Belfair: Annual POA (Homes) $24,749; Annual POA (Lots) $24,749; Initiation Fee $100,000; $500 mowing fee (lots only)”
Belfair Family MembershipequityOn file from 2025, not printedFeb 2025Hilton Head Island Real Estate Brokers (brokerage)
Belfair Family Membership (club site)Not publishedSep 2026the club's own site
Non-Property Owner MembershipNot publishedSep 2026the club's own site
Dues, every category on file
CategoryDuesAs ofSource
Belfair Family Membership$24,749 / annualJul 2026Simply Grand Properties (brokerage)“Annual POA (Homes) $24,749”
Belfair Family MembershipOn file from 2025, not printedFeb 2025Hilton Head Island Real Estate Brokers (brokerage)
Beside the number: capital dues, minimums, assessments and other charges

Listed as the source states them. None of these are inside the year-one figure.

ItemAmountSource
Emeritus annual fee (brokerage guide, Feb 2024)$3,150 annualtheetheridgegroup.com“Emeritus Annual Fee $3,150 (Fees Last Updated February 19, 2024)”
Capital reserve component of dues (brokerage guide, Feb 2024)$2,848 annualtheetheridgegroup.com“$21,752 (Club Operations $18,924 + Capital Reserve $2,848)”
The door
Availability, as stated
Not stated
The club maintains a list of the memberships that are listed for sale (NPO memberships resold between parties; transfer negotiations determined by both parties) Source, Sep 2026.
Ownership requirement, as stated
Must own inside the gate
Property Owner Memberships transfer with the sale or resale of the property. ... select number of Non-Property Owner Memberships offered, without living in the community. Source
What the club says, and what it leaves out

Categories the club names: Belfair Family Membership (property owner), Non-Property Owner (NPO) Membership.

Not published by the club: club-published initiation; club-published dues; NPO membership pricing; refundability; membership cap.

Beyond the number

The fee is one column. The place is the rest.

Whether the membership transfers with the house, what the assessment calendar looks like, and which category actually fits how you will use the club are the questions a schedule cannot answer. Ask us what is available inside Belfair this week, including what has not hit the portals.

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