This versatility is an advantage that allows Carolina Bays, founded in 2015, to steer in a variety of directions for their clients. Clemons says that, although he has been a licensed residential builder for 20 years, it does not mean the company is just conditioned to be a builder. 

The one element, however, that is common for each project is a seamless initial consultation to find out exactly what the client wants and needs. Next phases could include finding the right builder, lot, and floor plans for a new build, showing you listings available in the market, or heading up a remodel or addition to a home. So many options – all available at one agency.

In the real estate division, if you are selling your property, the Carolina Bays team can help you:

• Maximize your potential home value through years of professional experience in this market.
• Schedule and market open houses with their online and social media platforms.
• Advise you on any remodeling if your home needs updates before listing.

If you are hunting for a dream home in the Myrtle Beach area, the real estate team can:

• Provide their extensive knowledge of the communities in the area, the construction industry, and lots and land.
• Have access to the MLS for the most up-to-date listings in the area.
• Advocate for you during the negotiating process to help you get the home you want for a price that you are comfortable with.

If you are thinking of building a home, the team with more than 20 years of experience in the construction division can help you:

• Find your building lot if you don’t already own one.
• Find a contractor and vendors.
• Select a house plan through a stock site or a plan designer.

If you want to do a remodel or addition to your home, our construction division can:

• Meet with you and build an enclosed porch, room addition, bathroom remodeling, sunrooms, pergolas, and more.

Jim Doring first met Clemons a decade ago, when Clemons was the project manager for their new home, stayed close over the years, and reached back out to him recently to help renovate his bonus room.

“When we had the house built, we didn’t have the money to finish the bonus room, so he came in and made it into a beautiful room,” says Doring. “He’s a great person, very personable, and he’s just very in tune with things. He tells you like it is, and doesn’t mess around.”

Clemons and Carolina Bays was highly recommended to past client Suzie Slater, who wanted a pergola built in her backyard. 

“He came to the house and was so nice and so personable – just like you’ve always known him like he was the boy next door. And the thing I like the most about him is he doesn’t send someone else to do his job,” says Slater. “He’s the one who texts you, who emails you, who comes to your house. Now we have a beautiful pergola, and I like how he tied it into our brick home with columns overlooking the pond.”

Yet another example of Clemons and his team’s many talents is Cindy Moran’s multiple projects that they oversaw. Carolina Bays replaced her roof and renovated her primary bathroom, installing new flooring, light fixtures, and new cabinetry, replacing a window, and expanding the shower.

“They did a great job with coordinating all of the subcontractors and everything,” says Moran. “It just made it really easy for me. And I definitely would hire him again because there were no problems at all, and any questions I had, he was always available to help.”

Kelly Pruim agrees. Clemons helped her and her husband, Tom, add a 20-by-15-foot addition to the back of their home to serve as a game room.

“From start to finish, he helped us with design and other architectural elements,” says Pruim. “His bid was the most thorough, and he took our vision and made it into our reality without looking like an appendage on the back of the home. I love the vaulted the ceilings with shiplap.”

And Michael Walsh hired Carolina Bays to remodel his walk-in upstairs attic that is over 35 years old. It had electric and plumbing available, but it was just never finished. The attic is now a new living space, featuring a large bedroom, bath, and hallway, where the Walshes’ son lives.

“When [Rob] came to give us an estimate, he spent a lot of time with us. It wasn’t like he just came in and, take a list, and leave,” says Walsh. “He talked with us, got our vision and what we wanted done, how we wanted to look, and he had a lot of good ideas with this. The job was done a hundred percent to our liking.”

Myrtle Beach-based Carolina Bays serves countless clients for a wide range of projects like these throughout Horry and Georgetown counties. The team consists of eight Realtors, a few field people, and contractors. As a certified master builder, Clemons is also currently serving as president of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina, which has nearly 3,500 members across the state.

“As far as being nominated to the presidency, I’d say it was because of the consistency in my efforts to see the entire Home Builders Association do better, and to really help this whole industry,” says Clemons. “I’ve worked on charity events and put in a lot of that kind of time. I’m big on outreach and big on the education of other people, so that was how I got to the point of the presidency and being a certified master builder, which is a process that you earn by taking additional continuing education above and beyond what most home builders do.”

Outside of the realms of real estate and construction, Clemons is also committed to community outreach and the culture of his business. As an alumnus of Coastal Carolina University, Clemons says Carolina Bays is a sponsor of the school’s athletics – particularly the football, baseball, and basketball programs. 

“That’s very important to me, as is being the company that will go to the beach sweeps and help clean our beaches and be involved with organizations, like Kind Keeper Animal Rescue, a no-kill animal facility,” says Clemons. “That was a big fundraiser we’ve been working on this year.

“On the company culture side, I believe that every employee or anybody working with us should have a certain level of professionalism,” he continues. “I want them to be enthusiastic, and I want them to be positive in their day-to-day dealings. I believe that that translates to a better product for our customers. And that is one of my underscores that I say when I’m talking about this because it’s just so important … I do whatever I have to do to make sure I’m putting a good quality product out there.”

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