Property is located in an incredibly beautiful, diverse ecosystem. Within a 1/8 mile of the house we saw deer, alligators, sea turtles, blue heron, osprey and a dozen other different bird species; not to mention the fish and dolphin in the ocean. Thousands of shells to see and peruse....miles of beach nearly to ourselves. The Edisto area is intentionally underdeveloped - no fast food, no high rises, no Walmart or Publix. Plenty of good places to eat, a Food Lion and the few little shops suited us just fine. The one local golf course was in great shape, plenty challenging and very reasonably priced. We are in our mid-60's; our children are in their mid to late 30's; our grandchildren range in age from 7 to 10. It worked for everybody!Dogs can go to the beach (on leash) and be let off the leash once on the beach. It worked out well for us but our dog is extremely well behaved and we didn't mind washing her down each time.