About the Owners
Faith and Steve McNitt are dual nationals, American and British, currently listed as living in Wilmington, NC, USA. Faith actually lives there with her rescue mutt, Orbit and her Sprocket Man cat.
Faith runs a non-profit cat rescue Feline Matchmakers based in Wilmington NC.
Steve is a nuclear health physicist. Nobody exactly knows what that does, but he’s really good at it! Faith and Steve live full time in Wilmington, NC with their 5 cats- Sprocket, Freya, Marbles, Boo and JoJo, along with Orbit the dog.
Faith and Steve accidentally went to Grenada when Steve was helping a mate get his yacht to Grenada. They did the first part of the trip to the Canaries, and we booked a holiday around the second part of the trip, so that Steve would sail in and Faith would already be there, hotel and flights sorted. Well, the second sailing didn’t work out. Faith had a round trip ticket and a hotel booked, so she was all set. Steve, on the other hand, had a one way ticket home, but no way there. Luckily, his wife is very talented and thrifty, so she got him a trip there with frequent flyer miles. Lucky Steve got to fly there first class, leaving his adorable wife in coach class.
They enjoyed their first visit to the island immensely, dividing time on the beach with destination days to different attractions around the island. As they were staying at the Flamboyant Hotel (now, sadly, no longer there,) they took a stroll over the hill and found Morne Rouge beach, locally known as BBC Beach. As they snorkelled away, Faith said to Steve “I want to buy a place on this beach should anything become available.” As usual, he ignored such a comment. Well, actually, he laughed….
They went back in February of 2015. Lo and behold, an internet search revealed a one bedroom condo for sale in Mahogany Run, Morne Rouge. Just out of curiosity, Faith made an appointment to see what you could get for the money that was being asked. Both thought it was “in need of improvement” and couldn’t believe it was so expensive! Of course, the view WAS to die for…..
Upon further research, Faith realised that this was the only property THIS close to the beach that she would ever be able to afford. With much persistence, she worked out an agreeable offer with the seller, went through a string of complicated processes to get the deal done, then finally closed on 15 September 2015. She moved in right away and started the remodel. Steve was able to help for the first week of work, but being the talented and important person that he is, zipped off to France for work obligations. Faith continued remodelling on her own for the next two weeks, with the help of her awesome property manager’s referrals of local talent.
When the condo next to the Love Shack went up for sale, Faith bought it and Grenada Shimmy Shack was born in 2019.
One thing Faith learned in the process is that westerners are spoiled. Ok, she already knew that, being one herself. But the DEGREE of spoiled became clear. Understanding that everything on this island has a value, because very little is produced here, recycling became the name of the game. What she couldn’t recycle she gave away to locals or to the Children’s Home Charity.
The Grenada Love Shack has had several remodels, including the kitchen and bathroom. The Grenada Shimmy Shack had a bathroom remodel. They continue to make improvements as and when they can.
If you have questions about the property, you can visit the Facebook page or contact Faith directly.
But don’t be upset if there’s “glitter on the front porch.”