Move-in Ready!! Many Updates and Upgrades to this Corolla Home!

October 14, 2014 By Ilona

526 Sandbucket Arch Front Exterior526 Sandbucket Arch
Corolla, NC

MLS#85193    $695,000

What a home!!! So many updates and upgrades have been done to this great Section C home. Within the last 3 years there was a new kitchen with granite countertops, all new tile flooring on the top level, new carpet in 4 bedrooms, new wood floors in hallway and steps, updated bathrooms with tile shower, pool, and furniture. New for 2014 is the roof, elevator, front deck with Trex material. Move in ready and CLEAN! It’s a great rental home or second home. HUGE lot with excellent privacy it feels like it’s the only home around. Enjoy the ocean views and extremely short walk to direct beach access. The top floor features a HUGE and open living/dining/kitchen area with more than enough room to spread out. In the off season you can relax by the wood burning fireplace.

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2 Price Reductions in one of Corolla’s Most Desirable Neighborhoods!

October 10, 2014 By Ilona

price reduction 2

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New Listing! 117 E. Meadowlark Street Kill Devil Hills NC, 27948

October 9, 2014 By Ilona

117 E Meadowlark St, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 New Listing!!

MLS# 85408      $275,000

Excellent location in the heart of KDH!

Walk to restaurants, shopping or an easy stroll to the beach. This is a very cute home with a lot of potential. Enjoy the wrap around decks on the entire house, the ground floor patio area or the rooftop deck for best views. The top floor features an open concept kitchen/dining/living area, a full bathroom and 3 bedrooms. Take the spiral staircase downstairs to the HUGE game room with additional seating/sleeping and another full bathroom. Private entrance and garage complete the ground floor space. Perfect for year round living/second home or investment. Most of the homes on the street are either full time residents or second home owners. Great spot at a great price!

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New Listing! 4324 Seascape Drive, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949

October 8, 2014 By Ilona

4324 Seascape Drive Kitty Hawk NC, 27949New Listing!!

MLS# 85393     $569,000

This home has it all! From the ocean and golf course views to the real practicality of the floor plan, you’ll love this as a primary home, second home or rental property. The ground floor consists of a large bedroom and bathroom, with an exterior door to the pool area. A large game room/media room with wet bar and slider out to the pool area and fenced in back yard. The mid level features 4 bedrooms with “Jack and Jill” bathrooms in between. Also a large bedroom over the garage with private bath and private entrance, perfect for older adult children or the mom in law. The hallways and stairways are nice and wide or use the elevator! The top floor features a large living area with open concept kitchen. Lots of windows, decks on the front and back of the home as well as a full master bedroom and bath with deck access on both the front and back of the home.

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Where does our business comes from?

October 2, 2014 By Ilona

In a recent survey of all agents at Beach Realty on all closed transactions for the year (a list of 101 deals), it was quite shocking to find out where we meet our buyers and sellers.  We think of ourselves as being a primarily internet based marketplace since the majority of our buyers and sellers (over 60%) don’t live here.  While it’s clear that 100% of our clients USE the internet during their search/purchase, they don’t necessarily find their agent or home that way. Beach Realty’s advertising budget is of course a lot bigger than any of its personal agents’ budgets, as you can imagine.  Last checked it was $35,000 to $40,000 per year.  Yet, look what that money has produced in return????  Not a single deal from Homes and Land, Trulia or Zillow.  Only 3 transactions total from web originated leads – where the majority of our advertising budget goes. I personally spend about $5,500 per year on various advertising sources, mainly for the write off.  I can tell you I’ve not closed a deal all year from a web generated lead.  I’ve talked to a few…even shown houses to a few.  No deals yet for 2014. The moral of this story is that word of mouth/database/referrals is the primary way to generate business for real estate agents.  People really prefer to work with someone they know or are referred to.  I think we can all relate to that. So, as far as advertising goes, it’s important to let the world know your home is for sale, but it’s highly unlikely the buyer of your home is going to call the listing agent from an ad and buy it.  It’s 99% more likely they will find an agent and that agent will introduce your home to their buyer based on the interview of wants, needs and desires. However, I will still continue to advertise for the potential leads as well as tax write offs!

Lead Type # % of total
Sphere of Influence 21 20.79%
Past Client 20 19.80%
Referral 17 16.83%
Kitty Hawk Rental Homeowner 12 11.88%
Signs 8 7.92%
Up call 5 4.95%
Buyer Seminar 4 3.96%
Prospecting 4 3.96%
Agent website 2 1.98%
FSBO 2 1.98%
Other 2 1.98%
Website 2 1.98%
Expired 1 0.99%
Realtor.com 1 0.99%
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Beach Nourishment Update ~ September 23, 2014

October 2, 2014 By Ilona

Beach Nourishment Update
September 23, 2014

Speaker:  Bill Pitt

Areas of Nourishment:

Duck – From just north of the pier for about a mile and a half
KH – the entire town
KDH – from the KH/KDH town line south to about the Wright Memorial.

Total cost estimates Funds to be raised by municipalities
Duck 13.8 million Duck 6.7 million
KH 17.5 million KH 6.2 million
KDH 9.4 million KDH 5.0 million
Total 40.8 million Total 17.9 million

Dare County to provide 23 million of the 40.8 million estimate.

How the towns will pay their portion:  

KDH will have a town-wide rate increase of .03 – about $30 for every $100,000 of value.

A municipal service district (MSD) will be defined as all those properties on the east side of the beach road – those properties will see an increase of .3509.

Duck and KH are still unsure and do not have details at this point.  The following are proposed solutions only and may not be the final plan.

Duck – may have 3 different MSD areas – Oceanfront/Semi, From Semi to 4 or 5 lots back and then everything else.  Still looking at options

KH – Has the least amount of oceanfront tax base but they are thinking about the oceanfront and the entire between the highways area to be one MSD and will have the bulk of the increase.  KH will have a town-wide tax increase and there may be a separate area in the northern Seascape area – not sure if that includes the commercial areas.

Stages of nourishment process:

Design
Environmental Documentation
Permitting
Pre-construction
Construction  (timeline has this starting in a large window sometime in 2016).

Southern Shores will not be doing any nourishment at this time.

Information from today’s presentation will be added to the KDH website soon.

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Corner Lot in the Heart of Kill Devil Hills!

October 2, 2014 By Ilona

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313 Quail Lane, Kill Devil Hills
MLS#81279 $229,000

Take a look at this great home on nice corner lot! A perfect 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in the heart of Kill Devil Hills. A beautiful yard in a peaceful wooded setting. Be sure to check out the detached oversized garage with a second floor! Imagine the possibilities for all this space! You’ve got to come see this home – it’s the perfect place for your family! Don’t forget about the quick walk to Nags Head Woods!

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Amazing Location and Meticulously Maintained Home in Corolla!

September 30, 2014 By Ilona

946 Whalehead Drive, Corolla, NC 27927This home has an amazing location right on the corner of the walkway straight to the beach. The home sits back off the road with a volleyball court in front and private pool and hot tub in back. There are three entry ways – a covered door, one from the north side and also from the back of the home. Three of the four bedrooms on the lower level have access to a deck facing east. The top floor master has a private deck as well. Enjoy top floor deck space on the east and west side of the home. Newer carpet and furniture as well as meticulous maintenance by the owner make this a must see.

MLS# 82489        $510,000

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Bright – Beautifully Decorated Home in Corolla Ready for You Now!

September 25, 2014 By Ilona

New Price for 375 Mariner756 Mariner Dr.
Corolla, NC

 NOW $375,000
MLS# 82451

This home is so bright and beautifully decorated. You’ll enjoy the short walk to the beach, unobstructed ocean views, ample deck space on both levels, three separate living rooms/dens, wide open kitchen, fireplace, 5 spacious bedrooms and great memories for your family to make.

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New Price! Kill Devil Home with Many Possibilities!!

September 18, 2014 By Ilona

803 W Airstrip Road Kill Devil Hills NC 27948

803 W. Airstrip Road
Kill Devil Hills
MLS# 84842          NOW $215,000!!!

The ground floor offers a full bath, bedroom and living room with a kitchenette and laundry area. Perfect for an older child living at home or a mother in law suite. Convert the living room into a game room and office, the possibilities are numerous. Upstairs enjoy a nice open kitchen, dining and living area. Three full bedrooms one with a master bath and two full closets as well as a hall bath and two additional decent sized bedrooms. There’s ample decking on the top floor. Also enjoy a nice quiet street, wooded lot and plenty of paved parking.

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