Outer Banks Pool Options - Is It Worth Adding A Pool?

I get this question a lot here when people are looking at buying homes without a pool - how much would it cost to add a pool? The short answer is, more than you might think. The real answer is…. it depends. What kind of pool do you want to add? Do you have a site plan from when the home was built t

Second Home Loans In The Outer Banks Real Estate Market

I saw an article recently that caught my eye, actually the headline did.   "Demand For Vacation Homes Is Down More Than 50% From Pre-Pandemic Levels"   https://www.redfin.com/news/demand-down-second-homes-march-2023/   It made me wonder if people are avoiding short term rentals due to the wording, b

Real Costs of Owning a Vacation Rental on the Outer Banks

It’s the dream, isn’t it? Owning a vacation rental on the Outer Banks can be a rewarding experience – access to secluded beaches, world class fishing, and allowing renters to help pay your mortgage every month as you accumulate equity. On the other hand if you buy the wrong house, it can be an endle

A Real Asset

Just this past week in November of 2022, we have seen so many events that reinforce the value of owning a real asset. A popular crypto company, FTX, was found to be incapable of paying out its customers and filed for bankruptcy. Stock values have plummeted for several popular stocks like Upstart, Va