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Home Inspectors are our friends

I hear other real estate agents saying how they dislike Home Inspectors but I know there must be people out there who like and respect them as I do, right? If not, consider these points:
When representing buyers, I want my buyer client to hire the pickiest Inspector he can get–he’s paying for […]

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Sellers often don’t know their Flood Zones

Our market centers on a tiny strip of sand bordering the Atlantic Ocean called the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You could say we are part of “hurricane central” which can mean occasional flooding.
Here, as you can imagine, we live by the FEMA special flood hazard zones.
The flood insurance coverage we carry (or not) […]

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“Lose ‘em at the door, not on the floor!”

I just commented on another post and ended with the above quote, a favorite old restaurant saying that I learned as a stressed young hostess juggling waiting lists of angry, hungry would-be diners waiting (too long) for their tables.
I can’t cite my source because it was 20 years ago and I can’t […]

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2007 was a good Outer Banks tourist year

North Carolina’s Ferry System got a huge passenger traffic boost this season after “Dr. Beach” endorsed Ocracoke Island as the top beach in America.
Stephen Leatherman, director of Florida University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research is the person who more famously goes by “Dr. Beach” and began compiling his annual America’s Best Beaches lists in 1991.
This […]

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NC burning ban temporarily lifted

Despite the continuing drought, the statewide burning ban has been temporarily lifted.
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) and the Division of Forest Resources (DFR) are monitoring the situation to determine if the ban will need to be reinstated, but for now officials believe that recent rains might have lessened the dry forest […]

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First Flight Middle School’s “All That Jazz”

First Flight Middle School has a new musical sensation! Eight talented FFMS students comprise All That Jazz, an ensemble formed in September 2007 that specializes in Dixieland and Traditional Jazz music.
They are preparing to compete in Sacramento, California in February 2008 in the Youth Traditional Jazz Festival, Middle School Division.
One of only four such […]

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