OBX Housing says… Outer Banks Summer time brings us a lot of cars and tourists but so far into the 2017 season we have seen excessive August type temperature and heat indexes as well as over 15 inches of rain! The torrential rains have caused residential flooding in Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, and Kitty …
Finding a new Tenant for your Outer Banks long term rental home doesn’t have to be difficult, after all….there are so many people out there looking! What you need to do is hire OBX Housing to screen and qualify a Prospective Tenant before they ever even look at your home. At OBX Housing we discuss …
At OBX Housing over 60% of our Outer Banks Long Term Renters and Tenants pay online and on time. We achieve this high percentage by permitting our Residents to pay through our website at their Tenant Portal that they can access 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. This is very convenient for those …
At OBX Housing we have many ways of communicating with our Owners, Renters and Service people and encourage conversation! We want to hear from everyone we do business with regarding payments, work orders/maintenance needs and questions regarding your rental agreements. Not only can we be reached by telephone, text, fax, and email but our Clients …
After spending a wonderful week away with friends and family you arrive home and notice that something, in your Outer Banks Long Term Rental, is out of place. The front door is slightly open and you are sure you closed and locked it when you left. You peek inside and find that while you were …
Consider switching your Outer Banks Vacation Rental into an Outer Banks Long Term Rental! With larger and larger homes being built on the Outer Banks, we have seen smaller “cottages” here produce less rental revenue. These smaller homes are typically 4, 3 and 2 bedroom properties. We are experiencing a shortage of Year Round rentals on the …
Typically, our answer is no and mainly because OBX long-term rental housing is at such a premium on the Outer Banks. Most standard, North Carolina Residential Rental Contracts contain a clause that permits the tenancy to go on a month to month basis after the initial term of the Lease. They also contain the clause …
At OBX Housing, we require your Tenants to carry a minimum of $100,000 liability insurance. This reduces your risk of having to pay out of pocket in the event of accidental Tenant-caused damage (such as a kitchen fire or water damage) to your OBX long term rental property. PROGRAM DETAILS Tenant liability insurance helps protect …
Being the Owner of a Outer Banks Long Term Rental can be a great investment and especially if you are considering retiring here in 5 to 10 years. Long Term renters tend to stay in homes because rentals are few and far between and also tend to treat your home as their own. Here are …
Rental rates have increased faster than inflation in 2017 according to Business Wire, a division of Berkshire Hathaway. We have definitely seen this to be the case on the Outer Banks but many are wondering if it is supply and demand or green on the part of Landlords. Now is also a very good time …