Welcome to the OBX Housing Family! As a new Landlord or client of ours here are a few tips to help make this transition smoother: -Our website is a valuable source of information for all customers and clients including our Blogs that provide helpful information about rental property and local events as well as help …
Outer Banks Housing: When Will the new Dare Flood Maps Become Effective? Although Currituck County has already released their new flood maps, Dare County maps are being held up by FEMA or they are being re-developed. The latest information on the maps shows the Letter of Final Determination on the maps due sometime in April. …
Outer Banks Long Term Rental Owners: DENY HOMEOWNER INSURANCE RATE INCREASE! Last month, the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) submitted a Homeowners Insurance Rate Filing to the NC Department of Insurance. The filing reflects an overall statewide average increase of 17.4% for homeowners, renters and condominium rates. However, NCRB has requested a rate increase of …
3 Must-Know Deck Safety Tips for your Outer Banks Long Term Rental Thousands of decks have either been built by do-it-yourselfers or by contractors who aren’t aware of the latest deck building codes or are looking to cut costs. In fact, most deck codes have changed in recent decades. If your home is over 10 …
Outer Banks Residential Rental Property Owners: with Tax Season Quickly Approaching don’t Forget to take all your Deductions! Every year, Landlords pay more taxes on their rental income than they should. Why? Because they fail to take advantage of all the tax deductions that are available for Landlords who rent their homes on a long …
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY AT YOUR OBX HOUSING RENTAL HOME? As most of our long-term renters know, OBX Housing is available to accept Maintenance Requests via the Tenant Portal 7 days per week/24 hours per day. When a Tenant submits a Maintenance Request an email notification is …
Outer Banks Housing News: LARGE ITEM TRASH PICK UP SCHEDULED FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ONLY IN COLINGTON HARBOUR AS FOLLOWS: The Dare County Sanitation Department will be conducting a large household pick-up for residential customer only for March 5, 2019, Tuesday for locations inside the gate and March 19, 2019, Tuesday Colington for homes located off …
OBX Housing: Assistance offered for those in need through the National Flood Insurance Program! According to Melody Chopton, Management Assistant for the Town of Kitty Hawk: Dare County has received notice of the availability of Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) funds for the elevation of homes in unincorporated Dare County. The FMA program provides funding to …
OBX Housing continues to help the senior community! Those of you who have been in our office have seen our furry office staff, Buddy (aka President) and Louie (aka Vice President.) Did you know that they are also working dogs? Buddy is an AKC certified Distinguished Therapy Dog having had over 400 visits at local …
OBX Housing: Per Dare County Public Works, here’s the schedule for Christmas Trash and New Year’s trash collection: This year, Dare County Public Works will have a modified garbage collection schedule for the week of December 24 with two commercial pick-ups and one residential pick-up, as outlined below. Garbage collection the week prior to and …