The Crystal Coast Blog

It’s Time to Take a Serious Look at Your Crystal Coast Property

Let’s face it, some homes on the Crystal Coast will never sell. Why? In this post, I will attempt to cover those costly mistakes sellers just can’t seem to get right. If your Atlantic Beach condo, Salter Path beach cottage, Pine Knoll Shores townhome or Emerald Isle oceanfront luxury home suffers one of the maladies, it is recommended you take a serious look at your property and make the necessary adjustments if you’re really serious about selling in today’s competitive Crystal Coast real estate market.

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Helping You Find More Information on Crystal Coast Condos

After performing a search for condo developments on the Crystal Coast, the staff at Crystal Coast Blog decided to go to work for you and create a section completely devoted just for Crystal Coast Condos.

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The aroma of salt in the sea breeze, the sound of waves lapping at your feet and the magnificent vistas with unparalleled views of the sound and the ocean, now that’s fine living on the Crystal Coast. Your senses are flooded with the aromas, sounds and sights that make up the Crystal Coast. Natural beauty combined with more amenities than you can imagine and the endless opportunities for rest, relaxation, and fine dining make the Southern Outer Banks irresistible. Ahhhh…wouldn’t it be great if your beach vacation never ended? Imagine if your getaway lasted forever AND you were able to make this vacation and every other one that follows pay for itself? Believe it or not, this dream could be within your reach.

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The Spring home buying season will be here before you know. Before you venture out to view Crystal Coast properties for sale, it is recommended you view these timely house hunting tips:

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So what’s your best guess? Here is a nugget of information that just may help you find that prized Crystal Coast vacation home or permanent Bogue Banks home. Web-savvy Crystal Coast real estate agents prefer to have a “new listing” debut on the Carteret County Multiple Listing Service (MLS) on a Friday. Results from research sponsored by Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin indicates homes that debuted on Fridays experienced more views, hence more website visitors. The research also indicated the least favorable day to debut a Crystal Coast property is on a Thursday.

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5 Surefire Ways to Insure Your Crystal Coast Home Never Sells

In the current market condition, selling your Crystal Coast home can be a challenging transaction. With that said, you need every competitive advantage possible when competing with many other Crystal Coast properties on the market. Remember, you are vying for the same pool of qualified buyers as your competition in your home’s price range. So when you’re ready to list your Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach or Pine Knoll Shores property, it is recommended you avoid these potential “deal killers“!

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Why is it that people tend to stay away from the Crystal Coast in the winter. Sure a lot of the stores are closed and you may not have the variety of open restaurants like you do during peak season but you won’t have to wait in line for that fresh seafood dinner.

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Helping You Get Your Crystal Coast Property Ready for the Market

Spring will be here before you know it and you know what that means. The prime home selling season cranks into full gear. If you have plans to place your Crystal Coast property on the market, now is the time to start prepping your Crystal Coast beach home or condo for the market. Just remember – in the current Crystal Coast real estate market environment, you must have your Emerald Isle, Salter Path, Pine Knoll Shores or Atlantic Beach home ready for the market the moment it debuts on the MLS (multiple listing service). To do otherwise places you and your Crystal Coast home at a distinct disadvantage and it might wind up costing you thousands of dollars or possibly delay the sale of your home.

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The Return Trip to Emerald Isle

By now it was approaching early afternoon and the wind had picked up. Obviously, a return by way of the Atlantic was out of the question. I asked my trusty navigator, Pam my wife, to plot a course for us to return via Taylor’s Creek on the Beaufort waterfront for our return trip back to Emerald Isle. Taylor’s Creek is a scenic trip and I highly recommend that trek. Just remember, all along the waterfront is a “no wake zone”, so take that into account when calculating your time. Beaufort is a pretty little town filled with neat shops, good restaurants and interesting homes. If you have time, check it out if you’re near Morehead City.

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And We Live to Tell About it!

If you own a boat and live on the Crystal Coast, or maybe vacation here, no doubt you’ve traversed the ICW to the “Hook” of Cape Lookout. You may have even conquered the Beaufort Inlet out to the “deep water” and followed the shoreline of Shackelford Banks. I suspect you’ve spotted the ponies as you made your way to Cape Lookout. Or maybe you took the easier “path” via the inside passage to avoid the big swells of the Inlet. I assure you, each trip you take will be memorable.

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