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Hello, my husbands employer may be relocating us to the Cape Hatteras area. We are not in a position to buy a house right now, are there rental properties anywhere that are not vacation rental prices? What options are there for living that is no more than a 30-45 minute commute?
Last edited by leavingCincy; 12-19-2012 at 06:26 PM..
I checked Realtor.com for rentals, and you are probably correct that there are mainly vacation homes within 45 minutes of Cape Hatteras. I did not look at Ocracoke because you need to catch a ferry. I also checked Craigslist, and there is a 2 bedroom apartment above a shop at milepost 65 for $1000/month. Would that work?
You have a few other options:
1. Negotiate with the employer to provide assistance in buying a home.
2. Start contacting the vacation home owners on VRBO.com to find one willing to rent year round.
3. Start contacting real estate agencies with houses for sale to see if any of their clients are willing to rent year-round.
4. Look further away at Manteo, where I have seen year-round rentals. Manteo is an hour and a quarter away, and I am not sure the road is open to normal traffic through the Pea Island washed out area.
5. Turn down the job relocation.
Personally, I would turn down the job unless the employer is willing to assist with a down-payment. You may need to provide the detailed evidence to them how difficult it will be to find housing.
Last edited by goldenage1; 12-20-2012 at 05:50 AM..
Reason: Fifth option added
Also check bank owned properties, I recently received information that way about a property in Cape Hatteras. It was on a house with 5 bedrooms and 5 baths, priced at $399,000. I know that is a vacation home, but it shows that there are some deals to be had, through banks. They may have something that if you could pick up payments in some way they could work with you. I do think you can find a property owner that would rent year around and a reasonable price, I'd call the realtors to help you with that.
You need to call up the realty companies and ask for year-round rentals. If the job is actually located in Hatteras you need to be aware of the ongoing issues with HWY 12, which gets washed out by storms from time to time. When the road's out the island is only accessible by a ferry, which takes 2 1/2 hours to get there from the mainland in a town that itself is about 30 minutes from the beach area.
If the job is in one of the northernmost villages on Hatteras Island (Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo) it's possible to get there in about half an hour from south Nags Head, but again depending on the condition of HWY 12.
I would get your husbands company to help you. Everyone knows everyone there, and they SHOULD be able to point you in the right direction. Help find something you are able to live in, for the right price.
NCDOT's building at least one, probably two permanent bridges over the s-curve area as part of the Bonner Bridge replacement, similar to the old New Inlet bridge which used to cross the area. The pilings from that bridge are still visible from the highway.
Thanks for the update. I don't keep tabs on things like that. It's nice to know what's going on.
Now back to the OP. Be prepared for culture shock. It is a lot different living on the OBX and specifically HI, then living in most of the rest of the US. You will be a long way from any stores your used to. As a whole the locals are friendly. Just get involved in the community some way and you will make friends quickly.
As some one else already said you might have to find a place in South Nags Head, Nags Head, or Manteo. It will be at least an hours drive one way, but finding a year round rental will be a lot easier.
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