It's that time of year when property managers here in Emerald Isle contact prospective vacationers to lock in their beach rental with a down payment. Talking to a friend of mine, Steve, who manages my properties at Century, he told me oceanfront homes are booking fast. And here are SEVEN reasons why. Reason number one: If you like to roll out of bed and land on the beach, oceanfront is the only way to go. Picture yourself leaving the bedroom, padding to the kitchen, grabbing a coffee, walking down to the dune deck, and gazing out over the ocean. EI, EI, Ahhh. Relaxation at its finest. The only interruption might be some gulls or pelicans soaring overhead. You can’t get this renting second row. Reason number two: “Daddy! Daddy! I want to go to the beach.” Hearing that from my children, I simply said, “Go! Stay out of the water until I come down.” Kids making sand castles, searching for shells, and you’re still sitting comfortably on the dune deck, sipping coffee and watching them. It doesn’t get much better than this. Ask me how I know? You can’t do this renting second row.
Reason number three: You’re on the beach enjoying a cold one, and you hear, “Daddy! Daddy! I have to go number two.” No problem. You got this. Walk back to the house with little Johnnie. Help him use the facilities. Walk back to the beach. Easy peasy. You can’t do this renting second row. Reason number four: “Daddy! Daddy! I’m thirsty. I’m hungry. I forgot my hat.” Relax. You got this. Walk back to the house. Handle the emergency. Walk back to the beach. You’re a hero. And all you did was walk a couple hundred steps. Your cold one is still cold. Reason number five: You and your wife finish off a bottle of wine, and she says, “Let’s go walk on the beach.” You hesitate, thinking you might have to drive and then you remember, We’re oceanfront. You’re a hero, again. You can’t do this renting second row.
Reason number six: You drove nine hours from Ohio You’re coming over the Emerald Isle bridge, looking at the water and you say to yourself, I can’t wait to sit on the deck and look out on the ocean. Renting oceanfront, you have a front row seat to stunning sunrises and sunsets. You can’t get this renting second row Reason number seven: If you plan properly, chances are good that you won’t need to get back into your car until it is time to go home. You can’t do this renting second row. Bottom line, the same three words that guided your home purchase also should guide your vacation rental. Location. Location. Location. And, in Emerald Isle, that means oceanfront.
If you’re still with me, I promised to tell you a little secret about where to rent an oceanfront vacation home in Emerald Isle. Look for homes with street numbers in the 7000s to 9000s. These homes are closest to the Food Lion and Publix, Ace Hardware, and all the places to eat, like Flip Flops Donuts at 7702 Emerald Drive and Kathryn's at 8802 Emerald Drive. Depending on where your rental is, you can easily walk to many restaurants, and that is a good thing with parking at a premium both in cost and availability. And, by all means, book a house with a pool. If you need a reason why, imagine you just drove nine hours from Ohio. All you want to do is suck down cold ones while little Johnny plays in the water. But wait! The ocean is too rough for little Johnny. Or little Johnny doesn’t like the taste of salt water. Who knows with kids today? Relax, dad. You got this. Go back up to the house. Sit in a deck chair and suck down your cold one while little Johnny splashes in the freshwater pool.
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