Coast Guard and university rentals

Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City, home to the Air Station and the Aviation Logistics Center, is the Coast Guard's largest aviation footprint, and Coast Guard members and civilian staff are a steady part of the local rental market. Elizabeth City State University adds student renters near campus.

Rentals that have served those tenants for years often come with tired kitchens and baths, worn floors, and turnover damage. We buy them occupied or empty. Leases and deposits move to us at closing.

Elizabeth City's historic districts

Elizabeth City's Historic Preservation Commission reviews work in two local historic districts, Downtown and West Main Street, and issues certificates of appropriateness for plans that meet the city's design guidelines. Windows, siding, porches, roofing materials, and demolition are typical items that need review before work starts.

Many of the houses in and around those districts date from the late 1800s and early 1900s and need everything at once: foundations, wiring, plumbing, and roofs. We buy them as they are and handle the review process after closing.

Weeksville, Nixonton, and the 2022 values

Outside the city, Pasquotank is flat farmland and river frontage along the Pasquotank and Little rivers. Houses there run on wells and septic permitted through Albemarle Regional Health Services, and manufactured homes on family lots are common.

Riverfront lots carry their own questions: piers and bulkheads that need CAMA permits for any rebuild, and flood-zone insurance. The county was in the federal disaster declarations for Isabel in 2003 and Irene in 2011, and storm repairs from either can still surface in an inspection.

Pasquotank's current values took effect January 1, 2022, and the next reappraisal is scheduled for 2030. Landlords, heirs carrying an empty house, and owners on fixed incomes feel a one-step increase most. Falling behind does not stop a sale: delinquent county and city taxes are paid from the proceeds when the attorney disburses.

Pasquotank County property we buy

  • Rentals near the Coast Guard base, occupied or vacant
  • Student rentals near Elizabeth City State University
  • Older houses in the Downtown and West Main Street historic districts
  • Houses with open Elizabeth City code cases
  • Rural houses on wells and septic around Weeksville and Nixonton
  • Manufactured homes on rural lots
  • Riverfront houses with failing piers or bulkheads
  • Inherited houses and estates

Records, courts, and closing in Pasquotank County

Elizabeth City is the county seat. The Pasquotank County Register of Deeds records deeds, the clerk of superior court in Elizabeth City handles foreclosure hearings and estates, and the county tax office sets values. Certificates of appropriateness, permits, and code cases inside the city go through Elizabeth City's development services department.

Closing is handled by a licensed North Carolina attorney. Mention any recent contractor work on the property, since North Carolina mechanics' liens can relate back to when that work began.

Frequently asked questions

Do you buy rentals with Coast Guard tenants in them?

Yes. The lease and deposit transfer to us at closing, and the tenant can stay.

Will you buy a house in an Elizabeth City historic district?

Yes. The certificate of appropriateness process becomes our job after we own it.

Do you buy student rentals near ECSU?

Yes, occupied or between tenants, and in any condition.

The city has a code case open on my house. Can I still sell?

Yes. Open code cases do not have to be closed before we buy.

Do you buy outside Elizabeth City?

Yes, in Weeksville, Nixonton, and across rural Pasquotank County.

Pasquotank County property and court resources