Tuesday, February 22, 2011

For Rent by Owner in Nags Head, North Carolina

                                                 (More pictures below. Click to enlarge)                                                                  

Uncle Jack's House
 
Senior citizens especially will appreciate the easy accessibility of this charming three-bedroom, two-bath house in South Nags Head---everything is on one floor and it’s only seven steps up from the ground.  Uncle Jack has been a senior citizen for quite some time now himself and he really appreciates not having to haul his weary bones up to the second or third floor when it’s time for his nap.
    Accessibility is not the only virtue of this delightful house, though, as he learned from twenty years of living in it year-round.  He and Mrs. Uncle Jack moved to Baltimore a couple of years ago but it’s now their home away from home. It is not without some trepidation that they offer it for rental part of the year to folks who are necessarily complete strangers. They are hoping that their renters, will recognize when they step inside that this is no ordinary rental property and will treat it as though they are guests in someone’s home---which they really are.
     The attached pictures should give a good idea of what the house is like inside.  It’s not a big house but it would be hard to find a more comfortable one.  Uncle Jack loves comfort and he made sure it was all around him whether in the living room, the bedroom, the sun room, the huge screened porch, the dining room, the kitchen or the spacious outdoor deck.
    You can’t  see the ocean from his house but you can almost always  hear it because it’s only a three-minute walk away up Whitecap street.  Lucky for him the beach in his neighborhood is wide and inviting, unlike other parts of South Nags Head where erosion has wreaked havoc on many houses and streets.     
     Truth be told there is no place he would rather live on all the Outer Banks than his part of South Nags Head ---a quiet residential neighborhood that is convenient to just about everything a vacationer could want.  He thinks you will love it no matter how old you are.
Uncle Jack's House is represented by Cola Vaughan Realty. For further information, rates, and availability go to http://www.obxcola.com/details.asp?unit=UJ

Miscellaneous Factoids

  • Location.  Just south of the 17.5 milepost in South Nags Head, on Old Oregon Inlet Road.  On the west side one mile south of Whalebone Junction, between Whitecap and Ciltvaira streets. Street address is 8442 Old Oregon Inlet Road but the house actually faces Ciltvaira and can also be accessed from Whitecap.  Distance to the beach is approximately 250 yards, a roughly 3 minute stroll via Whitecap or Ciltvaira street.
  • Description. Three-bedroom, two-bath, one-story house with living room, dining room, large kitchen, sun room, screened porch, deck and detached one-car garage.  Central heat and air. High-speed wireless internet. Cable TV in three rooms.  Washer and dryer. See pictures for detailed descriptions of each room.
  • Nearby Amenities.   New Jennette’s Pier, 7-11, Cahoon’s Store, Sam and Omie’s restaurant, Whalebone Citgo, KFC, Thats-a-Burger, Fatboyz ice cream---all one mile north at Whalebone Junction. Outer Banks Fishing Pier, one mile south. Basnight’s Lone Cedar, Sugar Creek  and Tale of the Whale----all popular restaurants---are within two miles on the Causeway to Manteo.  The venerable Owens Restaurant, a Nags Head landmark for 60 years, is 1.5 miles north on the Beach Road.  The Tanger Outlet Mall with 30+ shops is less than two miles away on the Bypass. The Outer Banks Mall (Food Lion, New York Bagels and many other shops) is five minutes away by car. A wide sidewalk running the entire 5 mile length of South Nags Head is available to walkers, runners, rollerskaters and bicyclists.
  • Housekeeping Details.  Uncle Jack’s house rents from Saturday to Saturday.  Check-in time is 3 p.m. Saturday, check-out is 10 a.m. Saturday.
  • Availability and reservations.  email vaughanrealty@embarqmail.com or phone 252-449-2652
             SEE PICTURES BELOW
     
 


Back view looking south with screened porch on the right. Only seven steps to reach the first and only floor. Parking spaces front and back will accommodate four or five cars.


Interior of the screened porch. A great place to sit and enjoy the ocean breezes.


One corner of the large, sunny well-equipped kitchen which includes, in addition to the appliances shown, a refrigerator, microwave oven, toaster oven, toaster and hand-held mixer, most of which are new or almost new this year.


Breakfast nook in one corner of the large kitchen. Pictures are aerial photographs of Nags Head landmarks from the early 1950's.


The Butterfly Bedroom with queen-sized bed, closet, chest of drawers, bookshelf, TV with remote control. Two large windows make this an especially bright and cheery room. Bathroom with tub and shower is just two steps away in the hallway.


Master bedroom with king-sized bed. En suite bathroom with shower. Double closet with sliding mirrored doors. Ample storage space in two bedside tables and large dresser. Flatscreen cable TV with remote control. Skylight over bed. New mattress and box spring in 2011.


The living room features a 55 inch, flatscreen TV with remote control and DVD player. Comfortable seating for six facing the TV.


Living room. The antique desk allows connection to the internet with ethernet cable if desired. High speed wireless is available throughout the house. Two sofas and reclining swivel chair are new in 2011.


Living room large sofa. Readers will appreciate the excellent reading lamps throughout the house.



Guests may have to draw straws to see who gets this incredibly comfortable chair in the living room.
It rocks and swivels and has a great reading light. Uncle Jack's favorite.


The dining room, adjacent to the kitchen. The antique table seats six adults comfortably. (The table once graced the old Hollowell Hotel in Nags Head, circa 1880).


West side of the sun room, a cozy area located between the kitchen and screened porch. Nice spot to enjoy morning cup of coffee when the weather is too inclement to sit on the screened porch.


 
East side of the sunroom. Comfortable chairs with excellent light for reading. 


Twin bedroom. Brand new beds, mattresses and comforters in 2011.


Library in the twin bedroom. Guests will not want for great reading material.

 

The beach at the foot of Whitecap Street. Jennette's Pier is a twenty minute walk to the north. The Outer Banks Pier is equidistant to the south.