I have worked with emerald isle realty several times and their properties, cleanliness and service…read moreat top notch in the bogue banks. Having used two others prior, Emerald Isle Realty is a stand out

ArtSea West @ 1611 Ocean Drive. The view of the ocean was beautiful. That was the only redeeming…read morequality of this home. The mattress in 2 of the bedrooms were worn and most likely decades old. The sliding doors had no locks, only pieces of plastic or wood in the track to secure them. One of the kitchen cabinets was so broken it had just been screwed shut to keep it from falling apart. Most of the cabinets were worn and needed updating. The "panty" was a dumping ground of the nastiest items, and not usable as a pantry. One window was labeled "broken" and "do not open", most windows were hard or impossible to open and missing screens. There were NO blinds or curtains on any of the upstairs windows. The chair pads on the dining room chairs were so worn and thin they did no good as a cushion. The couches were faded and worn to the effect that you just sank in them with no support. Coffee tables and dressers were worn and chipped and even had been covered in contact paper, which was peeling off. The dryer took 3 cycles to dry. But the absolute worst in the entire place was the carpet on the 32 steps running throughout the house! It was clearly old, stained and smelled awful! It was a very chemical, ammonia smell that just permeated the entire house! Most likely cat pee. There is no excuse for a rental home to have carpet in it that clearly needs to be ripped out and thrown away immediately. We had to go and buy boxes of scented carpet powder to put down on all the steps just to make it tolerable for the week. When relaying these issues to the management company, we got a text back saying, "We are sorry to hear of your disappointment. We hope, despite these concerns, you'll have a great stay." That's all! I would not rent from them again. The pictures on the website and condition of the home are certainly not up to date. And you can't even experience the smell through pictures! In the future, I will never again rent a property from a management company that will not put actual renter reviews for properties on their web site. I just hope future considering renters will be smarter than me and look up Yelp reviews first.

MELONY TYGART WAS AMAZING…read more We were put in a horrible situation due to another realty company. We had dealt with 4 or 5 other realtors in the area and MELONY was the ONLY one that actively helped us. She is a go getter! AMAZING. I can't say enough good things about her. We got a BEAUTIFUL house in 4 days. We didn't have to settle even though we were in a bind and she even negotiated the price for us. If you are looking for a place in the area use MELONY! I recommend her to everyone I know. She will work for you! THANK YOU MELONY!

Extremely poor service - no response to multiple calls and messages regarding the serious health…read moresituation and negative environmental conditions their 24x7 burning green woods for 2-wks was causing adjourning and neighboring residents. Fortunately, the state fire agency aided residents.

Have rented through Bluewater several times. We've been pleased with each of the pet-friendly…read moreproperties we've chosen. Although we've never met any of the housekeeping staff, I give these folks a 5 STAR rating for the wonderful job they do! While in the Emerald Isle area be sure to check out the NC Aquarium as an important educational experience for all ages. Negative: I personally dislike the "portal" system that Bluewater uses for communication; ergo, four stars. On the other hand, when I've called and talked to a real person, she has been personable and quite helpful.

This is the 4th year I've rented a large beach house on Emerald Isle from Bluewater Realty. This…read moreyear was the worst ever. The house was filthy, the smoke detector on the third floor was beeping the entire week, 7 out of 10 TV's didn't work, the AC was broken when we arrived, the fan in our bathroom didn't work, the towel holder was ripped off the wall, the bathroom door was warped and would not close, the kitchen was so poorly stocked( no measuring cups, spatulas, ladles, and what little was here was in very poor shape.) The third floor media room was locked and we weren't allowed access- total breach of contract. They refused to fix anything except the AC. We will not use them in the future.

We just bought our second home with Ellen and couldn't be happier. She made the whole process easy…read moreand stress-free from start to finish. She always made time for our questions and walked us through every step so we felt confident the whole way through. She is very experienced and she made sure everything was taken care of before closing. Ellen truly cares about her clients and goes above and beyond. We're so thankful we found her and would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell. She's the best!

As a loan officer it's always so nice to deal with conscientious & collegial agents, like those in…read morethe Brass Lantern office. Most recently, I've had the pleasure of working with Dicky Scearce, a true Southern Gentleman. It's been such a smooth transaction that I happily endorse Dicky if you're looking for a great local agent! His savvy negotiating skills paid off for our mutual client and I can't wait to work with him again! Highly recommend!

Per your response... You're trying to use family matters as…read morean opt. out. I am coming to you in a professional matter stating We're coming to you as the issues of the house. (Not Family matter). The pictures are the same as the day we signed the lease to less than 6 months moving to another location. While we followed the lease agreement and paid our dues. Do you handle all your rental agreements this way? Seems that you do if anyone was to read your reviews. The facts are the facts. Let's not make it personal Beth. Furthermore. Seeing that you keep referencing the "deposit money". The money we clearly told you at the end of our term when you said where would we like our deposit back? My husband and I clearly responded back keep the deposit. Per reading your reviews we knew we would not receive that money back regardless. We respectfully made that clear. Twice. I'm referencing to the text seen displayed in the image here you sent me last Friday. Which we did try to call you immediately after to discuss where is this said extra money of fees due? My husband talked to your receptionist because you wouldn't talk to him... My husband was inquiring about the extra $1,400.00 you were telling us you were taking us to collections for if we didn't pay. Your receptionist responded that was to cover damages previously done before we signed the lease with you. Which IS NOT YOUR CONCERN. Another reference you keep referring to. I lived in this home for almost 5yrs. before I signed on with you. The only itemized bill we received was from a professional cleaner for over $500. There was not communication attached with an invoice. Moving forward our Lawyer has advised us. If you do so decide in pursuing using our social security number to file a claim against us for being delinquent on this text. This is me responding. We'll respectfully Elizabeth see you in small claims court. Warmly, Christina

Outstanding service. Jeff Price and his staff are on point for serving their customers from buying…read morea house to using a rental. We rented a house from them. Every work order was promptly processed. Ashley is very kind and responsive to our requests. Good people. I trust them.

Read between the lines when renting a Spectrum property!! They told me, after we arrived at the…read moreproperty, that their policy is NOT to provide any basic supplies like dish soap, hand soap, sponge for cleaning the kitchen, more than one kitchen towel, and no extra trash bags (in our case, we only had one trash bag for seven people for four days!). At the high price point we were at, that is completely unheard of and very unprofessional. We have stayed in many similar homes across the country and have never seen such a cheap policy. So be aware - either plan a trip to the store when you get to a Spectrum rental, or bring all your own supplies from home! I'd rather be on the beach than running to the store for basic supplies - that is why we pay the higher prices! And it is not clear on their property descriptions, at least the ones that we saw, that you need to bring all your basic supplies from home. They did come out and fix a repair that needed to be made so we appreciated their efficiency in that area, and thus the reason for the added star.

216 East Boardwalk location. The locality of this beach house was great. Very close and easy access…read moreto the beach. The house itself needs some TLC. Make sure you have enough Data because wifi connection is awful. The furniture is uncomfortable. Broken couches and all. The doors of the different rooms didn't shut well. Air conditioning worked well downstairs but upstairs was pretty warm.Had two remodeled bathrooms which were nice. Needs new refrigerator. Washer and dryer were brand new and worked well. Needs comfortable outside furniture. Parking could be a problem if you have more than two cars. I don't recommend this place unless they make such changes.

We used Hope Mazzeo to help us find our perfect first home and she was phenomenal. She fought for…read moreus to get the best from the sellers and the realty company we were buying through. Hope was extremely thorough when we were looking at houses, pointing out potential problems and really making sure we knew exactly what we were buying. If you need a realtor, Hope is your woman. She will make sure things move along in a timely manner and make sure you get everything you deserve in a home.

Very beautiful home, lots of stairs so make sure you enjoy cardio. It's on the beach with a private…read morewalk way which we LOVED. The only issue is there's a musty smell in the upstairs spare room so we didn't end up using it. The master bath had a bunch of silverfish come out when we turned it on so we decided not to use it. There were ants in the kitchen but after I mopped the first day I tried to keep them at bay. This didn't ruin the vacation I just think the storm did its number and that was a few of them for this home.

This is a Mold House! Due to negligent and deferred…read moremaintenance of this beautiful rental, mold grows abundantly. When we checked in I noticed the musty smell throughout but especially the top floor and lower level. During our stay, the air conditioning malfunctioned that supplied the top floor. Waited on maintenance for a long while to arrive for repair. Repairman arrived, said a line was clogged, said he cleared the line and left. Hours later, we noticed water coming from the ceiling on the top floor bathroom. Draining from the sheetrock, vent and lighting, running down the hallway sheetrock into the middle floor. The same repairman arrived again, said the sump pump malfunctioned, repaired it and left. Without notice, another repairman arrived who was actually an HVAC certified technician, who without his shirt on went into the house to check on the HVAC system. He said he made the necessary repairs and all was well with the system. While he was in the attic space working, I stayed nearby as he was working. So I got a birds eye view of the great amounts of black mold in the attic space. Mold on every surface within the attic space. It made me quite anxious and nervous for my adult children and grandchildren to sleep on the top floor, breathing the mycotoxins mold produces. No offer was made by Bluewater to relocate us, much less any sort of mold abatement done. No dehumidifiers, no fans. NOTHING! Furthermore, the kitchen cabinets are falling apart, the kitchen faucet is broken and leaks, the middle floor queen bath faucet is broken and the cabinet under the sink was very wet inside. The gutters are full, even have vegetation growing from them, a gutter was loose and beat against the house during wind, and raised nails on the decking are a danger for bare feet. Also, the rugs and carpeting are covered in pet urine stains. We paid nearly 15k for our family to vacation here for a week. It was no vacation. I spent many hours of my valuable family time dealing with the terrible maintenance of this house and awaiting maintenance to arrive, countless hours concerned for my families safety and the countless others who would stay in this hose after us. Bluewater Rental made no concessions to our family, Bluewater made no efforts towards mold remediation, nor did they even take note of all the issues I signaled regarding this rental property. I asked would they notify the owners and future quests. I got no response. Bluewater Realty is very poorly managed. Sea No Evil will make your family sick. Sure made my grandchildren sick. Sure caused me to have the worst vacation I've experienced in my 53 years. Oh! Also mold in the garage that's used as a rec/play room. Avoid Sea No Evil at all cost!