Ingrid's Elizabeth City, NC Real Estate Blog, Realtor in North Carolina

Spring has Sprung in Elizabeth City, NC!

2010-04-09T07:20:00.000-07:00

Flowers blooming, bugs flying, birds chirping happily and Elizabeth City real estate sales picking up rapidly! The market is definitely moving again and the deals abound in northeastern North Carolina. Give me a call today to schedule an appointment to see your dream home. I can be reached at 252-202-7929.

Happy Spring!

Ingrid Kitchen, Realtor/ Broker
http://www.ingridkitchen.com/
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

6" of snow in Elizabeth City, NC!!

2010-01-30T13:32:00.000-08:00

What a winter wonderland we have in Elizabeth City, NC! January 30, 2010 brought us a very nice snow storm that will not be forgotten soon. The weather may be cold but the real estate deals in Elizabeth City, Camden County, Currituck County and Edenton are very HOT! Call me today to view any of the properties currently available. You can search the MLS real time on my website and then let me know the MLS numbers you are interested in. I can email you a link with all the specifics associated with your selected MLS properties. Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon!

Ingrid Kitchen
252-202-7929
www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com
email me at ikitchen@williamewood.com

Elizabeth City, NC, Camden, NC, Currituck, NC Homes for Sale

2009-02-22T05:30:00.000-08:00

Hello all,
I must admit that this winter was tough to stomach. The real estate market in northeastern North Carolina is what I would call in a "slow but steady" state. Sales are cold but the deals are very hot! Many buyers are in a frenzy searching for their perfect home. Finding the home of your dreams is almost a cinch with the bargains that are out there today. THIS IS A BUYERS MARKET FOLKS!!!! Are you ready for a 2nd home? Are you ready to upgrade to a larger home in Elizabeth City, NC or the surrounding counties? If so just take advantage of the FREE MLS feature found on my website and search to your hearts content. The Stimulus Bill just passed by President Obama and Congress is going to help out home buyers but just how much is yet to be seen. Let me know if you need assistance in taking advantage of the new programs offer by this bill. Call me for more information. I will be there for you until the deal is closed! Take care until next time!

Ingrid
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com

Summertime Real Estate Transactions are Heating Up!

2008-07-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

The calls are coming in! Sales are definitely heating up this summer. What ya' waiting on? The market is ripe with properties and the deals are bountiful. Give me a call and let's find the perfect home for you in Elizabeth City, NC, Camden County or any other county in northeastern North Carolina.
Stay cool!,
Ingrid

http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

Tips for selling your Elizabeth City or Camden, NC home!

2008-05-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

With the market heating up again you want to make your home be the one buyers must have!!! The first step to creating a good impression is to clean the home thoroughly so it smells and looks great. Paint all rooms a neutral color so the home appeals to everyone. If your home is already painted in neutral shades touch up any scratches or stains on the walls. Take down personal photos so that a potential buyer can see themselves in your home. If possible store excess furniture and toys to make your home look larger. Enlisting the help of an experienced Realtor can help make selling your home that much easier by taking some of the stress off of you the homeowner. The realtor you choose can give you suggestions on how to stage your home and develop a marketing plan to get your home sold. If you are seeking a professional and experienced realtor contact me to get your home sold fast!

Ingrid Kitchen

http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/

Sales are heating up in northeast North Carolina

2008-04-05T11:07:00.000-07:00

Summer is coming and the weather will be hot soon but the sales are already heating up in northeast NC. I don't care what the economists say...home sales are great in this area. It must be because of the ideal location of Elizabeth City and Camden, North Carolina. We are half-way between the Tidewater area of VA and the Outer Banks of NC. Come visit my website and use my FREE property search tool. Who says you can't see the NC MLS in realtime??

Call me today!
Ingrid
252-202-7929
http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

Spring Into a New Home!

2008-03-17T16:56:00.000-07:00

Hello from Elizabeth City, North Carolina! Spring is definitely in the air and I'm so excited because home buyers are starting to get out and look. It's a great time of year to buy a new home! Spring fever makes all of us want to spend money. Well...at least I do! Call me today and let's look over the selection of homes in the Elizabeth City, NC, Camden, NC, Hertford, NC, Edenton, NC and Gates, NC areas. I'm sure we can find the perfect home for you! Enjoy your springtime!

Sincerely,
Ingrid
http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

Merry Christmas from Elizabeth City, NC!

2007-12-25T10:05:00.000-08:00

I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ingrid Kitchen
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/

http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/

Elizabeth City NC Buyers Market!!!

2007-11-20T07:59:00.000-08:00

Elizabeth City, NC and Camden, NC Real Estate sales are slow?? Horse petunias! I tell you what though...if you are in the market for a nice house in northeastern North Carolina...now is the time to come get one. There are many available on the water and off. Now is the time to shop while the market is full of good values. Of course they are not giving them away but you can negotiate very well. Give me a call and lets go find your dream home in Elizabeth City, NC or in the surrounding counties. God Bless you all and Have a Great Thanksgiving!

Ingrid
252-202-7929
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/
http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/

Ingrid Kitchen- Realtor in Elizabeth City, NC

2007-09-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com/
http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com/

email: ikitchen@williamewood.com

Ingrid Kitchen- Real estate Broker Realtor in Elizabeth City, NC, Camden County, Currituck county, Edenton, Chowan county, Perquimans county.

NC Real Estate Spring Fever?

2007-03-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

It must be the spring fever everyone is feeling! Buyers are on the move now whereas a few months ago I think they were in hibernation. Real Estate in northeast NC is starting to move once more and of course I like that! Selling and listing Real Estate is the way I make my living. The spring weather we have been having in March is simply wonderful. The flowers are blooming a month early and the grass is getting greener by the day. I wonder if old man winter has a few more surprises for us though. In April 1980 we had one of the biggest snow storms this area has ever seen. Could it happen again? Hopefully not this year. But if you feel the spring fever already and want to shop for a new property online simply go to www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com and use my FREE MLS property search tool. You can't go wrong because you will be looking at the real-time MLS system that realtors use in the Albemarle area of NC. Let me know if you need further assistance! I'll be here for you!

Ingrid
www.elizabethcityrealtor.com is my alternate website
ikitchen@williamewood.com is my email address

Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station

2007-03-02T17:04:00.000-08:00

If you are in the U.S. Coast Guard and are relocating to the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station I can help you find your new home in this beautiful area. I have helped numerous families relocate to Elizabeth City and I enjoy it very much. If you are unable to come for a house hunting trip I can send photos, videos, room dimensions and any other information that you need to help you choose your new home. Give me a call at 252-202-7929 or log onto my website www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com and search for your new home using my free real-time MLS property search tool. I'll tell you about northeastern NC and what it has to offer. I look forward to helping you make your dream home a reality. Until I hear from you...have a great Spring!

Ingrid

North Carolina Realtor, Elizabeth City Real Estate

2007-02-18T17:52:00.000-08:00

Thanks for taking the time to visit my NC real estate websites! I can help you find your dream home in northeastern North Carolina! You can also use my FREE real time multiple listing service webpage to search on your own. This service is FREE and will allow you to search on the very same websites that NC realtors use! Help yourself!

http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com
http://www.elizabethcityrealtor.com

email me at ikitchen@williamewood.com

Thanks!
Ingrid

Happy New Year from Elizabeth City, NC!

2007-01-23T17:26:00.000-08:00

OK, I know...It's almost February and I'm finally wishing all of you a happy new year. It's 2007...WOW! We all survived another year and man did it fly by. Real estate in northeastern North Carolina is starting to move again and the buyers are active even though it's only 30 something outside. Using my FREE MLS search tool allows a potential buyer to look for property themselves in the 69 degree temps of their own homes. If you have never tried real time MLS searching, it's fun! Jump over to www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com and look for the link at the top of my page. The time you spend setting up an account is well worth the convenience of using the tool. I also have it on www.elizabethcityrealtor.com as well. Take your pick and enjoy shopping for your new home in the "Bahamas" like weather inside your current abode. Again, Happy New Year!

Ingrid
email ikitchen@williamewood.com

Merry Christmas from Ingrid Kitchen in Elizabeth City, NC!

2006-12-19T17:43:00.000-08:00

I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas from me and my family here in Elizabeth City, North Carolina! Please remember that Jesus is the real reason for this season. If you need me over the holidays please call 252-202-7929 or email me at ikitchen@williamewood.com. My website is www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com. Sales are picking up and it's still a buyers market. Let me show you what northeast North Carolina has to offer! Thank you for a wonderful 2006 real estate year!!

Ingrid Kitchen

Wintertime in Elizabeth City, NC

2006-11-21T14:12:00.000-08:00

Well it's finally here. As I write this blog post the winds are howling outside, the rain is coming down horizontally and my husband's deer hounds are buried deep into their dog houses. Old Man Winter is making a grand announcement that he is here to stay. No...we don't get snow like other parts of North Carolina. Not too often anyway. I guess it's because we live so close to the ocean but that's ok with me. I like to see snow once or twice a year in the Elizabeth City area and then I am satisfied. It's beautiful coming down and the kids love to romp in it while it's fresh but boy is it sloppy when it's melting and going away. It's also been a while since we've had a white Christmas. They just don't happen in northeast NC too often. Is this our lucky year? We'll see I guess. Ok...it's time for a cup of hot chocolate. Have one yourself as you wind down after a long stressful day at work. Until next time...enjoy the beautiful Elizabeth City winter days!
Ingrid
www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com
ikitchen@williamewood.com

Fall time of year in the Albemarle area of NC

2006-09-28T17:38:00.000-07:00

I love the fall season. The colors of the fall foilage along side the road, the turning of the leaves and the decorations in front of the Elizabeth City homes. These Pasquotank County country folks sure know how to decorate for the change of seasons. Cornstalk teepees, pumpkins all around the stalks and unshelled corn hanging so pretty. It all signifies the time of harvest in the Albemarle area. Northeast North Carolina is a large agriculture area anyway so we are blessed to have many farmers around. And you know where there's a farmer there's a good decorating wife close by! It all adds up to the fact that it's hard to find an area around the country that is as easy to live in as the Albemarle area of NC. Water galore and fishing like you've never seen. Freshwater and saltwater varieties of fish come up into the Pasquotank River this time of year and the striped bass fishing is wonderful. Oh no! That means the hubby will not be here much between now and Christmas. I mean...I guess I'll be doing my Christmas shopping when and where I want to. Ain't that right Girls! Let's go spend their money!

Ingrid
www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com
Free MLS tool, try it today!

Camden County, North Carolina Real Estate, Waterfront Property

2006-09-09T13:29:00.000-07:00

Camden County, NC has a slogan that I love! "An opportunity awaits you". What a positive way to welcome visitors. Camden is a very nice county to reside. There is plenty of open land to build your dream home on and wildlife galore. Rec sporting events such as baseball and softball leagues are well organized and the locals support these leagues with a passion. The Pasquotank river flows along the western side of Camden County and the Albemarle sound borders the southern tip. Fishing is excellent and if you love watersports Camden is a water lovers paradise. Contact me today by email ikitchen@williamewood.com or visit my website
http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com so that I can assist you in locating your dream home in the Camden County, NC area. Remember, I have a FREE multiple listing service link that allows you to search real time for your desired property in the convenience of your own home. It doesn't get any better than that!

Ingrid Kitchen
Broker
William E. Wood and Associates
252-202-7929

Elizabeth City NC real estate sales slowing??

2006-08-15T17:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com
If you are a real estate agent like myself, the evening news was a bit disappointing. National homes sales are down 7.5 %. OK...what does that mean? Well, in Arizona, Cali and Florida the sales are cooling down rapidly but supposedly Virginia took a 24% down slide in sales over the past year. WOW! talking about cooling! VA is North Carolina's neighbor so I guess I should be worried?? Not really. In the Elizabeth City, Camden and Currituck areas of northeast NC the sales are off a bit but the evening news finished the broadcast by saying that North Carolina remained one of the best states to find a good real estate bargain! At last... positive news that I could be joyous about! Hopefully all the people of the country will see the news and flock to Elizabeth City to buy their next house. Maybe the evening news was not so disappointing after all! North Carolina real estate...a true American bargain!

Stay cool!
Ingrid

4th of July in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

2006-07-06T18:41:00.000-07:00

The 4th of July holiday in northeastern North Carolina was simply beautiful! My husband and I took the kids to the Elizabeth City waterfront park for the evening and the weather was absolutely perfect. It normally threatens rain as I recall the past years celebrations but there was not a cloud in the sky on the evening of the 4th. We set our chairs out on the lawn at the park to listen to a smooth jazz band play familiar songs with a flair. Several hundred residents were also doing the very same thing. What a sight. Everyone together, meeting, talking and showing the closeness that this area is known for. The main reason for our visit to the park was obviously to see the spectacular fireworks that are displayed every year in honor of our country's birthday. The Elizabeth City Shriner's Club offered hotdogs and hamburgers that cured the growling stomachs perfectly. All was well for the Kitchen family and promptly at 9:00 the fireworks started to the delight of all the kiddies and parents in attendance. At about 9:20 the fireworks grand finale started and man what a show! I sell real estate in the Albemarle area as you already know but at this moment, real estate was the farthest thing in my mind. As my eyes teared up a bit I couldn't help but realize that we are very very fortunate to live in this great country and be able to celebrate whatever we want to, whenever we want to. All I could think of was...God Bless America!

Waterfront Heaven, Elizabeth City, NC

2006-06-24T07:54:00.000-07:00

I'm showing property in the northeast NC areas today but I have a few thoughts before I meet my new clients this morning. They want to move to Elizabeth City because it gives them a tranquil feeling and it looks like a very nice place to settle down. Tranquil? I never thought of it that way but they are right. Of course I realize after living here for 12 years that there are not many places in the US that have the character that northeast NC has. Elizabeth City is in Pasquotank County and we are bordered by Camden County on the east side, Gates County on the north/northeast, Perquimans County on the west side. The Albemarle Sound is south of us. Coupled with the Pasquotank River that flows right through Elizabeth City we are very blessed with waterfront real estate that is bountiful and spectacular. Water and tranquility do go together. This area truly is a waterfront heaven. My clients were absolutely right...but aren't they always? Got to run!

Ingrid

Elizabeth City NC Real Estate Blog

2006-06-12T17:51:00.000-07:00

As I write this article someone is signing a contract to purchase a new home in northeast North Carolina. That's right buyers, your time has come! Elizabeth City, Camden County, Currituck County, Edenton, Gates County and Perquimans County are offering great deals on new and slightly used homes. The market is favoring the buyers at this time! Northeast NC is a great place to live and it shows as the real estate market is still moving just fine. Buyers are negotiating better than ever and sellers are taking the offers. Due to the new Route 17 four lane that just opened on the Virginia side, home shoppers are pouring over the state line to take advantage of the great homes, building lots and farmland that North Carolina offers. You to can shop for your dream home by visiting my website and clicking on the "free home search" link at the top of my website. It can be found at www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com and it's totally free to use. Who said you can't have access to the northeast NC MLS service?? Go to my website and prove them wrong! Let me know if I can help you with anything. My number is posted on the website if you need advice!
Thanks!

Ingrid

Real Estate in northeast North Carolina, Elizabeth City and surrounding areas

2006-05-26T05:51:00.000-07:00

At the current time northeast North Carolina remains a very affordable area of the country to move to. Elizabeth City offers many waterfront homes and building sites for sale. Farmland is available if you are a developer looking to expand your business. Condos are on the rise in this area if you resent lawn duties and the caring of a home. Although in the last 5 years real estate around the country at least doubled in value but in most areas quadrupled, northeast NC still offers affordable real estate. To see examples of the great listings currently on the market go to the link highlighted below and look for my "Free Home Search" link at the top of the page. Camden County, NC offers waterfront and country living second to none. The Pasquotank River separates Pasquotank County(where Elizabeth City is located) from Camden County. This is a beautiful river completely natural without industry along its banks polluting it. The Pasquotank River is also a link in the eastern intracoastal waterway that runs from Maine to Florida. Currituck County is the thoroughfare to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It offers many waterfront communities along the Currituck Sound and the North River. Gates County borders Virginia and is growing very fast as many Tidewater area residents are learning about the tranquility that the area promotes. Chowan County (Edenton calls this county home) is a beautiful area with the Chowan River running through the middle of it. This is a very historical area as well as the rest of northeast NC. Overall the area is a great place to raise kids and like I said earlier, to own your first home. We are 45 minutes to the beaches of the Outer banks or the shopping in the Tidewater area of Virginia. If interested in checking out some of the real estate deals in this great area just go to http://www.elizabeth-city-real-estate.com and click on the "Free Home Search" link at the top of the page. If you already live in the northeast part of the state and are interested in selling your property simply drop me an email at ikitchen@williamewood.com or call me at 252-202-7929 to discuss how easy and troublefree it can be selling your home if you list it with me through William E. Wood, Realtors. I will make your selling or buying experience a great one.

Ingrid Kitchen