In North Carolina, real estate broker's have broker's licenses. These licenses only allow the broker to "broker" a sale representing one or both of the parties to the transaction. The law is explicit in saying that this license does not cover practicing law, performing appraisals or completing home inspections …

Private Placement & IRAs with Real Estate Rentals

Here at Lewis Realty Associates, Inc on Topsail Island, we handle both real estate sales and rentals (both vacation & long term rentals). We recently signed up a new property here in Surf City and learned a new concept!!

Topsail Island Real Estate Market Heating Up For 2012

Although the national economy has shown only slight up ticks throughout the year, here in the Topsail real estate market, we seem to be doing much better than a few years ago. There are numerous indicators we …

Search For Foreclosures Now

Lewis Realty Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have added a new search to our Topsail Island MLS to allow our users to search for Foreclosures, REOs, & Short Sale properties as a recent addition to their Topsail Island Real Estate &  …

Topsail Island Real Estate Investment Possibilities-Topsail Island Real Estate & Vacation Rentals

The Topsail Island area offers two types of rental programs to offer cash flow on real estate residential investments.

Vacation or Weekly rental is typical on the island. An investor can …