Welcome back everyone. Today we're gonna be talking about an a great place. one of my favorite places, Holden Beach. Holden Beach is a a neat little barrier island. It's in Brunswick County and we're gonna take a look at the island and the special features and give you all an overview of what it's like there. Hi. My name is Brian Schrader. I'm with the Coastline NC Real Estate Team at Blue Coast Realty Corporation down here in Southeastern North Carolina. So enough of that, let's dive into it here. You'll see that Holden Beach is, it's gorgeous. It does face south which is pretty unique. So you're looking, east to west here in this clip. You can see the Causeway Bridge. A lot of people, like that bridge because when you come across it, it's got a nice little twist to it. But when you hit the top, you look over the Atlantic Ocean, it's got some really cool views. But there's the intracoastal, waterway in the background. You also have Holden Beach Marina there to the right hand side, Provision Company to the left. But Holden Beach is a really neat place. it's won tons of awards, for being one of the top rated family beaches in the country. And if you look at the island itself, it's pretty laid back. There's not a whole lot of commercial on it, which is pretty unique. you don't see a whole lot of condominiums, got high rises on it. You're gonna find a lot of beach homes, and there you you'll find people that live here all year round as well. But a lot of the homes here, you see that pools, a lot of them are vacation rentals, but, it's a really, really pretty beach. And we're gonna take a look at, where it's located here. So let's dive into the map here. As you can see here, the red air and the star, that is Holden Beach. It's faces south and it's really cool because you can actually catch some really cool sunsets even though you're on the East Coast because it faces south. Now you'll catch the majority of them in the winter time just due to the tilt of the earth, but it's another cool, feature. A lot of people like that, if you're into astronomy that, this beach faces south. So, you know, if you're looking up, you can catch some really good shots of the Milky Way without a whole lot of light pollution too. So another neat little thing about Holden Beach. But as we dive a little bit closer, you'll see that you got, Holden, Beach has Oak Island to the east and Ocean Island Beach to the west. And as you can see here, tip to tip, it's about 8 miles long. so it's a pretty long barrier island. There's only one bridge that comes across from the mainland, but it's a it's a really really really neat place because you got the Lockwood Folly River on one end and then the Shlote River on the other end. So we're gonna take a look, this is a flood map like I do in all my videos. you'll see that the majority of Holden Beach is in that AE zone. No surprise. It is a barrier island. It is prone, to flooding when we do get storms, but you'll see that a lot of it's in that, AE area and there's a small portion of it in that v e area. So, basically, there's a couple little small spots that are outside the, AE zone. So unless you're in that that little bit of light light shaded brown area on the barrier island, you're gonna be required to carry flood insurance, if you have a mortgage on your property. So let's real quick, let's talk about some numbers here. The taxes in Holden Beach, if you have a home there that is assessed at $550,000, you'll pay roughly around 21, $100 in annual real estate taxes. We talked about the beaches about 8 miles long. It's a top family beach in the United States, and it's also a sea turtle sanctuary, which is pretty cool. But let's move on to some slides here now. You know, you look at this picture here, it doesn't look like Holden Beach at all, but you can get this, this type of water in Holden Beach at certain times of the year whether, you know, sometimes when we don't have a whole lot of, rain or runoff, the water looks Caribbean blue. and then the temperatures here, it doesn't hardly ever snow here as well. But we're gonna talk about why because I'm gonna shift gears and this is a sea surface temperature map. I just, took a snapshot of it. but you'll see that that red area you see here kinda goes from it's kinda it's a gulf stream and it sits about 55 miles to 65 miles off the coast here. But what that does, that water stays in that, 77 to 80 degree, temperatures throughout the year. And what it does is it warms up the air around us, so we hardly ever get any snow or ice here in the region. And as you can see, as it moves up, it peaks out around the outer banks area, mixes with that cold water coming down from the, the arctic and along the eastern seaboard north and, kinda mix us there in the outer bags. But a lot of good fishing offshore here because you're really close to that gulf stream. Next here, we'll talk about the inlets here. This is the Lockwood Folly River inlet here if you wanna take a nice little walk. It's great to park there at the, east end of Holden Beach and you got all that extra sand. Holden Beach is known for its seashells. So if you are looking, you're exploring, you wanna get out there, that might be a good place there around the inlet. probably wanna go at low tide but another cool thing, there's an old historic, civil war blockade runner that sits, in the middle of that inlet there too which is pretty neat as well. Sometimes you could see the, stacks of the ship there at a super super low tide, but that's another neat area to check out. Now if you look at the, the the area there, on Holden Beach, there's a little private gated community called, Dunescape, uh, that's on the tip there. it's one of the 2 gated communities on Holden Beach. But we'll talk about the other end of the island. This is the west end. As you can see, another neat little place to take a walk. You can walk around the, tip of the inlet all the way to Monk Island which is, um, along the The Intracoastal Waterway. Great place to walk, get some seashells. And, this tip end of the island, this is the west end. It does have a gate, so you're gonna have to find a beach access prior to the gate of the west end of Holden Beach. So those are the 2 inlets. Another cool place to check out is the pier, at Holden Beach. You can see here at the shot and a lot of people like to go up there and just check it out. A lot of people will be fishing off the pier. It's a pretty cool spot. And again, you gotta look out for these little guys here. usually the months of I think it's May to October is the sea turtle nesting season. So you'll find that a lot of of of residents there on the island will go out and find some of these nests and they'll mark them off. You wanna definitely stay away from those nests, but sometimes, you know, some people can catch some, some hatchlings going making their way down to the ocean. So another unique thing about Holden Beach, on the back side, you get a couple areas that have these canals that have been man made. But if you're that type of person that's looking to have a boat but, you know, you also wanna have beach access, it's a really cool thing. You can hop on your boat and be out the Intracoastal Waterway, down and out the inlet within a few minutes, and then come back and park your boat right behind your house. And you can also walk across the, front street there, Ocean Boulevard, and be at the beach. So another cool thing about Holden Beach. But here again, here's some of the, aerials. What I'm gonna do, in this video, I'll post a link in the description that's got prices on all the homes for sale in, Holden Beach. So if you're looking to get some idea on what the real estate's like, you might wanna check out that page there. But what you'll find on Holden Beach, you'll find a lot of, beach rentals and, they do pretty good out there. You know, if you're looking for an investment property, I've got a couple clients out there, that, they bring in anywhere from 80 to a125 $1,000 a year in rental income. Now the peak season here is gonna be that June, July August, but some people also rent out 2 months prior and 2 months after those months. So, it's a it's a it's a place where, you know, if you got a pool in your oceanfront, that is the most sought after beach rental if you can, you know, house more than 8 people. that that's gonna bring some pretty good, rental potential income into your pocket. But anyway, just kind of flying over the island here, you'll see that it's it's it's it's not really crowded, pretty white sands, it's a really really, gorgeous beach to check out if you're vacationing too, you know. But a lot of people like the fact that you might not wanna live actually on the island. There's a lot of communities that sit right behind Holden Beach on the mainland that you might wanna check out because, you know, you could, you know, you don't have the risk of and and the cost of the flood insurance, but within a few minutes drives, you can reach the sandy shores here down at Holden Beach. So again, I'll post links to, uh, some properties, that are for sale on Holden Beach. You can also check out what things are selling for. There's a couple beach clubs on the island, seascape, at Holden Plantation has a beach club and also Winding River has a oceanfront beach club on this island as well. So it's pretty neat. Hopefully, this video has been beneficial. If you have any questions, always, feel free to give me a call. You know, please subscribe to the, the channel. I do updates on different areas, communities, and real estate pricing updates and market updates for Southeastern North Carolina including Pinder County, New Hanover County, and all of Brunswick County. But here's a shot looking east. You can see, the tip end of Holden Beach and the west end of Oak Island there with the Lockwood Folly River, inlet. And, you know, again, feel free to check out this really cool barrier island. Again, hey, It's Brian Schrader with the Coastline NC Real Estate Team at Lucas Realty Corporation down here in Southeastern North Carolina. for any questions about this barrier island or any other communities here in the area, always feel free to give me a call or shoot me a text. Again, I'll post a link in the description of this video that'll have a page, that'll have everything for sale on Holden Beach pricing. You can see what things have sold for, comps in the area. So that'll be available in the description and we hope to see you guys here on the next area update. Take care now.
