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The Hyde County Buyer's Brief
1. The Mattamuskeet ThesisNC's Largest Natural Lake & What It Does for Land Values2. Swan Quarter, Engelhard & the VillagesThe Honest Inventory of Town Life on the Mainland3. The Hunt EconomyImpoundments, Blind Leases & Lodge UnderwritingAll 8 chapters →Later Chapters
4. Flood, Wind & Insurance RealityThe Chapter That Kills More Hyde Deals Than Price Does5. Land, Soils & BuildingDrained Ag Land, Wetlands, Elevation & CAMA Permits6. Ocracoke: A Different PlanetA Teaser, Not a Guide — the Island Is Its Own Market7. Financing in Hyde CountyUnderwriting Remote — the Short Version8. Making the DecisionHunter, Investor, Homesteader or Lodge — Which Buyer Are You?The Numbers
Live Market ReportActive count, price bands, days on marketReport ArchivePrior months, kept for the trendlineFinancing Deep Dives
Financing OverviewUnderwriting remote — the long versionUSDA EligibilityZero down, and where the county qualifiesFHA Loan LimitsThe 2026 limit and what it buys hereDown Payment AssistanceNCHFA programs that apply hereHistoric Tax CreditsFairfield, Lake Landing, and the Tier 1 bonusRental InvestmentHUD fair market rents and the mathHyde County · Land
Parcels of 3 acres or more, any zoning. Ocracoke is not included. Live data from HIVE MLS.
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