Midgett Realty Blog

Midgett Realty had our annual photo contest and the results were amazing! A big shout out to all of our friends who participated in showing their love for Hatteras Island! It was a difficult choice with some intense competition , so check out the winners below and click through the photo gallery to see even more of our favorites! For the full gallery, click here. 1st Place Winner 2nd Place...

Saturday, September 17th, marked the 12th Annual Day at the Docks, a festival in Hatteras Village that celebrates the watermen of Hatteras Island. Covering the docks from Hatteras Village Marina down to Oden’s Dock, islanders gather under multiple tents to celebrate an industry that has sustained it’s people for as long as we have inhabited these shores. Education tents, music, poetry, demos on fish cleaning and seafood cooking, harbor tours,...

Hatteras Island is choc-full of hidden gems that appeal to all ages. When you’ve gotten past the party years and the days of wrangling the kids and what not, it’s fun to use your travel days as an enrichment process and taking the time to learn what went into making a place so special. Hatteras Island is obviously no different. Beyond the beautiful beaches and the clean ocean, and past...

Family is a crucial part of life, and we at Midgett Realty love nothing more than bringing families together on Hatteras Island. One night in a rented convention hall just isn’t enough time to catch up on everything you’ve missed out on in the past year(s) of your family’s lives. Try a week in a beautiful beach front home on Hatteras Island, and make memories that you’ll never forget and...

With any luck, the kiddos are successfully transitioning into their next chapter of life as you’re rolling through your fifties. Certainly it’s a struggle at first—battling empty nest syndrome is a very real thing (and one that my mother seemingly had zero problems with), but once you break through that threshold and become accustomed to a quieter abode (or in my mom’s case, throw your hands in the air and...

Forty is definitely the new thirty. You’re more refined, more confident, you’re 100% smarter than you were when you rolled into your thirties (which we also call “wise”—hence the glorious glitter strands gently forming around your hairline) and you are completely in charge of your own life. That being said, your kids are old enough now to have sass mouth and that guy at the other end of your dining...

Ahhhh, your thirties: a decade of milestones. For some it’s marriage, for some it’s babies, for some it’s both and for some it’s neither. For some it’s finding the dream job and for some it’s leaving that job that you thought would be the dream. For most, your thirties is a time when you come out of the whirlwind that was your twenties and get slapped by that “aha moment”...

Some people say your 20’s are the best years of your life. While we happen to think there is beauty in every age, there is something majestic about one’s youth:  a time of freedom, a time of figuring things out, a time of exploration and a time of adventure. Finding your place in the job world can mean funds aren’t as disposable as they are later in life and budgeting...

Did you know that Hatteras Landing Marina and Teach’s Lair Marina are all part of Hatteras Landing, and additionally part of the Midgett Family of Businesses? With a campus complete with two full-service marinas and a variety of shops and eateries, Hatteras Landing is a stop you need to make in order to make your trip to Hatteras Island complete. The Midgett Family prides themselves in being one of the...

June is one of the busiest months on Hatteras Island. Summer Solstice breezes through and summer goes into full swing. With the kids out of school on summer vacation, families drive from far and wide to come to escape to the white sandy beaches of Hatteras Island. Turquoise waters and clear skies are generally a safe bet, and this year was no disappointment. Fishing tournament season for Cape Hatteras anglers...

There were rainy days and clear days, there were cloudy days and sunny days, but one thing for sure is that every day in May was beautiful on Hatteras Island! It’s hard not to appreciate the delicacy of a place so beautiful and rich with history, even when the clouds come! We had a great month of Hatteras Island happenings, and wrapped up with the Shorebreak 5K and Tide Pool...

Whether you are strolling across the dune solo with a beach bag in tow, or carting loads of gear over with the whole family, one thing you are not going to want to forget when you head to Hatteras Island is a good read. Even if you’re more of a splash in the waves type, at some point during your glorious day of fun in the sun, it’s good to...