Sell Your Lot in Sunset Harbor

Selling Land in Sunset Harbor: What to Know

Sunset Harbor is an area on the Lockwood Folly River and the Intracoastal Waterway in Brunswick County, between Supply and Southport and behind the west end of Oak Island. Seawatch at Sunset Harbor is a planned community there, off Southport-Supply Road, with marsh and nature areas. Many lots in and around Sunset Harbor were bought as future home sites and are still vacant.

EasyLotBuyer buys lots in Sunset Harbor and Seawatch at Sunset Harbor for cash. We make an offer within 24 hours, charge no fees or commissions, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days. We buy lots with back taxes, liens, title issues or no road access.

What lots sell for near Sunset Harbor

We could not find a public source for lot prices inside Sunset Harbor or Seawatch, so these are ZIP code figures. Sunset Harbor and Seawatch addresses use Bolivia ZIP 28422. Recent market data shows a median land sale of $90,000 in 28422, with 338 sales in a year. Next door, Supply ZIP 28462 had a median of $50,000 with 355 sales. Across Brunswick County, lots under one acre had a median of $70,000.

Water view, flood zone, wetlands and access to sewer all change the price of a single lot. A lot on the marsh with a buildable area can sell for far more than an interior lot that is mostly wet.

Seawatch at Sunset Harbor and its POA

Seawatch at Sunset Harbor has a property owners' association, the Seawatch at Sunset Harbor Property Owners Association, which runs an owner website at poaonline.org. The community's own site lists shared amenities such as a kayak and canoe clubhouse, a boathouse, a pavilion, a crabbing pier, trails and boardwalks.

Lots in Seawatch are subject to a recorded Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Easements and Architectural Guidelines. That means the POA can charge dues and assessments, and a buyer must follow its building rules. We could not confirm the current dues from a public source. Ask the POA for your account balance before you sell, because under the North Carolina Planned Community Act, unpaid assessments can become a lien on the lot. Other parts of Sunset Harbor may have their own covenants or none at all, so check your deed.

Flood zones, marsh and CAMA rules

Sunset Harbor sits on the river and the waterway, so many lots are low. Look up your lot on the Brunswick County Flood Zone Viewer. VE and Coastal A zones face storm surge with waves, AE zones face surge with smaller waves, and X zones are lower risk. The county Floodplain Administrator is at 910-253-2046.

Lots on the marsh or the river also fall under the state Coastal Area Management Act. Work in a marsh or wetland, or within 75 feet of the normal high water line on an estuarine shoreline, is usually in an Area of Environmental Concern. A home there may need a CAMA minor permit from the local permit officer. Filling wetlands needs a Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Septic, water and sewer

Brunswick County Public Utilities provides water and sewer in much of the county, including unincorporated areas like Sunset Harbor. Whether a line runs past your lot decides if you need a septic system. Call Public Utilities at 910-253-2655 to check.

If there is no sewer, Brunswick County Environmental Health must issue an Improvement Permit after it tests the soil. The application fee is $515 for a standard home system. Wet soil near the marsh often fails. If your lot already has a septic permit issued with a plat, it does not expire under state law, so find a copy before you sell.

Roads, taxes and closing

Some Sunset Harbor roads are state roads, and some subdivision roads are private. NCDOT adds a subdivision road to the state system only if it meets state standards and enough homes are on it. Private roads are not eligible, so an owners' group may have to keep them up.

Brunswick County property taxes are due September 1 and can be paid without interest through January 5. Unpaid taxes can lead to a foreclosure sale on the courthouse steps in Bolivia. In North Carolina, an attorney handles the legal work of a real estate closing. If your lot has back taxes or POA dues, we can pay them from the sale at closing, and we pay the closing costs.