Joe Lamb Jr. & AssociatesReviews of joelambjr.com

We rented this home June 20, 2026 through June 27, 2026. After arriving we noticed that the stove/oven was not operational. I received a text from JL stating that the stove/oven were damaged by the previous renters and they were workling on a replacement. The next day they brought a hot place & small air fryer. One burner on the hot plate did not work and the air fryer was too small to use on a family of 6 adults and 5 children. We spent over $800 in groceries prior to checking in, most of which required a stove/oven. Out family meal prepped our meals for the week due to dietary restrictions. Being without a working stove/oven and not being able to have hot meals for the first 4 days (nearly half of our stay ) substantially impacted both the value of our rental and our family's vacation experience. We ended up eating out the first 4 days. JL instructed us to send an email and they would forward it on to the owner with our concerns. Given the inconvenience, additional food expenses, and inability to use the home as advertised, we requested a fair financial compensation from the owner. We received an email back from the owner offering us $300, less than 2% of what we rented the house for. I responded that this amount was an insult to our family and to give the $300 to charity. In my initial email to the owner, I did not mention the fact that this house was not clean. I simply wanted to be compensated for the additional expense were incurred due to the lack of working stove. After received the owners response with the insulting amount of money offered, I feel it is important to expose how unclean we found the home when we arrived. Two of the bath tubs were stained, appearing not to have been cleaned. Mold was also noted in the bathroom. There was yellow stain on one of the bed’s comforters as well as a funky smell. In the kitchen, two of the cutting boards were severely stained with black & brown markings. I bought bleach an cleaned them. The cookie sheets were had caked on grease and were nasty. There was a broom & mop in the laundry closet that were moldy, which made the laundry closest smell horrible. We ended up buying a broom to clean the kitchen floor from debris that was left by previous renters. The vacuum tank hadn’t been emptied when we went to use it. There were 7 forks and 3 teaspoons for us to use, hardly enough for a home that sleeps at least 10 people. Again, we had to buy plastic forks and spoons. The most concerning was the infestation of roaches. I grew up in South Florida, so I am aware that roaches can be an issue in the south. However, with proper cleaning and regular professional extermination, the infestation can be managed. It is clear the owner does not care about his property’s reputation. We will return to OXB, however, I will be sure to investigate the actual owner of the next property we rent. I do know who the owner of this home is, and I will be sure to not ever rent any of his properties. Finding the actual owner of a property, even if it is in an LLC is quite easy with a little investigation. “Our Happy Place” 617 managed by Joe Lamb, Jr was not a happy experience.

I am a property owner for 40 years in South Nags Head. Over the years we have had a number of rental companies and none compare to Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates. They have done a great job for us and we highly recommend them to our guests. Most guests are wonderful and appreciate the efforts we have put into making our house super to rent. We have full cable for Four (4) TV's fastest internet available Outer Banks which is very expensive, update each year and try to improve. Then we get a guests that calls in complaints most of which are unfounded. I am sure there are a lot of owners that do not take as good of care of their houses as they should. We do and we expect guests to respect our property. Most do but there is always the guests that complains about things that are normal to beach house rentals. 645 South Nags Head 19.7 mile post ocean side close the beach . See ad Joe Lamb. Jr. 252-261-4444 Haus of Chance 645

Rented Our Happy Place (617). There were several things that needed attention. The refrigerator has a torn seal on the bottom. The washing machine knob is broke, so you have to guess which cycle is the wash cycle. The dishwasher leaks. There is mold in the air vents. There is toothpaste on the shower curtains and wall trim in the bathroom. The showers are not clean. There are visible dirt lines going down the shower walls. I did not report any of this due to the response I got when I called about the weeds being trimmed and blown into our pool area and pool. I was told "it is not their fault if a neighboring house's trimmings get blown into the pool, to use the net". It was in fact, not the neighbor's trimmings, it was the overgrowth that was growing on the fence around this property's pool. My 70-year-old dad had to clean it all out because I was told there would be an additional charge to send someone out. They claimed they cleaned the pool on Tuesday, but nobody did. Every night, huge roaches were in the kitchen. We put all of our food in totes. Never again will I rent from here. It is also "dune front - not oceanfront. I have picture proof of all of this, but do not see where I can upload those on here.

I just would like to start by saying my family and I have been vacationing in the OBX for over 30 years. We booked our house (Property 105 The Remedy) roughly 6 months in advance. After driving 10 hours and waiting to get into our vacation house, we were told the house had roaches and was probably because of the previous guests. Joe Lamb said we can stay the night for free, or have our group split into 2 houses that were 5 miles apart. We stayed the night and there were plenty of roaches. The next day we asked for additional places we can move to where our whole group can stay together, and we were told we cannot go anywhere because we could possibly bring the roaches into one of their other houses. This should have explained before. We were then stuck in a roach filled house. After doing some research on German cockroaches, it was apparent those roaches were there for probably a month before we arrived. We tried to make the best of it, bought totes for all food to go in. We killed roaches throughout the whole trip. Roaches in the drawers, in the sink, on the walls, in the bedrooms. We asked for a large percentage of money back for dealing with the circumstance. Ruth (the owner) would only provide a 18% refund. The frustration we faced after expecting a nice relaxing week on the beach was unimaginable. The backyard was overgrown with plants, the boardwalk to the beach had nail heads sticking up all over. There were overgrown thorns on the boardwalk as well. It was like no one took care of the place. Some lady walked into to the yard unannounced and said she was going to come back to clean it up. She never returned. We had an issue with a bath, the workers just walked right into the house. When all was said and done, Joe Lamb said that we left the house a mess. Blatantly lying. We cleaned that house throughout our stay. Vacuuming constantly, washing everything down. If anything, the house looked better than it did after their cleaners were done. As I stated in the beginning, this was not my first OBX trip, but it was by far the worst. Joe Lamb Jr. doesn't care about having their guests stay in a roach filled house. They set us up knowing we had nowhere else to go. We stayed at this house in July 25', and it has taken me so long to write this review because I get mad thinking about how poorly they treated us. If you are interested in vacationing in the OBX, steer clear of Joe Lamb Jr. There are plenty of better companies that look out for your best interest. Ones that want you to come back time and time again.

I’ve rented from them and now they manage my cottage! Great company highly recommend! But people must do their homework because all cottages are NOT created equal and this is not their responsibility.

The house we rented was fine, but the lack of communication and their process to return my $1500 security deposit was deeply disappointing. No response to several emails and phone calls. They retained my deposit for six weeks after the house was documented to be acceptable...no damage at all. Will never rent from them again.

My family stayed at Panasea the week of August 12th 2024. The house was dirty,the floors were sandy,the deck had garbage on it . There must have been mold or dirty air conditioning filters as we all got sick . I would not recommend Joe Lamb . We had many vacations at the outer banks with other realitors and this house was by far the dirtiest.

Have rented with these guys 2X year for a few years now. Great response and service, even with cancelations/changes due to storms, Covid, etc. Relatively few problems with houses they manage, none went unresolved. Now, they can't make the owners get the gigabyte WiFi I'd like them to splurge on, but whatever owners put in got fixed if needed, to the best realistic expectations.