Investors
One door or a whole portfolio.
We underwrite like owners: rent, taxes, insurance, reserves and the exit. If the numbers don't work, you hear it before you buy, not after. When they do, we can manage what you buy.
Fairhope real estate & property management
The best room has no walls.
Fairhope and the Eastern Shore.
Homes for sale · Buying & selling
Quit visiting. Just stay.
People come for the bay and the live oaks. They stay for the rhythm of the week.
Thursdays, the farmers market runs behind the library. First Friday, the art walk fills downtown until eight. Mornings belong to the bluffs above the bay.
Visiting all that takes a weekend. Living it takes an address. We help with the address: pricing it straight if you're selling a home in Fairhope, reading the fine print if you're buying one.
Fairhope property management
Your rental, handled.
Long-term rental management in Fairhope and the Eastern Shore.
We screen tenants, place them, and stay on top of the place: repairs handled, questions answered, and an owner report every month that reads like a person wrote it. You hear the news from us first — not from a statement, and not from a neighbor.
What you get:
- As much detail as you want: every invoice, or just the highlights.
- A straightforward owner report every month.
- A real person on the ground in Fairhope, accountable for the place.
The fees, in print:
Monthly management fee.
8%of the first month's rent — marketing fee, on new leases only.
1/2 mo.Per year — lease renewal fee.
$200That's the whole price. It's written in the agreement before it ever reaches your statement.
Sign a management agreement by December 31, 2026, and we waive the marketing fee on your first lease.
Long-term rentals are the core of what we manage.
Investors · Developers · Commercial
Bigger deals. Same phone number.
Twelve years of Alabama real estate — development, lease-up and operations — sit behind every number we give you.
Developers
Land, lots, new construction and lease-up.
We've worked development from site search to lease-up and know where schedules and budgets slip. Land and lot sales, pricing new construction, selling it, or leasing it up.
Commercial
Retail, office and mixed-use on the Shore.
Buying or selling a building, leasing space, or filling the empty suite in a center on Highway 98. Owners and tenants both. Same straight numbers as everything else we do.
Full service means the whole deal: buy, sell, rent, manage, invest, build and lease. One relationship covers it.
About
New here. Not new to this.
Outside Realty is a real estate brokerage in Fairhope, Alabama, founded by Ross Peterson.
Ross is new to the Eastern Shore, with a dozen years of Alabama real estate behind him. We'd rather tell you what we don't know yet than nod along.
Questions
Straight answers.
What areas does Outside Realty serve?
Fairhope, Daphne, Spanish Fort, Point Clear, Montrose and the rest of the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay in Baldwin County, Alabama.
How much does property management cost in Fairhope?
Our fees are an 8% monthly management fee, a marketing fee of half of the first month's rent on new leases only, and a $200 lease renewal fee per year. That's the whole price, and it's written in the management agreement. Sign a management agreement by December 31, 2026, and we waive the marketing fee on your first lease.
Do you manage vacation or short-term rentals?
Long-term rentals are the core of what we manage. If you own a short-term or vacation rental, call us and we'll talk through whether we're the right fit for it.
Do you work with real estate investors?
Yes, from a first rental house to a full portfolio. We underwrite the deal with you (rent, taxes, insurance, reserves and the exit), help you buy or sell, and can manage the property after closing.
Do you work with developers and builders?
Yes. We help with land and lot sales, pricing and selling new construction, and leasing up new projects on the Eastern Shore.
Do you handle commercial real estate?
Yes. We help owners and tenants buy, sell and lease retail, office and mixed-use property, including centers along Highway 98.
What is a Fairhope Single Tax leasehold?
Some land in Fairhope is owned by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and leased to homeowners on 99-year leases. You own the house; the corporation owns the land. It affects financing, title and resale, so we flag it on any property that sits on one and walk you through what it means.
Is Outside Realty a licensed brokerage?
Yes. Outside Realty, LLC is a licensed Alabama real estate brokerage, license no. 000180768, with an office at 314 Magnolia Ave in Fairhope.
Get in touch
Say hello.
Buying, selling, investing, building or renting out a place — the conversation starts the same way.
Use the form, call, or write.
- Call
- (251) 289-0285
- Visit
- 314 Magnolia Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Follow
- @outsiderealty Facebook
Send a message
A few lines is plenty.