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Property management and real estate in Spring Hope

Growing, with new single-family construction going up — one of two areas we're deliberately expanding into rather than waiting to be called.

We do both here: we manage rental property for owners in Spring Hope, and we’re a full-service brokerage for anyone buying or selling. If you’re weighing whether to rent a place out or sell it, that’s one conversation with us rather than two.

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Main Street, Spring Hope — Photo: Indy beetle, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting to know Spring Hope

History

Spring Hope's story starts with a railroad and a name older than the town itself. In the mid-1800s, a settler named Crenshaw helped establish a small community near a cluster of local springs — the springs the town's name still nods to. That original settlement, now referred to as "Old Spring Hope," sat a few miles southeast of where the town stands today.

Everything changed when the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad pushed a line west from Rocky Mount in the 1880s. A depot went up along the new tracks in 1888, and most of the community picked up and moved closer to the railroad. Spring Hope was officially incorporated on February 24, 1889, built around that depot. The old freight and passenger station still stands on Main Street today, now home to the Spring Hope Public Library, and it anchors a downtown historic district with more than 150 contributing buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

Things to Do & Parks

Spring Hope's best-known claim to fame is the Spring Hope National Pumpkin Festival, held every year on the first weekend of October. It got its start in 1971, founded by Ralph Bass, Elmo Tant, and the local Chamber of Commerce, and decades later it's the longest-running annual festival in Nash County, with a parade, a giant pumpkin weigh-off, live music, crafts, and food vendors.

For everyday recreation, Spring Hope Community Park on McLean Street offers ball fields, tennis and basketball courts, picnic shelters, and a playground — the kind of low-key gathering spot where a Saturday afternoon just happens.

Dining

Don't expect a huge restaurant scene, but what's there has character. Memo's Pizza & Restaurant on East Nash Street covers the pizza-and-pasta basics, and Showside Restaurant is the town's go-to for a proper sit-down meal — a comfortable, local favorite for a full plate rather than a quick bite. For something lighter, Depot Delights on Pine Street brings a little nostalgia to downtown, serving hot dogs, chicken salad, and more than 20 flavors of snowballs out of a cheerful vintage-style shop that doubles as a gift stop.

What we do in Spring Hope

Managing rental property

Leasing, screening, rent collection and maintenance, with both brokers inspecting every managed property quarterly. 9% + ½ month's rent leasing fee, $75 monthly minimum.

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Buying and selling

Pricing, marketing and negotiation from our agents, who sell in Spring Hope themselves — not a regional office treating it as an outlying zip code.

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What people around here say

Keystone Realty holds the highest Google rating of any brokerage or property manager in Rocky Mount — 4.8 stars across 220 reviews.

4.8220 Google reviews

“I have been a tenant with Keystone Realty since 2023. I have never had problems with communication or having an issue addressed in a timely manner. If you’re looking to rent or buy a house I highly recommend Keystone Realty.”
Toni Williams2 months ago
“Georgette is awesome to work with! She has a great eye for design and art and really goes above and beyond to help her clients! We had a wonderful experience with her!”
Erika Thomas5 years ago
“Wendy and Steve are the best realtors. Even though this wasn’t our first time buying a house they walked us through every step of the process and answered any question we had. We trusted them to list our house and were extremely impressed with the whole process, the fact that it sold in 24 hours was great too! We also trusted them to show us houses until we found the perfect one for us. They listened to every need we had and made sure to find houses that fit our criteria. I know for a fact if we ever need another realtor we WILL choose them!”
Betsy Sauls5 years ago
“Candice Belk was my realtor, it was my 1st time buying a home so I was super nervous and had a ton of questions. She guided me through every step of the way. I highly recommend her and the Keystone Realty team for your home buying/selling needs!”
JENNIFER STONE6 years ago
“Keystone was great to work with in selling our home. We had the pleasure of working with Candice Belk as our realtor and we couldn’t have asked for anyone better! She made the selling process a breeze. She talked us through each step, gave us guidance, and was always available to answer our questions. We could not have asked for anyone more fitting and phenomenal to fulfill all of our home selling needs!”
Amanda McGee6 years ago
“Candice was great to work with! She answered all my questions quickly and provided a easy seller experience from start to closing.”
Rebecca Stokes6 years ago

“Worked with me on a property and was very responsive and transparent.”
“Very helpful, and knowledgeable”
“Very professional and friendly! Zach was the best in my home buying experience!”

Rating and reviews pulled live from Keystone Realty’s Google Business Profile.

Spring Hope questions

Does Keystone Realty manage rental property in Spring Hope?

Yes. Keystone Realty manages residential rental property in Spring Hope and across Nash and Edgecombe counties. Management is 9% of collected rent plus a leasing fee of ½ month's rent, with a $75 monthly minimum.

Can Keystone Realty help me buy or sell a home in Spring Hope?

Yes. Keystone Realty is a full-service brokerage as well as a property management company, so we handle sales and purchases in Spring Hope directly. That also means if you're weighing whether to rent a property out or sell it, you get one conversation rather than two.

What is the housing like in Spring Hope?

New single-family development alongside the older stock, and the two behave very differently. A recently built house and an older one a street away carry different maintenance budgets and lease to different people, so we price and inspect them separately rather than by town. That new-construction growth is exactly why we've made a point of expanding into Spring Hope rather than treating it as the far edge of our service area, and it's helped by geography: Spring Hope sits close enough to US-64 that a commute into Raleigh is a genuinely realistic option, which is drawing buyers who want more house and land for their money without giving up access to a bigger job market.

How far is Spring Hope from your office?

The west end of Nash County, out past Nashville. Our office is at 132 N Englewood Dr, Ste A, Rocky Mount — close enough that we work Spring Hope ourselves rather than treating it as an outlying zip code.