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What’s in the Water?
What's in the water that we see covering the eastern half of North Carolina?. Though hurricane Florence is long gone, the rains it brought and poured on the North Carolina Piedmont are just now making their way through the coastal plain, inundating innumerable...
Preparing for Hurricane Florence
Here we are in the mountains of Western North Carolina and we are preparing for Hurricane Florence. Seems odd to think that a weather event that is mostly associated with coastal flooding and damage down there is something for which we in the mountains should...
New Summer Camp Listing
We have a new summer camp listing for a 20 acre camp located just south of Hendersonville. This beautiful property adjoins North Carolina Game Lands and the Green River Gorge area. Its an exceptional opportunity for multiple families to have a self-sustainable...
Preparedness Month
In case you didn't know, September is Preparedness Month. Time to pull together your preps and review what you have. Read a good book on the subject or take a class to learn a new skill. In going through your emergency preparedness items, look for what you don't...
Fisherman’s Paradise
We just recently listed a fisherman's paradise located on the N. Toe River in our beautiful western North Carolina mountains. This 46 acre parcel features a custom built four bedroom house with privacy and scenery in abundance. With approximately 1/2 a mile of...
Japan’s Electric Trains
Japan's Electric Trains: I just returned from a two week trip to Japan. It was actually my fifth time there as I'm married to a missionary kid ("MK") who was born there, as was her father, and his father and his father. Lots of history in the family. For my...
A Little Time Away
Its been a very busy first half of the year, so I'm taking a little time away. Won't be writing anything for a few weeks as I visit my wife's old stomping grounds in Japan. Its a much needed break. So far this year, I've closed/written contracts on more than all of...
Coming Soon
Coming soon we'll be introducing a grouping of modestly priced properties that have a lot to offer the homesteader or those simply looking for a rural building site. These properties consist of five properties ranging from approximately five acres to ten acres. One...
Invasive Plants
Invasive plants such as Kudzu aren't anything new in these mountains, but one in particular is especially disturbing. As I write this post, I have a mild case of Poison Ivy. Its a real inconvenience, but not much more than that. However, have you heard of the Giant...
Sensible Mountain Preparedness Seminar
Our good friends at Carolina Readiness Supply in nearby Waynesville are hosting the Sensible Mountain Preparedness Seminar on July 14th from 9 AM to 6 PM. Come for the whole day or part of it. This is shaping up to be a very informative day of seminars featuring...