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We are pleased to have just listed this beautiful 43+/- acre farm in northwestern Buncombe County.  Located approximately 25 minutes to west Asheville, this farm is in a rural farming community in a very private, end of the road setting.  This listing is as much about...

We just listed this beautiful 58 acre property with stunning 40' waterfall.  Located in Buncombe County just ten minutes south of the Town of Black Mountain, this property is easily accessible via a publicly maintained paved road and offers excellent topography for...

What is TEOTWAWKI?  Notwithstanding the hit song of this name by the group R.E.M., among the prepper population, this stands for "The End Of The World As We Know It".   In almost all doomsday books and such, this event is seen as coming in a flash via an asteroid...

Just picked up a ranch listing at Mt. Mitchell in Yancey County (just north of Asheville).   If you're into horses or wanting a complete large scale retreat, this is one to consider.  The property has been successfully operated for decades as Clear Creek Ranch and at...

With the world going more crazy every day, why not have a bugout property?  After all, you have life insurance, home owners insurance, disability insurance, yet you hope to never cash in on them, right?  Think of a bugout or prepper property as an insurance policy,...

Full service, that's what I'm about.  There's a public perception that all real estate agents do is drive people around, walking through a few houses, then collecting a big ol' commission for not doing much of anything.  Well, 99% of the time, that's not accurate. ...

Sometimes I'm asked why I affiliated my own firm, Retreat Realty, Ltd. with Keller Williams Professionals, and there are a few reasons.  One of which is that in addition to good technical support and training, it also provides me a platform on which to compare and...

Is now the time to finally get that mountain retreat?   Regardless of your ideology, there is great uncertainty in our world (COVID-19 restrictions, civil unrest, cities burning, North and South Korea at the most threatening they've been since the 50's, a stock market...

Looking for an all inclusive property that won't break the bank, try this new 38 acre listing near Marion.   Located in the foothills just before climbing up the Blue Ridge Escarpment into Asheville, this property is private yet easy to get to if you know where to...

While much of the economy has shut down, real estate searches for bugout properties, off the grid properties and prepper properties has kept me busy.  In the past two weeks, I've written two more purchase agreements and closed two more transactions with several more...