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A client just sent me a link to an online article in which the author referenced his current escape from the Washington, D.C. lockdown to his bugout property.  As it turns out, the author interviewed me four years ago about the subject of disaster preparedness and...

With so many headlines about the recent $2.2 trillion government bailout for industry and individuals, I keep asking the question "From where is this money coming?"  Its not as if our federal government has a bank account somewhere with trillions of dollars at the...

Once again, I find myself in an international news outlet on the subject of prepping and the affects of COVD-19 on real estate.  Just today, the Thompson Reuters Foundation News  (an affilate of the Reuters Wire Service) ran an article titled "Amid Coronavirus Scare,...

Beginning tonight at 8 PM Eastern, Forrest Garvin of Preppernet.com will be hosting a live stream on Facebook titled "Intro to Preparedness: A Step By Step Plan".   Preppernet.com is the largest network of preparedness minded folks in the world with a focus on sharing...

I was interviewed yesterday by John Howell on the John Howell Show broadcast on WLS-AM out of Chicago.  It was the second time in as many months that I'd been on the show.  The first was the initial impact of corona virus on prepping real estate.  The second was to...

Was contacted by WLS-AM out of Chicago for a return interview on the John Howell talk show.  It will be broadcast live on Thursday the 19th at 5 PM EST. You can listen online by going to the links.  They want to get an update from me regarding trends in prepping real...

No, we're not talking about college basketball and the NCAA, THAT March Madness is already baked and done.  Disappointing for so many as conference after conference and events are cancelled.  I understand the thinking, but I also am still of the mindset that public...

Though my primary firm is Retreat Realty, I'm also an affiliate of Keller Williams Professionals which has over 400 agents in the greater Asheville area.  Today was our annual awards banquet with several hundred in attendance.  I'm pleased to announce that for 2019,...

We have sold another property despite the virus doom and gloom.  This recently listed ranch is now under contract and we're closing in on a couple of others.  I don't attribute this real estate purchase to the coronavirus scare, but rather folks recognizing...

It has been a busy week with a new listing and another sale of one of our listings.  In the past week, we listed this outstanding 97 acre property located ten minutes south of Marion, NC at the base of the Blue Ridge Escarpment.  Featuring two dwellings, plus two...