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Posted: 8/31/2021 7:42:00 AM EDT
[#1]
You're looking for what a lot of others are looking for. Prepare to get out your checkbook, especially in this market right now.
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Posted: 8/31/2021 7:34:50 PM EDT
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Asheville/Buncombe county housing is ridiculous. I'd look down the mountain towards Morganton, or north past Weaverville. I grew up here, so I've seen a lot of changes. On one hand, the craft beer and restaurant scene is outstanding; OTOH, traffic is terrible and housing is super expensive. If I hadn't bought property from my family 20 years ago, it would be hard to live where I do.
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Posted: 8/31/2021 9:22:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Asheville/Buncombe county housing is ridiculous. I'd look down the mountain towards Morganton, or north past Weaverville. I grew up here, so I've seen a lot of changes. On one hand, the craft beer and restaurant scene is outstanding; OTOH, traffic is terrible and housing is super expensive. If I hadn't bought property from my family 20 years ago, it would be hard to live where I do. One of the places that has our eye as ideal is in Morganton and another in Rutherford. Not interested in Asheville itself except for good medical access. Prices seem good to us....especially compared to Hawaii. |
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Posted: 8/31/2021 9:43:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the places that has our eye as ideal is in Morganton and another in Rutherford. Not interested in Asheville itself except for good medical access. Prices seem good to us....especially compared to Hawaii. |
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Posted: 9/1/2021 9:49:11 AM EDT
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You can get much of the same near Knoxville, TN, Johnson City, TN and Greenville, SC. The cost of living in all of these places is far lower, taxes is far lower. Number of extreme liberal idiots is far lower.
That said, I live about 30 minutes outside of Asheville in the woods and I really like it here. If I were ready to retire and my kids didn’t still need to be in school I’d be on my way to Tennessee. |
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Posted: 9/1/2021 11:46:59 AM EDT
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I like to say Morganton is starting to be like Asheville without the as many stinky hippies, lol. It is still mostly working class folks but they got a few nice places to eat, 3 breweries, strong downtown association, good outdoors activities....
But prices have gone up a lot. We got 20 ac about up near game lands 3 years ago for $120,000. Same land is going for $220,000. Just land, no home, roads, improvements... |
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Posted: 9/1/2021 3:41:31 PM EDT
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Message sent.
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Posted: 9/1/2021 6:54:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Message sent. Mahalo |
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Posted: 9/1/2021 6:55:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Message sent. It will be fun raising a ruckus with my KH6 callsign 
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Posted: 9/2/2021 12:17:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can get much of the same near Knoxville, TN, Johnson City, TN and Greenville, SC. The cost of living in all of these places is far lower, taxes is far lower. Number of extreme liberal idiots is far lower. That said, I live about 30 minutes outside of Asheville in the woods and I really like it here. If I were ready to retire and my kids didn’t still need to be in school I’d be on my way to Tennessee. SC is full lol Seriously Landrum, Campobello etc have all shot up in price and are no longer the cheaper alternatives. Johnson City maybe still a good choice. I love NC but Asheville at least downtown is just a no go these days. |
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Posted: 9/12/2021 2:51:28 PM EDT
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Head west of Asheville,i am near TN line .
Anything east of Waynesville sucks donkey dicks |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 1:59:53 AM EDT
[#12]
Any thoughts on the Tryon area?
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Posted: 9/19/2021 9:27:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any thoughts on the Tryon area? I like it there. It boarders my town on the state line. Polk Co gun club is in that area and the town itself is nice and quiet. If you end up there let me know I’ll extend a invite to my lodge if you do. |
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Posted: 11/14/2021 12:16:14 AM EDT
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Dont discount North GA either. I'm only about 5 minutes south of the NC line and about 15 or so to Franklin. As my realtor told me, "there are 8 Democrats in this county and we know where they all live". We cruise into Ashville to visit but I wouldn't live there.
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Posted: 11/14/2021 12:34:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dont discount North GA either. I'm only about 5 minutes south of the NC line and about 15 or so to Franklin. As my realtor told me, "there are 8 Democrats in this county and we know where they all live". We cruise into Ashville to visit but I wouldn't live there. We're not. We are taking a trip to NC in March just to scope out different areas and plan to dip down into GA and SC. |
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Posted: 11/20/2021 9:24:45 PM EDT
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So about 3 weeks ago we spent a week at lake Adger. We used it as a home spot to roam the greater area. We visited Tryon, Landrum, Spartansburg, Hendersonville and all around those areas. We’ll probably be moving into that area middle of next year.
I’m going to start looking at NE Georgia as well. lol |
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Posted: 11/20/2021 9:31:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So about 3 weeks ago we spent a week at lake Adger. We used it as a home spot to roam the greater area. We visited Tryon, Landrum, Spartansburg, Hendersonville and all around those areas. We’ll probably be moving into that area middle of next year. I’m going to start looking at NE Georgia as well. lol I live in Landrum If you have any questions about the area let me know. I work for a construction company so I have pretty good insight to what’s going on in the area Also you can come visit my lodge |
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Posted: 11/20/2021 10:05:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I live in Landrum If you have any questions about the area let me know. I work for a construction company so I have pretty good insight to what’s going on in the area Also you can come visit my lodge Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So about 3 weeks ago we spent a week at lake Adger. We used it as a home spot to roam the greater area. We visited Tryon, Landrum, Spartansburg, Hendersonville and all around those areas. We’ll probably be moving into that area middle of next year. I’m going to start looking at NE Georgia as well. lol I live in Landrum If you have any questions about the area let me know. I work for a construction company so I have pretty good insight to what’s going on in the area Also you can come visit my lodge Thanks Brother I really appreciate that. |
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Posted: 11/21/2021 7:00:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks Brother I really appreciate that. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: So about 3 weeks ago we spent a week at lake Adger. We used it as a home spot to roam the greater area. We visited Tryon, Landrum, Spartansburg, Hendersonville and all around those areas. We’ll probably be moving into that area middle of next year. I’m going to start looking at NE Georgia as well. lol I live in Landrum If you have any questions about the area let me know. I work for a construction company so I have pretty good insight to what’s going on in the area Also you can come visit my lodge Thanks Brother I really appreciate that. Not a problem Those are all nice areas but definitely priced a bit different. NC is generally more expensive with taxes and home prices. NE GA is getting there but areas near Clayton aren’t as bad as some others near Young Harris. Some of the better deals are Pickens Co and Oconee Co. SC |
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Posted: 12/5/2021 10:08:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So about 3 weeks ago we spent a week at lake Adger. We used it as a home spot to roam the greater area. We visited Tryon, Landrum, Spartansburg, Hendersonville and all around those areas. We’ll probably be moving into that area middle of next year. I’m going to start looking at NE Georgia as well. lol Lake adger and mill spring is a hidden little gem. Prices are creeping up there but nothing compared to buncombe county. Also you have a nice drive down 74 to get to Asheville if you so desire. |
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Posted: 12/8/2021 10:25:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the places that has our eye as ideal is in Morganton and another in Rutherford. Not interested in Asheville itself except for good medical access. Prices seem good to us....especially compared to Hawaii. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Asheville/Buncombe county housing is ridiculous. I'd look down the mountain towards Morganton, or north past Weaverville. I grew up here, so I've seen a lot of changes. On one hand, the craft beer and restaurant scene is outstanding; OTOH, traffic is terrible and housing is super expensive. If I hadn't bought property from my family 20 years ago, it would be hard to live where I do. One of the places that has our eye as ideal is in Morganton and another in Rutherford. Not interested in Asheville itself except for good medical access. Prices seem good to us....especially compared to Hawaii. Morganton is a nice town, as is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County is mostly conservative with a conservative sheriff. Tryon is extremely liberal and made up of primarily of transplants from up north. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple days in Brevard if you like the outdoors. It's a popular place in summer but you can get out away from the noise in town easy enough. It's a beautiful area there that is close to Asheville and the major interstates. |
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Posted: 12/8/2021 1:36:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Morganton is a nice town, as is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County is mostly conservative with a conservative sheriff. Tryon is extremely liberal and made up of primarily of transplants from up north. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple days in Brevard if you like the outdoors. It's a popular place in summer but you can get out away from the noise in town easy enough. It's a beautiful area there that is close to Asheville and the major interstates. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Asheville/Buncombe county housing is ridiculous. I'd look down the mountain towards Morganton, or north past Weaverville. I grew up here, so I've seen a lot of changes. On one hand, the craft beer and restaurant scene is outstanding; OTOH, traffic is terrible and housing is super expensive. If I hadn't bought property from my family 20 years ago, it would be hard to live where I do. One of the places that has our eye as ideal is in Morganton and another in Rutherford. Not interested in Asheville itself except for good medical access. Prices seem good to us....especially compared to Hawaii. Morganton is a nice town, as is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County is mostly conservative with a conservative sheriff. Tryon is extremely liberal and made up of primarily of transplants from up north. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple days in Brevard if you like the outdoors. It's a popular place in summer but you can get out away from the noise in town easy enough. It's a beautiful area there that is close to Asheville and the major interstates. When go out to do our recon in March we are initially staying near Hendersonville. Brevard is on one of our driving loops but we'll make sure and give it a good look. Thanks for the input! |
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Posted: 1/16/2022 9:41:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When go out to do our recon in March we are initially staying near Hendersonville. Brevard is on one of our driving loops but we'll make sure and give it a good look. Thanks for the input! I am born and raised in Hendersonville. Im or email me if you have questions. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 3:49:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am born and raised in Hendersonville. Im or email me if you have questions. How about a recommendation for a place for dinner. Bar with good food and music would be nice. We're gonna be be pretty tired and jet lagged since it our first night. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 5:37:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a recommendation for a place for dinner. Bar with good food and music would be nice. We're gonna be be pretty tired and jet lagged since it our first night. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 9:30:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a recommendation for a place for dinner. Bar with good food and music would be nice. We're gonna be be pretty tired and jet lagged since it our first night. If over in Asheville, we had fun a few nights at Isis Music Hall (here) before covid. Not sure if they are back or not |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 9:33:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a recommendation for a place for dinner. Bar with good food and music would be nice. We're gonna be be pretty tired and jet lagged since it our first night. If over in Asheville, we had fun a few nights at Isis Music Hall (here) before covid. Not sure if they are back or not. EDIT: They are open with mask and vaccine requirements... but it's Asheville, so not unexpected |
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Posted: 1/27/2022 1:20:24 AM EDT
[#28]
Check out Cullowhee and other places in Jackson County.
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Posted: 1/27/2022 2:20:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Check out Cullowhee and other places in Jackson County. Funny you mention that, we looked at a couple places there on Zillow today. Wife is becoming enamored with that area. Me too. For our recon we are going to Hendersonville, big loop through SC and places west to Brevard, up north and west ending in Weaverville and leisurely cruise with side trips ending up in Morganton before heading back to CLT for the night before our flight homme. Left an extra day in case we want to go back and check something out. |
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Posted: 2/28/2022 7:57:37 PM EDT
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There's a great gun shop in Hendersonville if you like milsurp/high end guns...Michael Merker Riflemakers, picked up a sweet matching swp 45 98k there last visit...my Parents live in Etowah, will be there next week Tuesday until Saturday, looking forward to hitting some gunshops...never know what you'll find...
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Posted: 3/20/2022 9:14:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a recommendation for a place for dinner. Bar with good food and music would be nice. We're gonna be be pretty tired and jet lagged since it our first night. Sorry I just saw this. NC_Andy's recommendations are good. Also Shine but it's a little more high end. I got nothing really for Asheville. I work up there but avoid spending my money and time there if possible. |
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Posted: 3/28/2022 7:56:27 PM EDT
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OK, sitting in Charlotte waiting for tomorrow's OMG early flight home after about 6 days touring the western part of the state. Thanks for all the suggestions even if we didn't have time to check them all out. H
BLUF - We loved it and the overall visit reinforced our desire to retire here. Other observations (in no particular order): - Seems like every town with a population of over 400 has a place selling prebuilt sheds and outbuildings - Y'all need to slow the fuck down when you drive - East NC BBQ sauce>West NC BBQ sauce - The flowering trees everywhere were beautiful - Y'all need to quit riding my fucking bumper on the highway - We really like how so many of the towns have really fixed up their downtown Main Street areas - People were uniformly friendly without being phony - Y'all need to quit blowing your fuckin horns at me - We really like Morganton and Rutherfordton areas amongst others - Highlands has way too many rich motherfuckers with no taste in housing - Is there anywhere in the west that isn't in the Broad River basin? - Brevard seemed nice but on the verge of being priced out by too many McMansions - Asheville seems to be 1-2 years away from present day Seattle/Portland and not in a nice way (first impression) Biggest thing we got out this trip was an appreciation for the terrain and to eliminate areas we weren't interested in. |
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Posted: 3/28/2022 9:44:08 PM EDT
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Yep you nailed trashville.. maybe we can convince the locals to move to a liberal state..
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Posted: 3/30/2022 12:55:44 PM EDT
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Shoulda strolled down Eagle Street after 11:00 pm to get a real feel for the strength of our diversity. Fast track to out Portland Portland.
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Posted: 3/30/2022 11:10:21 PM EDT
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Wife and I were born and raised in WNC, (Averys Creek/Mills River area). Marine Corps drug me away, and I ended up staying on the coast. We go back a bit due to family. Lot has changed up there, especially when you only visit a few times a year, or drive through going other places.
Personally, were I to move back up there, I'd find a place west of Brevard. I've got a fondness for the Highlands-Cashiers area, but I'd consider west of that. Seems like anything east of Brevard is building up fairly rapidly. I'd have a little concern about that in the Morganton/Rutherford area (OP mentioned that area). Not so much west of Brevard. That seems more like intuition and observance of urban sprawl than any metric I could really point my finger to. Old man yells at cloud I guess. . . Quote HistoryQuoted: There's a great gun shop in Hendersonville if you like milsurp/high end guns...Michael Merker Riflemakers, About '98, (think he was just starting out) Merker helped me get set up with a good set of iron sights for some of the first shooting matches I'd participated in. Measuring bore/receiver centerline, trying out different styles of front sights that he had in his shop, getting the rear peep set up. Silly teenager wasting about two hours of his time. All he charged me for was the sights. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 11:27:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wife and I were born and raised in WNC, (Averys Creek/Mills River area). Marine Corps drug me away, and I ended up staying on the coast. We go back a bit due to family. Lot has changed up there, especially when you only visit a few times a year, or drive through going other places. Personally, were I to move back up there, I'd find a place west of Brevard. I've got a fondness for the Highlands-Cashiers area, but I'd consider west of that. Seems like anything east of Brevard is building up fairly rapidly. I'd have a little concern about that in the Morganton/Rutherford area (OP mentioned that area). Not so much west of Brevard. That seems more like intuition and observance of urban sprawl than any metric I could really point my finger to. Old man yells at cloud I guess. . . About '98, (think he was just starting out) Merker helped me get set up with a good set of iron sights for some of the first shooting matches I'd participated in. Measuring bore/receiver centerline, trying out different styles of front sights that he had in his shop, getting the rear peep set up. Silly teenager wasting about two hours of his time. All he charged me for was the sights.I appreciate your insights. The Highlands area is just way too much overtaken by the uber rich and I don't think we could afford something there. The number of new huge houses and country clubs makes it not the type of place we want to be. Seems to be they're expanding into the Brevard area and real estate reports seem to back this up. We did the drive up to Waynesville and liked that area as well. Based on what we are reading and seeing, Morganton and Rutherfordton seem to not have the urban spread in other areas and has a decreasing population unlike Asheville and Hendersonville. I could be wrong, we are outsiders and only going by what we read and saw. |
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