Commercial Property (Knoxville, Bristol, Union City: real estate, house, rent)

[rossc]

Hi everyone...

I've been reading about everyone moving from FL to TN. Well, I'm coming from the other direction. I moved to NH from NC 10 years ago and I miss the south. I really like TN, so that's where I've decided to go. My situation is rather unique. I travel alot in a converted 40' bus and actually don't mind living in it for extended periods. I'd like to find a commercial building that I can use as a home base and for my business when I'm not traveling. The building needs to be 5000+ sqare feet with 14' overhead doors...Tall enough to drive trucks, buses and large equiment inside.

I've found a couple of buildings. One is in Michie. Can anyone tell me anything about Michie? I want to be close enough to a larger town/city for business reasons, but far enough away to keep the cost down.

Thanks for any help here.....Ross

[rossc]

What I need is a way to search the entire state for commercial building. There are not that many for sale, so where I go may depend a lot on where I can find a suitable building.

Anyone know how to do a free state wide MLS search for commercial property? Every site I've seen wants me to search by city and state. It's easy to search for residential but not for commercial. Any real estate agents out there who would like to make a sale?

[Joe P]

Originally Posted by rossc

What I need is a way to search the entire state for commercial building. There are not that many for sale, so where I go may depend a lot on where I can find a suitable building.

Anyone know how to do a free state wide MLS search for commercial property? Every site I've seen wants me to search by city and state. It's easy to search for residential but not for commercial. Any real estate agents out there who would like to make a sale?

Riding through Bristol today I saw at least 6 properties that seem to be what you are looking for.....

Joe

[rossc]

Still not much luck finding a commercial building. I've found 3 so far in Selmer, Michie and Centerville, although the one in Centerville, whilst the perfect building, is zoned residential. The agent says no problem, but I'm afraid it might be one of those deals where you can pretty much do what you want as long as no one complains. Then when someone complains, the town enforces the residential zoning. That happened to me here, but it was cheaper to keep paying fines than it was to move to a comercially zoned building.

Centerville looks pretty good. Reasonably close to Nashville. Michie looks like a dot on the map and Selmer looks OK although I'd like to be closer to a larger city. What do y'all think about these three areas? The building in Michie is a sweet deal and taxes are right, but that might be because it's a poor location.

I also have a friend in Union City sending me some contact info on local realtors. A web search has not turned up anything in that area, but there has to be something.

Aren't there any real estate agents frequenting the board? Seems like good place to pick up new clients.

Thanks....Ross

[tnpi]

Hey Roscc,
Welcome to TN! Sorry, I'm not a realtor, I'm a private investigator--BUT--I have done some relocate investigations. Here's a suggestion you might want to try...If you continue to have difficulty in finding your large commercial space within city limits, buy several acres of land with or without a house out in the country. Then maybe put up a prefab structure, such as a quansit (sp?) hut. They're practically airplane hangers. (I think they can actually be as big as a hanger.) You'll find the zoning restrictions aren't quite as stiff in some counties, when you move out of the city limits. If you don't like the quansit hut, try getting a small farm with a house and a barn to protect your bus.
I guess these may sound totally different than the idea you had hoped for but you may find these options more cost effective.

[rossc]

That is actually plan "B". I'm not looking to be in the city. I want to be close enough to be an easy commute but far enough away to keep prices down. I would put up an 8,000 - 10,000 sq/ft steel building...But I'd rather find something already standing. I want to find a large steel building with enough land that I could build a small house eventually. In the mean time, I would just convert part of the building to living space.

[Weloveantiques]

Hi Rossc,

I put a site on here to help you but it was deleted...I'll try again. Do a search for Mod cut

[Magster]

Ross:
Sniff around Campbell County, about 30 miles nothwest of Knoxville: Three small towns cheek to jowl: Caryville, Jacksboro and LaFollette. These are very small incorporated areas with lots of county space around them, and very few -- if any covenants in the county itself.
By the by, what's with the whilst? You have got to be a Brit.
Cheers,
Maggie

[rossc]

Originally Posted by Weloveantiques

Hi Rossc,

I put a site on here to help you but it was deleted...I'll try again. Do a search for Mod cut

Evidently the moderator doesn't like that site...

Can you email it to me at rrc62 at nhvt.net?

[rossc]

Originally Posted by Magster

Ross:
Sniff around Campbell County, about 30 miles nothwest of Knoxville: Three small towns cheek to jowl: Caryville, Jacksboro and LaFollette. These are very small incorporated areas with lots of county space around them, and very few -- if any covenants in the county itself.
By the by, what's with the whilst? You have got to be a Brit.
Cheers,
Maggie

Thanks for that tip. Between Knoxville and Nashville not too far off of I40 would be perfect. Now I just need to find a real estate agent.