Moving to Boone NC (Blowing Rock: home, buyers, living)
Western North CarolinaThe Mountain Region including Asheville
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Yes, per my 2nd link...first link was old dated, sorry.
5.75 %, though NC has a few quirks that may prevent one from using the usually lower Fed AGI, and one's NC 'AGI' may be higher, or lower...Ours was higher than Fed AGI for us this 2015 tax year. YMMV...
I can speak to the market from a sellers perspective. We have a six year old home, almost 3k sq ft, Stoney Fork area, priced at 100/sq foot. 3 beds 2.5 baths all above ground. Over one acre. Most neighbors work in Boone. House has been on the market over two years. Feature for feature we track with more expensive homes. From our experience buyers want under 250k and are willing to upgrade themselves. Our home was built with all the upgrades. Can't figure it out. Make sure you have high speed access already in the home. HSD available might mean it's close by but you have to pay to bring it in. And it might be DSL not Charter cable. County roads are plowed and maintained. Elevation is a factor. Higher is nice in summer but maybe not so much in winter. Closer to Boone proper might be higher per sq. ft. And an older home. Best of luck.
I can speak to the market from a sellers perspective. We have a six year old home, almost 3k sq ft, Stoney Fork area, priced at 100/sq foot. 3 beds 2.5 baths all above ground. Over one acre. Most neighbors work in Boone. House has been on the market over two years. Feature for feature we track with more expensive homes. From our experience buyers want under 250k and are willing to upgrade themselves. Our home was built with all the upgrades. Can't figure it out. Make sure you have high speed access already in the home. HSD available might mean it's close by but you have to pay to bring it in. And it might be DSL not Charter cable. County roads are plowed and maintained. Elevation is a factor. Higher is nice in summer but maybe not so much in winter. Closer to Boone proper might be higher per sq. ft. And an older home. Best of luck.
Have you considered lowering the price to within range of that $250K buyer? Otherwise, if you can, you may want to take it off the market for about 6 mos. or so, and put it back on next spring as 'new' listing.
I can speak to the market from a sellers perspective. We have a six year old home, almost 3k sq ft, Stoney Fork area, priced at 100/sq foot. 3 beds 2.5 baths all above ground. Over one acre. Most neighbors work in Boone. House has been on the market over two years. Feature for feature we track with more expensive homes. From our experience buyers want under 250k and are willing to upgrade themselves. Our home was built with all the upgrades. Can't figure it out. Make sure you have high speed access already in the home. HSD available might mean it's close by but you have to pay to bring it in. And it might be DSL not Charter cable. County roads are plowed and maintained. Elevation is a factor. Higher is nice in summer but maybe not so much in winter. Closer to Boone proper might be higher per sq. ft. And an older home. Best of luck.
Thanks for the info.
What's bad about the elevation in winter other than more snow?
What's bad about the elevation in winter other than more snow?
Higher elevation can mean greater incline of road = potentially more difficult access in snowy/icy weather. Houses with "big views" tend to be summer or seasonal homes. Most year-rounders pay attention to year-round access issues, regardless of elevation.
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Also I've noticed a lot of houses go off the market in winter. We may be forced to move early winter.
Will this give us least options?
If you secure the services of a good real estate agent, they can network with other agents and potentially have access to homes that may not officially be on the market. At the same time, if sales are slower in the winter, it may give you better negotiating power.
Have you considered lowering the price to within range of that $250K buyer? Otherwise, if you can, you may want to take it off the market for about 6 mos. or so, and put it back on next spring as 'new' listing.
We did have it off the market last winter. When we had it listed with a realtor (we had 3 different ones), all told us we were right priced for the market. We actually had it originally listed higher which was also considered right priced for age, features, size, etc. We now have it listed FSBO.
We did have it off the market last winter. When we had it listed with a realtor (we had 3 different ones), all told us we were right priced for the market. We actually had it originally listed higher which was also considered right priced for age, features, size, etc. We now have it listed FSBO.
It may be BEST for you to put it on the market now while the market is hot, lower the price, houses are selling very well. It's all about price, condition, location -- believe me. If any one of those criteria are negative, it will linger on the market. Did you have any offers when it was on the market the last time? were you willing to negotiate? Do you stay in the house while it is being shown? Do you have pet(s)? if so, are they in the house when it is shown? (always get out, even if it is just to go for a ride and take pets with you).
Look at your house as a buyer would look at it, add up any negatives. FSBO will not attract as many or as good buyers that you will get from a bona fide Realtor.
It may be BEST for you to put it on the market now while the market is hot, lower the price, houses are selling very well. It's all about price, condition, location -- believe me. If any one of those criteria are negative, it will linger on the market. Did you have any offers when it was on the market the last time? were you willing to negotiate? Do you stay in the house while it is being shown? Do you have pet(s)? if so, are they in the house when it is shown? (always get out, even if it is just to go for a ride and take pets with you).
Look at your house as a buyer would look at it, add up any negatives. FSBO will not attract as many or as good buyers that you will get from a bona fide Realtor.
Good advice ... I guess we just didn't have the right realtor working with us. Thanks!
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