Looking for a couple of acres in Johnston County, NC (Raleigh: sales, chapel)

[TommyZsr]

Hello everybody,


We're a couple of empty nester's now that our daughter has transferred locations with her job at a VA clinic in southern Vermont, to Fayetteville, NC. My wife isn't gonna be happy now being about 900 miles away from her "baby", and I get that for sure. That said, we're looking to purchase a few acres of either raw land or a home with a decent sized workshop (12 ft. high door, 30x50 or bigger,) in Johnston county (Kenly, Selma, Pine Level, Micro, Smithfield...) to start off with for placing a 5th wheel camper on, for trips down to see her and a place to stay while there. Reason for this area is, she'll possibly transfer again in a year to Greenville, NC, so we'll be positioned properly for that.


I have friends in Smithfield and Selma, all whom are aware of this and looking for us too. I have been a lurker on CityData.com for well over 15 years, kind of keeping an eye on values and trends in different areas of the country, so I thought I'd come on here and post my request.


So to clarify; a "couple of acres" of land could be anything from 2 to several, up to 10 acres if it's affordable, raw land. Can be off the beaten path a few miles off the big roads too...for privacy.


Or, an existing home for two/three people, and a big barn or shop would make it perfect. I am in the heavy equipment transport and sales business, so I need a shelter to work on big equipment, and a big yard to get around with big trucks, etc.



Just putting an A.P.B. out there for something like this...so if anyone knows of anything, especially a small tract of land that I can just buy outright immediately, I'd be appreciative. So will the better half.


Kenly, Selma, Micro, Pine Level, Smithfield...anywhere around the I-95 and US 70 corridors, but off and away from them a bit is what we're hoping for.


Thanks in advance, and hopefully someone has just what we're looking for here.


PS: I'm not sure if this post belongs in this thread (Triad Area,) or if it belongs in the Triangle Area threads...so if a moderator wants to move it to the proper place I'd understand. (I'm not sure of the difference between the two areas, sorry.)

[Owen Wister]

The Triad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Triad

The Triangle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle

To me, it sounds like you need to engage the services of a good realtor in Johnston County.

[michgc]

The Triangle is Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Johnston County is outside Raleigh and is part of the Triangle.

The Triad is Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.

[TommyZsr]

Originally Posted by Owen Wister

The Triad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Triad

The Triangle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle

To me, it sounds like you need to engage the services of a good realtor in Johnston County.

Thanks for the clarification.
I'm not really interested in engaging with a realtor, but I appreciate the advice.

[TommyZsr]

Originally Posted by michgc

The Triangle is Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Johnston County is outside Raleigh and is part of the Triangle.

The Triad is Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.

Thanks for the clearer explanation. I was confused as to how JoCo fits into either one.

[lifetraveler]

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