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Looking for some help from the nice folks on here. I am checking Realtor.com and also have 2 realtors who are looking to help as well but so far we can't find what I'm looking for, which is....
A house or townhouse for our retirement years. We would like it to have:
- LOW MAINTENANCE,
- Cottage style or Craftsman style
- single story or at least primary bedroom on main floor
- 3 bedrooms,
- 2 or 2.5 baths
- have a front porch
- rear porch or screen room
- in a quiet neighborhood
- approximately 2000 -2500 square feet
- Under $600,000
We would like it to be within 1 hour of Asheville but not close to Asheville. Henderson County, Madison County or somewhere like that.
If you are familiar with the Cottage homes at Biltmore Lake, or the homes in Hawks Ridge or South Creek Cottages than you know what I am looking for. Hawks Ridge is sold out but the advertisement for it specified it as a Low Maintenance Community. We have seen several communities that are advertised that way and they seem to be what we are looking for. At the moment, we have not found a suitable resale in any of them.
For me Low Maintenance means smaller property (maybe 1/3 acre, maybe less) flat property, 99% landscaping is grass - no extensive shrubs or such to constantly tend to, hardie board siding, concrete driveways ( no pavers) . We don't want to spend time tending to the property except possibly mowing a small lawn.
South Creek Cottages has larger parcels but they seem to be mostly grass - that's ok. The one home in that development currently on the market sits on a very steep hill with lots of grass - too much maintenance for me.
I would like to find something like one of these - hopefully a neighborhood under development that we can contract to have built. Or, a resale of a home in one of these type developments.
I'm sure someone out there knows of something that fits and perhaps it hasn't reached the MLS listings yet or maybe is even in the planning stages. Maybe you know a builder putting together this type of development. Any info to help us track down our home will be greatly appreciated.
Check out Carriage Park near Hendersonville. It’s a nice community and located in a good area. There are some newer homes there are close to your price range. Also check out Highland Lake Village in Flat Rock. There is some new construction going on there. A wonderful community.. Cummings Cove, a gated golf community between Hendersonville and Brevard, also is a possibility.
Thank you for your response. We have visited all 3 of those communities but none are what we are looking for.
We are really looking for the specific "Low Maintenance" type houses with the attributes listed in my post. These (and other developments) have great homes, just not what we are looking for.
This small new development in Marion fits many of your requests. It is on flat, open land with a mountain view, although the lots are larger than you wished. The style is "modern farmhouse" rather than Craftsman, but it has a front porch, rear summer kitchen and a main-floor bedroon. Marion is about 40 minutes east of Asheville off I-40. There are other available lots in Grace Estates where you could customize the house. You can certainly hire someone with a riding mower to cut the grass.
This small new development in Marion fits many of your requests. It is on flat, open land with a mountain view, although the lots are larger than you wished. The style is "modern farmhouse" rather than Craftsman, but it has a front porch, rear summer kitchen and a main-floor bedroon. Marion is about 40 minutes east of Asheville off I-40. There are other available lots in Grace Estates where you could customize the house. You can certainly hire someone with a riding mower to cut the grass.
Only thing I'd add is a pedestrian door accessing the driveway so I wouldn't have to open and close the garage door all the time, plus another opening into the backyard or onto the screened porch next to the outdoor kitchen.
I have pedestrian doors in my current garage and it's amazing how many times I use them rather than opening and closing one of the garage doors.
This small new development in Marion fits many of your requests. It is on flat, open land with a mountain view, although the lots are larger than you wished. The style is "modern farmhouse" rather than Craftsman, but it has a front porch, rear summer kitchen and a main-floor bedroon. Marion is about 40 minutes east of Asheville off I-40. There are other available lots in Grace Estates where you could customize the house. You can certainly hire someone with a riding mower to cut the grass.
It is unusual for someone to seek a flat lot in the mountains. However, I remember from travelling I-40 that it is fairly flat to the east of Asheville. The town of Marion has the basics for shopping: a Super Walmart for pharmacy and groceries. It has a hospital and several family practice doctor groups, one affiliated with UNC. You would be near Lake James for water recreation.
It is unusual for someone to seek a flat lot in the mountains. However, I remember from travelling I-40 that it is fairly flat to the east of Asheville. The town of Marion has the basics for shopping: a Super Walmart for pharmacy and groceries. It has a hospital and several family practice doctor groups, one affiliated with UNC. You would be near Lake James for water recreation.
It flattens out, but is still close enough to the mountains to where mountain recreation is easy.
Prices are also notably lower in Marion than closer to Asheville, or even the closer in parts of Madison County.
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