re: Cheap land in and around the Smokies in western North Carolina

We arrived in Travelers Rest SC Sat as our new home. It's sort of the best of all worlds. The mountains just a 45 min traffic-free drive north are legit. Conservative. It's near in laws so that's main reason we didn't go farther north and higher elevations. Swamp Rabbit Trail takes you to and through Grenville (or just to downtown TR).

It has just the perfect mix of rednecks, normies, hipsters, crunchies, and athletic types. Mostly just normal Southern fams.

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Cheap land in and around the Smokies in western North Carolina

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You do realize that your gonna need an oxygen tank to make it back up from your shed. frick all that!

My parents just bought property in Dandridge, on Douglas Lake north of Gatlinburg. Dirt cheap
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I have seen a 2 acre plot for 100k in Weers valley with incredible views. That was pasture land that was being subdivided with a valley stream on it.

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I’ve checked on that land as well. You need to look into the flood history before you make a decision. The valley and Townsend are places I’m always researching. Some great opportunities exist and close to necessary amenities in both places. If the property you mentioned is one of the ones I’m thinking of be cautious. It’s on the right off 321 headed east just before the curve going through the pass into Pigeon Forge. It was several hundred acres for sale the last 5 years or so for about $10mm. Now they are subdividing it to try and sell it that way.

I have family that retired to Micaville in Yancey County, a bit north of Asheville. It's on the South Toe river with views of Mt. Mitchell and the Blue Ridge. Amazing place. We visited this summer and I was curious so I searched Zillow and surprisingly there are hundreds of acres to be had for cheap between Burnsville and Little Switzerland.

As others mentioned though, access can be an issue as well as the cost and speed of getting utilities. Example, my aunt was quoted around $3,000 to get high speed internet simply due to the cost of running the cable along the poles up to their house. And it took 2 months for her to even get that estimate. She says "mountain time" is a real thing.

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Banner Elk NC

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My grandmother used to have a house there. I really miss spending time in that part of the country

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Example, my aunt was quoted around $3,000 to get high speed internet simply due to the cost of running the cable along the poles up to their house.

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She got a deal. They told me 30k

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She says "mountain time" is a real thing.

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I’m convinced most people aren’t interested in actually making any money.