This 5.04 acre paradise is in a private mountain cove and features a 2580 square foot open floor plan home with 12' wide decks overlooking a bold trout stream. There are 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath and 1/2 bath with room to add more. The home is south facing and features two large skylights as well as a very large (approx. 6' x 7') window, also south facing, that overlooks Big Crabtree Creek. Delicious gravity fed spring water serves the home (good pressure) and a beautiful cobalt blue Waterford wood stove keeps the house cozy (there is also a Monitor heater). The full bath has a Kohler jetted bathtub. The house has solid hardwood floors throughout the first floor and bamboo flooring on the 2nd level. The house was built with Thermopane windows and the metal roof was replaced in 2010. The house is a one and a half story with a drive-under carport. Off the carport is a 480 square foot insulated studio space (not included in above square footage, referred to here as basement although it is above ground) with the large window mentioned above overlooking Big Crabtree Creek. The covered porch that runs the full length (60ft) of the house is 12 feet wide. This porch overlooks nearly 2000 running feet of a most pristine, bold trout stream in western North Carolina. Near this stream stands a cedar sauna for your enjoyment and health. The house is served by a gravity septic system. The 20ft x 20ft detached garage/workshop (hardy plank exterior) has its own electric and water. A 30 minute hike downstream will bring you to a beautiful 40 foot waterfall (Murphy Falls or Lower Crabtree Falls). If you hike the other way upstream you will come to Crabtree Falls, a 100 foot waterfall, that is a major stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This home is located in Upper Crabtree Cove, a private protected subdivision of six families. There are covenants for the cove and an annual road fee of $400. We are the 1st house (about ½ mile off blacktop, (which is 7 Mile Ridge Road) and cannot see any other homes. $225,000 There is additional adjacent land (19+ acres) available with another 212 feet of creek frontage on the other side of the ridge. This land also has a spring and is higher elevation with beautiful mountain views. Possible owner financing to qualified buyers. Owners mobil Ph# 828-231-8887 or 828-231-4245 or email<shepherd_lynn@rocketmail.com> Agents welcome and will receive a 2.5% commission at closing.
This property is off market, which means it's not currently listed for sale or rent on Zillow. This may be different from what's available on other websites or public sources.
