My husband and I were wasting time online last night and started looking at property in North Carolina and Tennessee again. We’re still interested in buying NC mountain real estate as a retirement option or an investment, but it’s not something we want to hurry into. You definitely need to see property in person to ensure it’s what you need. I want property that’s private, with a great view, but I’d also like it to be close to a city, like Asheville. Whisper Mountain is one of the new developments outside of Asheville available to buyers. Lots start at $90,000 and the development is planned out with homesites, trails, long range views, and other amenities. It’s like a subdivision, only extremely wooded and private. I like that, because it ensures that the lots will all be developed with the same standards regarding homes. You won’t find a broken down single wide trailer next to a half million dollar home, like you will in other mountain communities. Best of all, the developers have worked to maintain the land and the trees as much as possible, to ensure that you’d feel like you were living in a national park.

With standards like that, no wonder so many Floridians are looking at North Carolina as a retirement option.