| I am more than convinced that Real Estate in the | | | | the U.S. by Frommer's Cities Ranked and Rated, #23 |
| great city of Asheville NC is going to be one of the | | | | of 200 metro areas for business and careers by |
| best investments of our lifetime and well into the | | | | Forbes and the best place to live in the USA by |
| next. When I first came here, actually on my way to | | | | Relocate America. It was also named one of the |
| another out of state location; I stopped by a local | | | | world's Top 12 Must-See destinations for 2007 by |
| realtor's office and took some information on | | | | Frommer's travel guides. |
| property in the area. I ended up buying 7 acres in a | | | | When looking at Downtown Asheville, it was actually |
| mountain cove and leaving the only life I knew for | | | | patterned after Downtown New York City. Not to |
| almost 50 years, in Brooklyn New York. I now had | | | | say that we are there… yet, but there is a |
| my own property and I wanted that beautiful log | | | | Vision. What do we need? We need somebody that |
| home I had always dreamed about. Maybe it was all | | | | screams for the future of this great city called |
| those "Little House on the Prairie" shows I used to | | | | Asheville. We need a Master City or Community |
| watch. I guess for me it was like going camping and | | | | Planner to plan well into the next 50 years, and start |
| never coming back. I started noticing and comparing | | | | building this infrastructure of the city now! |
| the City of Asheville to New York City, since that is | | | | Strategically plan well used land and space to |
| where I am from. Some people call and spell it | | | | accommodate many major U.S. Corporations possibly |
| Ashville, Ashvill, Ashevile and many other names, but | | | | coming to Buncombe County. Build those Inner-City |
| for me it is now a place in North Carolina that I call | | | | skyscrapers! Get real support and sponsorship for the |
| home. I was used to living in the "Big City", short | | | | areas sports teams! Asheville is an easy sale if you |
| vacationing on Long Island, and long vacationing at | | | | can show your client way into the future. |
| Disney World. That was pretty much my life routine. | | | | Even with the concerns about "Global Warming", |
| Now I had a place to settle down and think about | | | | Asheville North Carolina is considered a "Safe House"! |
| my life. I was not that young anymore and I had to | | | | "These Mountains may one day be near what is |
| make some decisions to make the latter half of my | | | | considered the coast" is what a friend of mine |
| life a more relaxing happier fulfilling time. Asheville | | | | recently said. My property… about 3500 |
| North Carolina was the perfect place. Not just for me | | | | square feet in the air, is one of the many common |
| either. I have seen over the years the many | | | | elevations for the mountain area. Real Estate in |
| diversified groups enter this area and there is not any | | | | Asheville is a prized possession! Types of properties |
| discrimination. Of course there are certain groups in | | | | include the flatlands, rolling, mountain sides, mountain |
| certain neighborhoods, but Asheville is a place where | | | | coves, mountain ridge, and mountain top with mile |
| people really do fit in. | | | | long views. From the top of my mountain I can see |
| Asheville had a population of about 2,500 by 1861, | | | | way into Tennessee. The real estate of the |
| and it remained relatively untouched by the Civil War, | | | | mountains is such a breath of fresh air, a peace and |
| but contributed many companies to the Confederate | | | | solace that I enjoy regularly. Property in the area can |
| States Army, and a much smaller number of soldiers | | | | range anywhere from $500 to over a million dollars |
| to the Union. A rifle manufacturing facility was located | | | | per acre depending on where you are in Buncombe |
| in the town of Asheville. The war came to the area | | | | County and the surrounding areas, and how much |
| almost as an afterthought, when the "Battle of | | | | acreage you are purchasing. |
| Asheville" was fought in April 1865 at the place where | | | | We are becoming the "Fort Knox" of cities in |
| the University of North Carolina stands today. This | | | | America. We have the mountains, fresh air, green |
| place is rich with history, but promotes peace today. | | | | building, vegetarians, and so much land available to |
| Today Asheville keeps popping up on national | | | | expand this great city. Most people take a trial trip to |
| reviews. Asheville it is one of AARP's magazines | | | | the area either in the Spring, Summer, or Fall. Of |
| "Best Places to Reinvent Your Life", Modern Maturity | | | | course winter is beautiful as well, but much more |
| named it one of "The 50 Most Alive Places to Be", | | | | activities are available when the weather breaks. We |
| American Style magazine called it one of "America's | | | | usually get 2-5 small snowfalls per year and |
| Top 25 Arts Destinations", Self magazine labeled it | | | | concerning weather, it is a very good balance. Real |
| the "Happiest City for Women", and it was | | | | Estate in Buncombe County is valuable. So… |
| proclaimed the "New Freak Capital of the U.S." by | | | | open your eyes, look into your crystal ball, and see |
| Rolling Stone magazine. Asheville has also been called | | | | where YOU fit - in Asheville North Carolina. We have |
| "a New Age Mecca" by CBS News Eye on America, | | | | so many wonderful people coming to this area that |
| and named the "most vegetarian friendly" small city in | | | | Asheville it is surely on its way to the top of the |
| America by PETA not too long ago. In 2007, Asheville | | | | charts in the next few years to come. |
| was named one of the top seven places to live in | | | | |