These mountain properties have all the charm you'd expect, and light restrictions keep your property values intact. The communities below all have electric, phone, and fiber-optic cable in place, with paved roads and permits for septic systems. The focus is on simple, with no swimming pool, tennis courts, or clubhouse to maintain, so the annual dues of $360 covers the road maintenance. Each community offers peace and quiet, a park area with picnic tables and play area for the kids, and a cool mountain creek to splash your feet in on warm summer days.

Clearwater Creek
Just three miles northwest of Rutherfordton, NC, and encompassing over 815 acres, Clearwater Creek was begun five years ago, and is nearly sold out. The developer has substantially discounted the few remaining parcels in order to focus on Hearthstone Ridge, his final project before he retires. There are truly beautiful properties available, including parcels that are wooded and private, and with creeks and streams running along the borders....>>

Gated Communities:
Many of our happy clients expressed that they did not want to be in a gated community. What changed their minds?

They may have started with pre-conceived ideas of homes being crowded together, looking like a set from a made-for-tv suburb. Or maybe it was the idea of a gated community being too uppity, or simply having to pay for amenities they wouldn't be using. Maybe it was the idea of bending to other people's rules or rule-keeping methods, or watching the dues rise each year. Could be any or all of the above, or something else entirely.

In any event, their minds were changed, not by a high pressure salesperson, but rather because they saw something beautiful with their own eyes, and the concepts they previously held quickly dropped away in the face of reality. None of those issues and problems apply here. The truth of what we really offer shines through when you see it for yourself.

For instance, Clearwater Creek is 815 acres, and has 23 residents. Hearthstone Ridge is over 400 acres, with five full time residences. That's probably a different picture than the one you had in your mind when you started reading this a minute ago.

We are proud of our undisturbed corner of the world. We like the way the land lays, we like the warm and welcoming people here, we like the big cities to be close enough, and far enough away. We like the idea of protecting the land from trailer parks moving in next door. We like the idea of being out in the country and still close to town. Join us!