Visit the NC Blue Ridge Mountains with Judy & Allan Wagner

Is your seller's home on city septic? Then good for you. But if not, as it is in most cases here in the mountains, you may want to Ask: Do you have a Septic Tank & When was the tank Last Pumped? Also, it does matter how the tank is used. For example, if there are children (babies and toddlers) in...

NEW LISTING & it's a beauty: Custom Cedar on a River in High Country located at 181 The Glens Blvd. Banner Elk, NC 28604 in the wonderful Glens of Grandfather Community, on the side of Grandfather mountain.        Gorgeous landscaping and River Branch of the new river just below the back deck. Lu...

According to the NAR, sellers who use an agent vs. sellers who do FSBO, receive 20% more for their home. The exact number on the NAR site for 2011 were $174,900 to $215,000 for the same home. So just about right. Even if you take out the Realtor commission the folks who use a qualified Realtor ar...

Even though it was cold in Boone, NC given the crazy weather and our above 3000 foot elevation in the High Country until a couple of weeks ago, if it is not hot outside, how does one know summer is here? Summer Activities, Farmers market, Wooly Worm Festival, Highland Games and much more…Its like...

Deed Transfers for Watauga County NC, Boone Blowing Rock & Beyond Watauga County, NC has a population hovering at about 51,000. County seat is in Boone, NC, where we live. So with that small a population for the ENTIRE COUNTY, to have over $5 million in sales in one week still surprises me. The D...

  I love keeping track of how the deed transfers increase throughout the summer months. Our TOP selling time. Especially after July 4th (usually) when it really takes off. Thought these might be interesting to some. They show only the largest population county in the High Country and the one in w...

About three years ago we received a phone inquiry from a fellow who wanted to rent one of our houses. We do not do rentals, so were immediately alerted. Someone had apparently posted a a listing of ours (our active for sale listing) as a rental on Craigslist. The outside picture was of a home we ...

The link below will offer stats on SOLD! Properties Sold in Ashe Avery and WATAUGA County for the week of May 20th 17 Properties have sold in our MLS in the past week. Our MLS covers three High Country Counties, Ashe, Avery and Watauga. The largest town is Boone, NC (where we are located). Of the...

Thanks to Bill Reddington for sharing this video. Poignant, heart wrenching at times.  The armed services provide us with safety and hope. The Armed Services have saved many of their own and provided them with a life and have also cost the lives of others. There is no clear easy way to thanks tho...