Appalachia

[EE_]

Considering moving up to the Appalachian mountains of western Virginia, or on the NC side.
I had just spent 4 days up there this past week at a friends cabin in Virginia...I loved it!

Love the mountains, the views and the neat little towns. Lot's of history, places to explore, stocked rivers/streams, great hunting and 4 wheeling/quading.

If I find the right home, or log cabin w/acres of land, this could be another move.
Cheap home prices and very low property taxes. Average snowfall is 21 inches, so not too bad.

Is it time to really bug out and be a mountain man?

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[mick silver]

ee I have thought of moving there also it one great place to live. have family living in those hills , but I would have to sale the land and stuff I have now , have you look into the prices of land there .

[Celtic Rogue]

I have friends in that area... and one day soon I will have a small hobby farm to raise chickens,have a garden and a stocked pond! Beautiful area... and really good people for the most part!

[EE_]

ee I have thought of moving there also it one great place to live. have family living in those hills , but I would have to sale the land and stuff I have now , have you look into the prices of land there .

I haven't spent too much time looking for land, but what I've seen, you can get a lot of awesome land pretty cheap.

Here's one Log cabin I looked at: 1,870 sq ft + full walk out/drive in basement on a few acres. Property taxes are about $600 a year.

My friends are looking at another for me on Saturday. Awesome view of three states of mountains. About 3,000 ft. ele.

[EE_]

I have friends in that area... and one day soon I will have a small hobby farm to raise chickens,have a garden and a stocked pond! Beautiful area... and really good people for the most part!

If things work out, you might have another friend in that area to come and visit. :)

Yes, I've met some really good people there.

[mick silver]

what the price of that place ee

[EE_]

what the price of that place ee

Between $125,000 and $150,000 Built in 1987. Needs work inside, new kitchen and updating. Woodwork is all nice.
3 1/2 acres with powered out building. Great wood burning fireplace and wood burner in basement. Seperate root cellar

[mick silver]

offer 110.000 .00 and see if they bit

[EE_]

offer 110.000 .00 and see if they bit

I think that's how it's done around there. People are reaching on prices, but they will take a lot less.
You have to really low ball them to get the game going.

[mick silver]

that's what I do when I look to buy land , last week I went to look at a place with 125 ac and home that need a ton of work I offer half of what he wanted and he thinking about it , one never knows in a world we live today . it also helps to have a line of credit set up just for those days

[Celtic Rogue]

HOME W/ ACREAGE CLOSE TO NATIONAL FOREST $118,000.00



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CREEK
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LARGE GARDEN AREA
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RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES



4 BEDROOM HOME WITH 6.5 ACRES, STOCKED POND AND RUSHING MOUNTAIN STREAM. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND COULD MAKE A GREAT PRIMARY RESIDENCE OR WEEKEND GET-AWAY. THE HOUSE FEATURES A FULL BASEMENT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, OPEN DECK WITH VIEW OF STREAM AND POND AND A COVERED FRONT PORCH. APPLIANCES ARE INCLUDED AND THE HOME IS READY TO MOVE INTO. THERE IS ALSO A DETACHED GARAGE AND SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE HOME IS NICE BUT THIS PROPERTY IS ALL ABOUT THE OUTDOORS. MATURE TREES AND LANDSCAPING MAKE THIS THE MOST LOVELY SETTING. YOU CAN LOUNGE UNDER SHADE TREES WHILE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE CREEK OR FISH IN THE STOCKED POND. THERE IS A LARGE LEVEL GARDEN AREA AND SIX ACRES OF MATURE WOODLAND WITH TRAILS THAT CAN BE HIKED AND ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY HORSE OR ATV. THERE IS A LARGE, LEVEL, CLEARED AREA THAT IS ACCESSIBLE JUST OFF THE ROAD THAT WOULD BE IDEAL FOR PARKING HORSE TRAILERS OR ANY LARGE EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL OF THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE NEW RIVER, JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST, GRAYSON HIGHLANDS PARK, THE VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!





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[Cebu_4_2]

Were just down the road a ways from there but in the foot hills. Locals usually stay to themselves and are friendly. I don't think I would want to go higher in elevation because the reason I moved here is no one likes winter.

The real locals that haven't relocated here will not usually move on price however the ones that relocate tend to haggle a bit more. I found a bank foreclosure for pennies on the dollar, needs some more repairs but will likely get 4x my investment.

[EE_]

HOME W/ ACREAGE CLOSE TO NATIONAL FOREST $118,000.00



See there, you don't have to be house poor to get what you need. The property tax on that one is probably less then $500 a year.


My criteria:
1,800 sq ft or more living space
Full walk-out/drive-in basement
Awesome views
No higher then 3,000 ft elevation
2 acres on up, somewhat private.
Close to a maintained road
Full sun on home and on cleared property, I want to see the sun rise, not be buried in the trees.
1/2 hour or less to town for groceries and Lowes building supply

Bonus: out building/s, creek, pond, large rock formations on property, fenced.

[EE_]

Were just down the road a ways from there but in the foot hills. Locals usually stay to themselves and are friendly. I don't think I would want to go higher in elevation because the reason I moved here is no one likes winter.

The real locals that haven't relocated here will not usually move on price however the ones that relocate tend to haggle a bit more. I found a bank foreclosure for pennies on the dollar, needs some more repairs but will likely get 4x my investment.

Here's a site to see your elevation http://www.whatismyelevation.com/
Tell me what it is, if you don't mind.

[Cebu_4_2]

1067 right here, 1/8 mile down the road is appx 550 ft lower. Not many flat roads but they are all paved, no dirt roads unless you really get far out in no-mans land.

[Hitch]

1067 right here, .

Feet or meters? That creepy ass website link EE posted showed me at 0 meters. I am at sea level right now. WTF. Big Brother shit.

[hoarder]

I've been living in the Rockies in a remote area for 5 1/2 years. I should have done this a decade earlier. Two things you might consider...get a place with more acreage. It usually doesn't cost that much more and it sure gives you a lot more privacy and quiet.
This is currently a buyers market. Make offers of about 75% of asking price. If they refuse, you can always hit them again months later with a few thousand more.
Learn to use the internet to inspect properties. County appraisal districts often have tons of info about things like adjacent tracts. A place surrounded with larger tracts is more desireable than one surrounded by small tracts. Use google maps topozone.

In rural ares it matters a lot who your neighbors are. One sorry ass neighbor can make you miserable with his gangbanger music.

My place is on a couple hundred acres:

[mick silver]

great view there hoarder

[EE_]

I've been living in the Rockies in a remote area for 5 1/2 years. I should have done this a decade earlier. Two things you might consider...get a place with more acreage. It usually doesn't cost that much more and it sure gives you a lot more privacy and quiet.
This is currently a buyers market. Make offers of about 75% of asking price. If they refuse, you can always hit them again months later with a few thousand more.
Learn to use the internet to inspect properties. County appraisal districts often have tons of info about things like adjacent tracts. A place surrounded with larger tracts is more desireable than one surrounded by small tracts. Use google maps topozone.

In rural ares it matters a lot who your neighbors are. One sorry ass neighbor can make you miserable with his gangbanger music.

My place is on a couple hundred acres:

Great view! Yes, that's what I'm after!
I agree about the neighbors, in fact, I have some neighbor info on the home I'm checking out now, but I would have no problem knocking on the door of the nearest neighbor to meet them and get the low down around me before I make an offer to buy.

What's your elevation?

[EE_]

Feet or meters? That creepy ass website link EE posted showed me at 0 meters. I am at sea level right now. WTF. Big Brother shit.

I didn't have a problem with the site? Maybe big brother is only watching you?

[hoarder]

Great view! Yes, that's what I'm after!
I agree about the neighbors, in fact, I have some neighbor info on the home I'm checking out now, but I would have no problem knocking on the door of the nearest neighbor to meet them and get the low down around me before I make an offer to buy.

What's your elevation?I'm at 4500. Mostly Southern exposure so not too much snow buildup in the winter. I have 6 switchbacks on my driveway. Makes life interesting when I plow snow. Privacy and seclusion are valuable commodities. I have both.

[Hitch]

I didn't have a problem with the site? Maybe big brother is only watching you?

The site worked. That's the problem though. The site, itself, is big brother. He's watching me, AND you. Call me a prick for being pessimistic, but buying acreage in the mountains might feel like a solution, but doesn't solve anything.

We are fucked. Nobody can run nor hide anymore.

[mick silver]

you need to learn how to hide , and not be seen . is that you hitch behind the tree http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/131/5/4/Hiding_Behind_A_Tree_by_kizer5.png

[Hitch]

you need to learn how to hide , and not be seen . is that you hitch behind the tree

That's you, mick. I would be standing in front of that tree.

[mick silver]

nope I would find a bigger tree to hide behind

[EE_]

The site worked. That's the problem though. The site, itself, is big brother. He's watching me, AND you. Call me a prick for being pessimistic, but buying acreage in the mountains might feel like a solution, but doesn't solve anything.

We are fucked. Nobody can run nor hide anymore.

You are right about that. So in knowing, just live your life the best you can, live for adventure, and when it's over and it's your time to die...take as many of the bastards with you as you can, standing on your feet.

btw, I'm not hiding from anyone, I've spent my life bouncing around from adventure to adventure. Living as a mountain man would be just one more adventure. I'll keep doing it until I can no more.
I grew up with friends that are still living in the same house, same neighborhoods, doing the same shit. That's not me.

[Hitch]

EE, my apologies, I'm sorry for disrupting your thread. Mick, I apologize to you too.

It's just so frustrating all the BS that gets fed to us, from the distractions like Ferguson, to what's covered up by the media, like Ebola.

I don't mean to accuse anyone of hiding. I'm not hiding, and I know there's lots of good folks on this forum. I've been around here, long enough, to see that.

Anyway, sorry brother for being such a downer. EE, seriously, that country looks amazingly beautiful. If you can score up a good deal, all the best my friend. I really liked that one cabin you posted pictures of.

[EE_]

EE, my apologies, I'm sorry for disrupting your thread. Mick, I apologize to you too.

It's just so frustrating all the BS that gets fed to us, from the distractions like Ferguson, to what's covered up by the media, like Ebola.

I don't mean to accuse anyone of hiding. I'm not hiding, and I know there's lots of good folks on this forum. I've been around here, long enough, to see that.

Anyway, sorry brother for being such a downer. EE, seriously, that country looks amazingly beautiful. If you can score up a good deal, all the best my friend. I really liked that one cabin you posted pictures of.

You can disrupt any thread I start. I never care about things like that. I implore you to speak your mind whenever you feel like it.

Like someone said once, "I don't care about a lot of things anymore, but what I do care about, I care about a lot"
Pretty much how I feel.

I do get frustated like you about all the shit that's deliberately beingdone to destroy this country.
Everything is lies and fraud. The most frustrating thing is, there is no hope for this country and no one is standing up to fix things. The have's are all bought, or just don't care.

[crimethink]

is it time to really bug out and be a mountain man?

Yes!!!

[crimethink]

The site worked. That's the problem though. The site, itself, is big brother. He's watching me, AND you. Call me a prick for being pessimistic, but buying acreage in the mountains might feel like a solution, but doesn't solve anything.

We are fucked. Nobody can run nor hide anymore.

One cannot hide completely, but one can isolate oneself from both the ubiquitous cameras and the hordes of rabid beasts that populate the cities. Additionally, mountains are Godly in their beauty and health benefits.

The Babylon System's goal is to herd as many of us into cities as possible. Do the opposite.

[Cebu_4_2]

Like someone said once, "I don't care about a lot of things anymore, but what I do care about, I care about a lot"


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