This beautiful home has lots of extras: Multiple buildings (main house, separate guest house, a huge artist/woodworker studio, and a tool shed), garden beds, nearby creek that can be heard from the house, shared land with hiking trails and creeks, and an excellent neighborhood community. • Main House: 1750 sq. ft. (calculations based on outside wall measurements), 2 bedrooms (also sleeping loft in one bedroom and sleeping platform on balcony in sun room), full bath, kitchen, dining nook, and great room. This beautifully built and well maintained home also boasts a two story sun room (aka greenhouse) with a fold down bed upstairs (doubles as a window seat when up,) and lots of space for growing plant starts and or simply hanging out in the sweet ambiance…. The house has a very large deck with a screened in porch (together totaling approx. 800 sq. ft.) It has a new roof, installed June, 2017, that comes with a transferable warranty. • Guest House: At 495 sq. ft (not included in the house square footage above, calculations based on outside wall measurements), this comfortable living space has a bathroom, combination kitchen, living and sleeping area, and a covered porch/patio. It comes with a wood burning stove, window unit heat/cool pump. Could be used as a rental space. • Studio/Workshop: 937 sq. ft., w/ covered front decks on two sides and a separate driveway with a large car/truck port that has wood storage space overhead. The studio is well-lit with natural and artificial light. It has a wood burning stove and an auxiliary propane wall unit, running water with a hot water heater. • Tool Shed: Two-story: approx. 180 sq. ft. main level, 90 sq. ft. second floor. LOCATION Located a 25 minute drive southeast of Black Mountain and 45 minutes southeast of Asheville, NC, this forested property borders the intentional community of Earthaven Ecovillage. (See online http://www.earthaven.org/.) Several other less intentional communities are also within walking distance and together make up what some refer to as the Taylor Creek valley communities. There are forested footpaths from the back yard that connect to neighborhoods throughout the area. Lots of opportunities for social enrichment as well as for privacy and solitude. ROSY BRANCH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN. The house and its auxiliary buildings sit on a 0.87 acre lot, that is part of the Rosy Branch Farm Community. The community provides privacy with 7 homes dispersed throughout the 50 acres. The home lots are individually owned and the balance of the land (approximately 44 undeveloped acres) is shared by the owners as members of a homeowner's association. The community meets about 4 times a year for a work session on the common land and a luncheon at which community business is discussed. The HOA fee is $400 per year. Restrictions are modest, designed primarily to maintain a quiet community. Rosy Branch Neighborhood Association is focused on managing the land in a cooperative, ecological, and peaceful manner. UTILITIES • Electricity: Duke Energy with the option of using renewable energy available through Arcadia Electric There is a generator that can be used should outages occur. Also, the house is south-facing with a metal roof that could readily be mounted with solar panels. • Heating/cooling: both central propane heating and wood-stove heating are available throughout the home, including in the sun-room. The sun-room is south-facing and provides significant passive solar during the winter. There is a window air conditioning unit in the larger bedroom. • Water: Currently using good tasting well water. Previously connected to spring water and could be reconnected. • Phone/Internet: AT&T is the primary source. Very limited cell phone reception. TAXES: $888 for 2017 PRICE: $274,000 (No owner financing). Note to Realtors: Buyers agents are welcome to contact the homeowner/seller.
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