(Undisclosed Address), Hendersonville, NC 28739

Serene, Private apartment in lower level of family mountain home - between Etowah and Penrose, NC. SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY WITH OWNER DIRECTLY. ___________ July/August availability/occupancy for 1 year + lease through Sept 2027. Listed rent is a first month special - read all terms. _________________Great location for Pisgah Forest, Brevard, Mills River, Arden, Fletcher, Hendersonville, French Broad/Davidson River recreation and nearby job centers, convenient to shopping and services, not a bad commute to Asheville - especially the south side towards the Asheville Airport. Near Pisgah National Forest, Holmes Educational Forest and Dupont State forest for great hiking, paddling and cycling/ bike riding nearby, _____________you can have a small vegetable garden, no apartment complex hassles, high integrity owner, sit on your patio enjoy the soft light of the sunset and hear the cicadas sing into the night, birds at sunrise, etc. ________________Peaceful, fully private home - separate unit/ground level of my family's mountain house - rarely available - is coming available for an annual lease beginning in July/August. Would be perfect for a single tenant or a couple sharing the bedroom/unit. ____________The upstairs totally separate family part of the house is only occasionally occupied for a weekend or two a year and approximately monthly a single person stays over upstairs for quiet productive maintenance visits - so you have the property entirely to yourself the vast majority of the time. _______ It's a private lower level unit in a 2 level mountain house built by our grandparents for their retirement in the 1970's. ______________It is small-ish- the layout of a basic one bedroom apartment - kitchen/living room open to each other, small hall leads to bedroom and bathroom with shower. But hall also connects to an attached workshop/laundry/storage space shared infrequently by owners (former small one car garage), and living room open by sliding glass door to large covered private patio overlooking grassy slope/wooded lot with western/southwestern views of sunsets and late day winter sunshine that streams into the unit. (photos are from various years - including 1970's in front of the fire - newer photos are ones showing all of the possessions which will not be in the unit. ___________Living room with sliding glass door, kitchen area, bathroom and bedroom are shown. single car garage/workshop space where laundry and water heater and storage area is not shown.) _____________________________________The house is in a "semi-developed" mountain lots neighborhood/un incorporated subdivision - you have some neighbors just not too many. The home is a short 8-10 min. drive to Pisgah Forest entrance (and on up onto the Blue Ridge Parkway) Walmart, Lowe's and the shopping/restaurants, Aldi/Ingles/Food Lion of Brevard, as well as groceries/shopping/restaurants in Etowah, shops/restaurants/breweries, pubs, ice cream, etc. in Mills River, and only 25 min. drive to the Asheville Airport/Arden/Fletcher area of south Asheville and also to downtown Hendersonville, and Flat Rock and just a little further to Biltmore Park. Drive 15 miles/22 min. and catch a jet at AVL and connect to anywhere in the World! __ _____________And it's only about 45 minutes to all the culture and events in Asheville. _____________________ The separate lower level consists of open kitchen/living room combo, small hallway to separate bedroom, and full bath with a shower. The home includes a covered patio accessed via sliding glass doors from the living room, a private asphalt/gravel driveway and parking area, sloped grassy yard and wooded lot, and an attached (former one car-) garage/workshop - not for a car - that offers compact but handy crafting or diy project space as well as some storage, and washer/dryer. (Owner occasionally accesses this space on maintenance visits and stores some items here as well - but this is not in your living space). This is a cherished home in the history of our extended family and we will occasionally visit the separate upstairs unit and I will be there every month or two for a short maintenance visit - so I will run a full background check and thoroughly check references. I am looking for high character, stable, drama free, considerate resident(s) - all good honest open minded folks are welcome! __________Someone who is a little handy with things and can troubleshoot occasional small house maintenance issues is a plus and I would be interested in rent credits for some minor repairs/improvements/maintenance at the property. Help with some house upgrades and landscape/yard cleanup/beautification would be a real plus as well! Pets are possible on a case by case basis with additional pet rent $45/month per cat, $75/month per dog - if approved in advance, depending on the breed/etc. $1095 is monthly rent special for the first month - as a rent special for 1 year lease signing bonus. The rent goes to $1195/mo. for month 2, $1295/mo for month 3, $1395 for month four, and returns to regular rent of $1495 for months 5-12. Additional credits for exceptional candidates! _________Those rents are for a single occupant, add on for two people. Rent plus electric paid by tenant. ___________No trash service included (you can easily take trash to Pisgah Forest solid waste transfer station and dispose of for a modest fee per bag. Broadband high speed internet is available but not included. Good verizon and AT&T signal at the house. ____________________________Showings for select candidates by appointment. Please contact the owner put your name and this listing title or at least "mountain house lower level apartment rental" etc. in the subject so I can find it if I'm traveling or in my overloaded inbox, and please include direct contact info in your inquiry - cel number and email address. Thanks for telling me a little about yourself, what you do, where you're from, household, etc. and why you'd be a good caretaker/resident of our cherished family mountain home - separate lower level. ____________Thanks for your interest! ee mayle me at virginia (put together with) renovator and at gee mayle. PLEASE READ ENTIRE LISTING THANKS ______________________listed rent is a first month special. 1 year + lease through Sept 2027, 1.5 month's security deposit = $1950 + first months rent due at lease signing. $1095 is a monthly rent special for the first month - as a rent special for 1 year + term through Sept 2027 lease signing bonus. The rent goes to $1195/mo. for month 2, $1295 for month 3, $1395 for month 4 and to regular rent of $1495/mo for months 5-12. Additional credits possible for exceptional candiates. _________________Those rents are for a single occupant, add on for two people. Rent plus electric paid by tenant. Efficient new mini split heat/AC unit for the apartment. very nice with remote and wifi/app control! _____________ Pets are possible on a case by case basis with additional pet rent $45/month per cat, $75/month per dog. ________No smoking on the property. _____Steepish main driveway for the apartment asphalt to gravel at top - care required but very useful - you park right outside your own door- circular gravel parking area is included for your use. _____________Seeking handy tenant to help with occasional minor maintenance/troubleshooting (owner reimburses for any assistance). ___________ Owner visits upstairs of house for maintenance visits but you mostly have property to yourself vast majority of the time. ______ seeking kind, no drama, high character, quiet, non smoker, no guns - bonus for someone I could pay/give rent credits for occasional maintenance/repair task if possible.