Home For Sale in Mars Hill, NC

For Sale By Owner

892 Old Murray Road, Mars Hill, NC, 28754, USA, N/A sq. ft., N/A bedrooms, N/A bathrooms . Seller's Description: The property includes 110 acres with 5 acres open mowed land. Elevation ranges from 3000 to 3840 ft. Primarily Southern exposure but good views in all directions and numerous building sights. Located at 35.90N, -82.50W about 25 miles North of Asheville via I-26 and 7 mi NNW of Mars Hill NC. The Wolf Laurel golf and ski resort is 5 mi away. Adjacent properties are mostly large wooded tracts of 125, 60, 20, and 30 acres. The adjacent 125 acre property shares a 2000 foot boundary and is also for sale. <br /> There are numerous underground springs on the property and three year round streams that converge in the bottom third of the land. Several natural springs are above 3500 feet elevation. One of these high springs is capped with modern methods into a 500 gallon reservoir piped to a single tap above the pond with 35 psi of pressure. A 1/5 acre pond with average depth of 8 feet is stocked with 150 fish of four species. The pond is self sustaining and entirely spring fed from within the property boundaries. <br /> <br /> Two modern buildings are located in an open meadow at 3400 feet elevation. A 20x40 metal building on a steel reinforced concrete pad with 12x12 overhead door and a 12x12 wooden tool building. No electricity to either building but electricity is immediately available in the front 5 acres with 400 feet frontage on a paved state road. <br /> <br /> The open level pasture at the entrance to the property includes an unused lined well and septic system. Access to the property is provided by a single gravel road of modest grade that climbs to within 100 vertical feet of one of the two high points on the property. The property is zoned residential agricultural and is a non-critical area within the Ivy River watershed.<br /> <br /> Access to the property is strictly by appointment only. The property is posted no trespassing, gated, and locked. An initial phone call to 828-776-4894 should leave a message with full name, time to call, and return phone number. Realtors with buyers interested in this particular property are welcomed. Anyone entering the property unannounced will be treated as a trespasser. <br /> <br /> Equipment on the property may be purchased separately.