The real estate in Cashiers, as in many areas of the Appalachian Region of Western North Carolina, has been on a steady rise for many years, and nothing seems to be able to derail it. For investors and people looking for second (third, fourth) homes, this place is a gold mine. You can always expect a return on your investment in the coming years. And, don't be surprised if you see a movie star or the head of a Fortune 500 company in any of the restaurants in Casheirs, Highlands, or nearby Sylva.
ZIP Code: 28717 Approximate Location Boundaries: Southern Jackson County in North Carolina
Location Characteristics: Combine the drastic granite dropoffs of the Blue Ridge escarpment with more than 80 inches of rain a year and something dramatic is bound to happen. Around the town of Cashiers (pronounced CASH-ers), perched at 3,500 feet on the Eastern Continental Divide, the jackpot shows up in the form of waterfalls—everything from tiny cliffside seeps to 400-foot-plus cataracts that roar into deep gorges. The downtown is little more than a crossroads, the junction of U.S. 64 and North Carolina 107, and a mile or so radius of antique shops, high-end restaurants, and second-home clusters discreetly tucked into the woods. The thousand-foot cliffs of Whiteside Mountain provide the kind of hairy, multipitch, huge-exposure climbs that would almost make you swear someone had trucked the place out from Yosemite.
If you're ready to get away from commercialized areas, a town in the Blue Ridge Mountains "finger" of the Appalachians, Cashiers is your place. There are no chain restaurants or unsightly billboards and enormous signs. Cashiers is protecting the natural beauty and integrity of the area, and it has been a secret, second-home destination for the rich and famous for many years. The extremely private, but convenient location to nearby airports and major interstates to metropolitan areas (Asheville, Atlanta, Greeneville, etc.) make it a "no brainer" destination.
About T. C. Lewis & Co. Properties:
T. Cory Lewis: Bachelor of Business Administration (Management), Master of Business Administration (International Business and Investments), Certified Real Estate Broker and General Contractor for TN, NC, VA, SC, and GA.
Cory is the founding President of T. C. Lewis & Co. Properties, an award-winning, full-service real estate, excavation, construction, and property management company. This boutique firm focuses on being a "one-stop-shop" for real estate clients and provides one contact person from concept to completion for investment projects including custom homes. T. C. Lewis & Co. Properties is a pioneer in the field of Green Building and has gained national attention in assisting with the formation of the Green Building Council. Call, email, or view the website for more about all of the in-house services that T. C. Lewis & Co. Properties provides (www.TCLewisProperties.com).
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