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What is TEOTWAWKI?  Notwithstanding the hit song of this name by the group R.E.M., among the prepper population, this stands for “The End Of The World As We Know It”.   In almost all doomsday…

Just picked up a ranch listing at Mt. Mitchell in Yancey County (just north of Asheville).   If you’re into horses or wanting a complete large scale retreat, this is one to consider.  The…

With the world going more crazy every day, why not have a bugout property?  After all, you have life insurance, home owners insurance, disability insurance, yet you hope to never cash in on them,…

Full service, that’s what I’m about.  There’s a public perception that all real estate agents do is drive people around, walking through a few houses, then collecting a big ol’ commission for not…

Sometimes I’m asked why I affiliated my own firm, Retreat Realty, Ltd. with Keller Williams Professionals, and there are a few reasons.  One of which is that in addition to good technical support…

Is now the time to finally get that mountain retreat?   Regardless of your ideology, there is great uncertainty in our world (COVID-19 restrictions, civil unrest, cities burning, North and South…

Looking for an all inclusive property that won’t break the bank, try this new 38 acre listing near Marion.   Located in the foothills just before climbing up the Blue Ridge Escarpment into…

While much of the economy has shut down, real estate searches for bugout properties, off the grid properties and prepper properties has kept me busy.  In the past two weeks, I’ve written two more…

A client just sent me a link to an online article in which the author referenced his current escape from the Washington, D.C. lockdown to his bugout property.  As it turns out, the author…

With so many headlines about the recent $2.2 trillion government bailout for industry and individuals, I keep asking the question “From where is this money coming?”  Its not as if our federal…