Mountain Retreat (Montreat, NC) near Asheville

Located 15 miles east of Asheville and two miles from Black Mountain, Montreat is the home of Montreat College and Montreat Conference Center, one of the three national conference centers affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. The majority of Montreat's 4,000 acres is wilderness that is part of the North Carolina Registry of Natural Heritage Areas. Montreat has 13 hiking trails, seven tennis courts, the popular Robert Lake Park for children, Bill Wilde Youth Center, the Presbyterian Heritage Center, the Montreat Scottish Society, the Wilbur Hoke Currie Craft Center and Sally Jones Pottery, and Lake Susan for paddle boating, canoeing and fishing. The easy access and one-story convenience of this home is a distinguishing feature in the mountain area. It has a spacious great room with a beamed, cathedral ceiling and skylights. The sun/family room has a summer tree house view that reveals the Appalachian Mountains when the leaves shed in the fall. Appliances include the refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer, and garbage disposal. Each bedroom, the great room, and dining area has a ceiling fan with lights. A new roof was installed in October of 2009. The heat-pump is supported by propane heat that automatically takes over when the temperature dips below about 25 degrees. The house is partially furnished and is move-in ready. This house could be used as a vacation getaway, for rental income from the families and groups who flock to the surrounding area for conferences and holidays, or as a fulltime residence.