Many of our customers and clients come from flat lands looking to find their mountain dream spot. Whether they're looking for a lot in a mountain community, an unrestricted lot, or a tract of land with a lot of acreage, septic permits help ensure you are buying a piece of real estate you can build on and enjoy.

The above image gives you an idea of what a septic system looks like, and a permit is essentially Cherokee County's authorization to put a septic system in the ground. They look at your soil type and decide whether it is capable of absorbing the amount of water you're putting in the ground based on the amount of bedrooms your home will have.

Let me give an illustration of what COULD happen if you don't get a permit when you buy: You buy the perfect piece of real estate. In a few years, you go to build your home on your land. You don't want to start building your house till you have the permit in hand. If you apply for it after the fact and the county inspector goes and says your property is not suitable, you're done for! Yes - there are some ways to appeal it. If you can't get one at all, you have a property that just dropped in value to next to nothing that would only be worth something to the neighbor next door.

Play it safe - make you contract contingent on receiving a septic permit unless you have a very good reason not to. We would be more than happy to consult with you on how this process works.

John and Jessica Poltrock - REMAX Mountain Properties - Murphy, North Carolina - (828) 837-3002 - (866) Murphy-NC