In our search for some mountain land, we parked our RV in a campground just outside of Boone and in Asheville, we parked our RV in Black Mountain. In neither office did I find any real estate business cards, flyers, or brochures and yet, when we walked our dogs in the evening, we visited with several campers who were looking for property just like we were. I thought...what an opportunity agents are missing.
It's true you have to be knowledgeable about zoning and other issues but most of these rvers will pay cash. Our requirements were simple (but not easy). The road could not be dirt, the incline could not be more than 8 degrees, the road had to be wide (no one with a $100,000+ RV wants scratches down the sides from trees & shrubs, bridges have to support thousands of pounds, and property should be zoned properly (ususally unrestricted land). We wanted access to a stream, creek, or river and was unpolluted. My spouse would have been happy in the middle of the forest but I wanted to be close to a town and I wanted neighbors. If I chose to leave the motorhome for a period of time, I didn't want anyone breaking into it.
We are in the process of putting in infrastructure and it hasn't been easy. At the beach, we are used to dealing with CAMA and the local inspector but because we own property that adjoins the river...we have had to deal with five different agencies/departments. That's for the next blog.
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