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BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: This Is Common Here

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Real Estate Agent with Tennessee Recreational Properties

When people come to the Big South Fork National Park for the wonderful trail riding, they get "hooked" and they start thinking of how they can come more often.

They may be several years from retirement, not ready or able to buy a cabin, but already committed. They decide they want to live in one of the equestrian communities abutting Big South Fork, where they can access the trail system directly from their property, so they buy a piece of land.

They start with bare bones. They may have some clearing done and get up a little fencing, or put up a pipe corral. It doesn't take much to put in a gravel drive, with a pad to park a trailer on. They pay the tap fee and put in a hydrant. The electric panel is a couple hundred bucks.

A "bare bones" campsite will get you by

They'll want a firepit, for sitting around in the evening. Out comes the grill and they're "good to go."

These pictures were taken at Ridge Top Acres, one of the equestrian communities here in Jamestown, Tennessee.

It's not long before they start thinking about how nice it would be to have a little barn or horse shelter, a place to store a few bales of hay and shavings, a place to put tack away. Riding by, it's interesting to see how people begin to sink some roots, to meet the neighbors and make friends and, pretty soon, there's a new pile of lumber being delivered!

This is a common sight here

For information about Big South Fork real estate or horse properties in Jametown, Tennessee, go to www.trailridersrealestate.com

There's also a lot of information about the area on Tennessee Recreational Properties' website.

Comments (10)

Paul Walker
Equity Fifty Five Realty, LLC - Scott AFB, IL
Scott AFB IL Area Realtor

Nice blog BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: This Is Common Here

Looking for horse properties in the Jamestown, TN area?

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Jamestown, TN

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Jul 06, 2010 02:23 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

This must be so exciting to buy the land and work towards building gradually.  I love the idea of "camping out" for awhile and getting to know the area.  I'm sure it makes for easier decision making when it comes to planning the placement and design of the home too. 

Jul 06, 2010 03:31 AM
Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS
Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA - Murphy, NC
Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA

We see a lot of those dreams here too, Leslie. It is so great to see people fall in love with the mountains and watch the process of them putting down roots, making friends and building their futures.

Jul 07, 2010 03:19 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Paul. Well, that's clever. I haven't seen anyone insert contact info into a comment the way you have. Thanks!

Jul 07, 2010 08:37 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Sharon. It does help to get "the lay of the land" and develope a feel for the property before you site buildings. Land here is rolling so what you think you have doesn't always work the way you think it will!

Jul 07, 2010 08:40 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Lee and Carol. Here, we can only advertise a property as having the number of bedrooms that it is "permitted" for. Occasionally, a landowner will put in a one-bedroom septic system for his RV site. Later, a little cabin is built. Later, there's an addition. Later, it may be for sale and the realtor discovers that there's a three-bedroom cabin with a one-bedroom permit!

I like to get a copy of the septic permit when I take a listing and not have any surprises, based on the scenario described in this post!

Jul 07, 2010 08:45 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Grilling food outdoors part of the trail ride experience. What's the white "blanket" around the barn farm? Loose cement, lime, sand? Building in TN may not have the frost concerns for footings, piers we do in Maine huh?

Jul 08, 2010 12:40 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Andy. You know, I don't know what that white blanket is, now that you mention it. That's a good question. Looking at the leaves on the trees, it certainly isn't SNOW.

No concerns here about the frost line or frost heaves!

 

Jul 08, 2010 11:34 AM
Sue Neff
Tennessee Real Properties - Jamestown, TN
Principal Broker, Jamestown, TN

Looks like gravel to me.

Jul 10, 2010 09:40 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Sue. Yep, I think you're right (as usual).

Jul 10, 2010 11:43 PM