Be sure to look at Black Mountain, not far from Asheville. Lovely community in the mountains so no worries about flooding.
I like what I’ve seen on online of Black Mountain and that’s a real consideration.
Ditto that for Black Mountain. Also look at Hendersonville and Tryon areas. Another area is Rutherfordton. It is in the foothills but is a great community.
Mountain people like to crow about how “cool” the weather is
in summer. However, an air-conditioner is still nice. It IS
beautiful over there. Mother & I drove over one autumn and
the leaves were turning just perfectly. I’ve always like the
Townsend area; but that may be getting more developed now
that the old ones are dying off & their kids selling land
to the developers. Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg are too big for
me now. We’ve always stayed at motels in Townsend. Less
expensive - or were last time we were up there.
The Black Mountain area was a little bit uppity for our
tastes. Mother & I were going to stop at an upscale
restaurant for lunch; but everybody was dressed to the
nines and waiting in a long line. Mother was in her
Bermuda shorts; so she didn’t want to go in. So, we went
to a Shoney’s and had a nice lunch in peace. (To me,
no restaurant’s food is worth waiting for an hour to eat.
I’ll take Subway over that foolishnesss.)