Any way I could live there? I promise not to even try to change a thing, like what happened to my country.
My wife and I moved to Western NC a few years ago from rural NY. We like it here living on Lake James, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns. We still have four seasons and it's easy to get a CCW permit. Asheville is a (secret) gem of a city, and close to the Smokey Mtns. where the Cherokees live.
We spent 20+ YEARS researching where we wanted to retire. We "landed" on Lake James about 6 years ago when we bought 2 acres of raw lake 400' front on the Lake. Built a 3,200 sq ft house three years ago, and love it here. If anyone wants more info, send me a FReepmail
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