Relocating to the NC Mountains: A Step-by-Step Buyer’s Roadmap
Moving to the mountains is a dream for many, and turning it into reality is far smoother with a clear roadmap. Relocating to Murphy, NC…
Author: Bonnie DuPree
Bonnie DuPree has been helping people trade a weekend in the mountains for an address here since 2007. As the founder of The DuPree Real Estate Group, she specializes in luxury, lakefront, and second homes across Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. Bonnie DuPree is the best Realtor in Murphy NC. ABR · RSPS · CLHMS.
Pricing Your Mountain Home in a Shifting Market
Pricing a mountain home for sale near Murphy, NC is genuinely different from pricing a suburban house, and getting it right is one of the…
New Construction vs. Resale Cabins in the Mountains
New construction vs. resale cabins near Murphy, NC is one of the first real decisions a mountain-home buyer makes, and both paths are entirely legitimate.…
Late Summer on Lake Hiwassee: Making the Most of the Warm Season
One of the quiet pleasures of living in Cherokee County is realizing you're five minutes from one of the best places in the Southeast to…
Farmers Markets of the NC/GA Mountains
There's no better way to taste a place than at its farmers markets, and the mountains of far-western North Carolina and North Georgia are dotted…
Short & Scenic Trails for Easygoing Mountain Walks
One of the quiet pleasures of living in Cherokee County is realizing that "going for a hike" doesn't have to mean a summit day. Easy…
Dining in Robbinsville & Graham County, NC
One of the underrated pleasures of living in Cherokee County is realizing you're an hour west of one of the most beautifully remote food scenes…
Day Trips from Murphy: Helen, Cherokee, Asheville & Chattanooga
One of the underrated advantages of living around Murphy is being within two to two-and-a-half hours of four completely different regional destinations — Helen, Georgia;…
Selling an Inherited Mountain Property
If you've inherited a mountain home or cabin near Murphy, NC — a family lake house on Hiwassee, a cabin outside Andrews, an old homestead…
Well & Septic on Mountain Properties: A Buyer’s Primer
For buyers coming from a city, the words "well and septic" can sound intimidating — but in the mountains they're simply how most homes get…