Location, Location, Location! Western Carolina University is a 7 minute drive from this spacious 1 story ranch style home set in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The house, expanded in the 1990’s, has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, with a huge primary bedroom and large family room. The oversized carport makes a nice outdoor picnic/entertainment space. The flat yard has a workshop/storage building. Upgrades this past year include a new primary bathroom, new double-hung vinyl windows, matching fiberglass exterior doors, new heat pump, whole-house water filter, 200-amp electrical service, and interior painting throughout. The East Laporte River Access Park, with volleyball, basketball, river tubing and raft access to the Tuckaseegee River, is a 5 minute walk away. The area has attractions within a short drive: Waterfalls and hiking trails in state parks, Panthertown Valley and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the rich history of Asheville’s Biltmore Estate, and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee.