Wooded land for sale in Alexander County, NC: about 9 acres on a paved state road near Taylorsville, in the rolling foothills of the Brushy Mountains. Owner financing available.

WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE: Build your home in the country, set a manufactured or modular home, add a guest house, start a mini farm, or simply own a private wooded piece of land that is easy to get to.

WHAT YOU CAN PUT HERE: The land is zoned R-3 Residential with no HOA. Alexander County allows a site-built home, a modular home, or a single or doublewide manufactured home (with county standards like a masonry foundation and lap siding), plus one guest house or in-law unit. Living in an RV is not allowed in Alexander County, except while you build a home.

ANIMALS WELCOME: Agriculture is allowed in R-3, so you can keep chickens, goats or a horse and grow a big garden.

GREAT FOR: A first home on land, a manufactured home site, a family homestead, a mini farm or a quiet place close to town.

BUILDING: A licensed soil scientist found room for a septic system for at least a 3 bedroom home, possibly 4 with a drip system (preliminary; the county issues the final permit). The house would likely sit below the septic area and pump up to it. The land is wooded and sloped, rising from the road to a ridge top, so plan on some grading or a stepped foundation for your homesite.

UTILITIES: You would add a private well and a septic system, which is normal for country land in Alexander County.

ACCESS: About 350 feet of frontage on paved Boone Gap Lane (state road SR 1309). No flood zone and no wetlands mapped.

NEARBY TOWNS: Taylorsville 10 miles, Wilkesboro 15 miles, Hickory 24 miles, Statesville 31 miles, Charlotte 70 miles.

AIRPORTS: Hickory Regional (HKY) 25 miles, Charlotte Douglas (CLT) 68 miles.

THINGS TO DO: Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area 13 miles, Lake Hickory 19 miles.

The recorded plat and soil test (one file), How to Find the Property guide and a Property Documents list are attached. Owner financing available; ask for terms.