Cheap Land in North Carolina near Lenoir
Owner Financing Available! (see details below)
Ascend to this Blue Ridge mountaintop retreat overlooking the Mulberry Creek valley and enjoy breathtaking views off your back porch every day!
- Private Road Access
- Power along Road
- Only 7 minutes from Town & Groceries
- Flatter Spot near Road for an Easier Build
- Stunning Views!
- Priced about 44% Below Market
PROPERTY: Discover your own 10.2-acre Blue Ridge mountaintop retreat in Collettsville, North Carolina, overlooking the breathtaking Mulberry Creek valley. This undeveloped, wooded property features mountainous terrain with a flatter area near the road, making it perfect for building your dream residential or recreational getaway. With 946 feet of frontage on Bent Bow Drive and 491 feet on Quiet Creek Lane—both private roads with power available—you’ll have easy access and utilities at hand. The land is build-ready with no floodplain or wetlands, and it’s pre-platted in the peaceful Forest Creek subdivision. Light POA restrictions allow for single-family homes and even camping, though mobile homes are not permitted. Just 7 minutes from town and groceries, and close to outdoor attractions like Wilson Creek and The Blowing Rock, you’ll enjoy stunning views, abundant wildlife, and a safe, serene neighborhood. Low taxes of only $353.51 per year make this an affordable slice of paradise, priced well below market value.
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email info@acretown.com if you have any questions or would like to make an offer. If you’re a Spanish speaker, please ask for Andy on our team and he’ll be glad to help you. We’ve posted a lot of info below – including critical instructions for visiting the property – so please keep reading!
Best Deal in the Market – Check Zillow or Redfin and You’ll Agree!
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- ADDRESS (street # estimated – use GPS for navigation): 2204 Quiet Creek Lane, Collettsville NC 28611
- SIZE: 10.2 acres
- GPS COORDINATES: 35.944672, -81.664721
- PARCEL #: 04-10-1-15
- ABRIDGED LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 15, Forest Creek, Phase 1 as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 294, Caldwell County Public Registry, North Carolina
- FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION: view here
- PLAT MAP/SURVEY: view here (get County’s boundary/KML file here – opens in Google Earth)
- TITLE: General Warranty deed (clean – no back taxes, no liens)
- MINERAL RIGHTS: not conveyed and not allowed to be explored
- DIMENSIONS (approximate): starting at NW corner, 946′ N/E (along Bent Bow Drive) x 491′ S/E (along Quiet Creek Lane) x 353′ S x 390′ W x 459′ NW x 282′ W x 150′ NW to POB
- FLOODPLAIN: none
- WETLANDS: none
- ELEVATION: 1341 feet
- TERRAIN: mountainous with flatter, potential homesite near Quiet Creek Lane frontage
- CONDITION: undeveloped, wooded
- ACCESS: 946 feet of direct frontage on Bent Bow Drive + 491 feet of direct frontage on Quiet Creek Lane
- POWER: available along road via Blue Ridge Energy (1-800-451-5474)
- WATER: well would need to be installed
- WASTEWATER: septic system would need to be installed
- The built-in savings you receive on all Acretown properties frees up extra money to install a variety of conventional and more modern, non-conventional septic systems, like mound systems, pressurized dosing, plastic chamber leach fields, aerobic treatment, etc. (which have become popular solutions in rare cases of non-satisfactory perc tests).
- TAXES: $353.51 in 2023
- HOA/POA: Forest Creek POA
- single family homes only
- 1100 minimum sf for one-story; 1400 minimum sf for multi-story
- setbacks: 30′ from front, 10′ from side and rear
- no mobile/modular homes
- must complete construction within 12 months of starting it
- lots of at least 10 acres may be subdivided into as small as 1 acre lots
- camping allowed
- 21 consecutive days maximum
- no generators
- may use your own contractors
- full covenants here
- single family homes only
- HOA FEES: $400 per year
- ZONING: RA-20 Residential Agricultural (but the POA rules stated above are the prevailing restrictions)
- SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Collettsville (Elementary) – Collettsville (Middle School) – West Caldwell (High School)
- NEAREST CITIES: Collettsville < Lenoir < Hickory
- NEAREST AIRPORTS: Foothills Regional (24 mins), Charlotte Douglas International (1 hr 34 mins)
- COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
- Assessor (828) 757-1340
- Treasurer (828) 757-1340
- Recorder (828) 757-1310
- Clerk (828) 759-3502
- Planning & Zoning (828) 757-6855
- County GIS
You can go view the property at your convenience – owner does not need to accompany. Please call/text us to let us know you’re heading out, so we can (1) confirm its availability (since our land does sell fast), (2) ensure we have our phone on us in case you need help or have any questions, and (3) provide the Forest Creek gate code to you. We’d appreciate a couple hours notice if possible. In case you lose cell phone service, it may be helpful to print off as many helpful documents as you can before you head out there.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Click HERE to open the destination in Google Maps, and simply enter your starting point to get step-by-step directions.
- From this link, you can press “Directions” (on the left), enter your starting point, and Google Maps will provide you with step-by-step directions.
- You can also click “Send to Phone” if you’re viewing this on your computer
- And “Save” to download the directions so they’ll still work if you lose cell service.
If for some reason you’re having trouble with that link, you can navigate to GPS coordinates: 35.944672, -81.664721
WALKING THE PROPERTY LINES w/YOUR PHONE: We highly recommend downloading Google Earth to your phone if you don’t already have it. Then . . .
- Download the property boundary file (called a KML or KMZ file) here. You may be prompted to click “download” one more time, so do that . . . OR you may be prompted to immediately open the file with Google Earth and, in that case, do that and ignore the remaining steps. Otherwise . . .
- Open Google Earth
- Go to the main menu (the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen), then Projects > Open > Import KML file > select the KML file you just downloaded (it should show up on that screen).
Now you should be able to see the property lines on the map, and the green dot represents where you’re currently standing. This is a very important tool to learn BEFORE you head out there. Please call us if you have any questions about it.
This property offers easy access to some of the best Blue Ridge mountain recreational spots in the area, including Wilson Creek (great kayaking and fishing), Mulberry Creek, Boone Fork Pond, and The Blowing Rock, perfect for those who love nature and adventure. Collettsville is just a 7 minute trip down the mountain and you can grab some essentials at the Collettsville General Store. For a broader shopping spectrum, the nearby town of Lenoir has a variety of grocery stores and the nearest Walmart. Additionally, the vibrant city of Hickory, about a half away, serves as the closest major cultural hub, offering a wider range of retail, dining, and recreational opportunities for your enjoyment. When you’re ready for big city action, Charlotte is about an hour and 40 minutes southeast.
NEARBY – Wilson Creek (16 mins), Mulberry Creek (8 mins), Mill Pond Branch (16 mins), Boone Fork Pond (23 mins), Brown Mountain Overlook (29 mins), High Lake (30 mins), The Blowing Rock (34 mins), Huntfish Falls (51 mins), Darkside Cliffs Trail (55 mins), and many more!
COLLETTSVILLE (7 mins, nearest grocery store – Collettsville General Store)
LENOIR (19 mins, nearest Walmart)
- RETAIL – Walmart, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Food Lion, ALDI, Fairvalue, and more!
- RESTAURANTS – McDonalds, Sonic Drive-in, Wendy’s, Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, and more!
- MEDICAL SERVICES? Yes, Caldwell Internal Medicine, FastMed Urgent Care, Robbins PLUS Urgent Care, Robbins Medical Park, and more.
- RECREATIONAL – J.E. Broyhill Park, Caldwell Historical Museum, Lenoir Optimist Park, Lenoir Greenway, T.H. Broyhill Walking Park, Gamewell Park, and more!
CHARLOTTE (1 hr 41 mins, nearest major city)
OWNER FINANCING: We do offer owner financing under the following terms:
- Owner Financed Price = $59,500
- Down Payment = $12,000
- Monthly Payment = $1260.36
- Term = 48 months
- Interest Rate = 10.9%
- No Pre-Payoff Penalty!
We have a two-week waiting period after the posting of our original MLS listing before we open up the owner-financing option. Also, if you would like to make a larger down payment in exchange for a slightly lower interest rate and/or fewer payments, we can certainly accomodate that, so just let us know! If you’d like to buy this property via owner financing, call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email him at info@acretown.com and we’ll get you set up!
OUTSIDE FINANCING: Your best deal for third-party financing will come from AgSouth Farm Credit, one of the area’s best land lenders, and they require as little as 15% down on a 10 to 15-year term, with interest rates at 9.5%, with no pre-payoff penalties. Please contact them by phone at (828) 758-9951, or visit them in person here: 332 Morganton Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email at info@acretown.com if you’d like to discuss an offer. If you’re a Spanish speaker, please ask for Andy on our team and he’ll be glad to help you.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: We are investors, and are selling this lot For-Sale-By-Owner. You do not need to submit your offer through a real estate agent, and in our experience we close transactions more quickly and easily by having our dedicated transaction coordinator work directly with the Title Company and Buyers. We will also both save money on commission/fees by cutting out agents as the middle men. However, if you feel strongly about working with a Realtor, then you’re welcome to have them contact us on your behalf.
WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT SO CHEAP? We are often asked why we price our properties at below market value, and the answer is really simple: because we can, and that’s our core business model. We are investors who purchase properties at a large volume and deeply liquidated rates, and by passing this discount on to our buyers, we can sell land quickly . . . and more of it! In fact, our average property only lasts 2-3 weeks on the market (vs. industry average of about 6 months).
DISCLAIMER: We attempt to provide detailed, accurate and up-to-date information in our listings, in order to help our buyers to the best of our ability. However, it ultimately remains the buyer’s responsibility to perform their own due diligence and double check any details that are of significant importance to you including acreage, utilities, build-ability, and approved/allowable use-age for the property. We are happy to help however we can.