Planned Gated Communities, Lake, Mountain NC, TN & GA

So you want the lifestyle of the sparkling lakes, spectacular vistas, and to be surrounding by the breath taking natural that only the Southeast Mountains can deliver. All this but you also want the amenities and luxuries of a resort, and to be around people who appreciate and want the similar lifestyle choices. Then you should consider a gated community.

Private gated communities are becoming much more popular with retirees, baby boomers and second home buyers.

A planned community or “gated” community offers many benefits and is much more than a typical subdivision.:

• It provides standards (or covenants) for design and development
• The fact that the community has a “master Plan” gives people a sense of assurance that their investment will be protected and maintained
• People feel safer living in a community environment
• Planned communities tend to attract like minded people with similar interests.
• Many communities offer a maintenance free lifestyle or a lock and go program.
• On-site rental programs are often an option for those who want to off-set their second home expenses.
• A well planned community will have sustainabililty and low impact on the surrounding land

In many communities like Balsam Mountain, hundreds of acres are have been left undeveloped, so people can afford to enjoy wide open spaces that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable to them.

With so many planned community choices out there is it important that you keep your lifestyle choices and goals in mind. Many new communities such as Cold Mountain are catering to people who want a rural mountain lifestyle but also want to see their neighbors

Their approach is to design small hamlets of homes clustered along the river front thus creating a walk able community too many of the amenities. This de emphasizes the use of a car and encourages a closer knit mountain community. .

Other communities are doing just the opposite such as Balsam Mountain Preserve by creating large private estate size lots yet all the luxuries and amenities of the communities are just minutes away.

All in all, it’s a matter of the “lifestyle” and a “way-of-life” that’s important to you! Of course, there’s no better way to find out more about the communities you’re considering, than taking a trip to visit them. Many of them offer Discovery Trip weekend packages, so you can visit the community and get a first hand feel for it. Short term rental in the prospective community is also a good option.

With the overwhelming number of communities out there you will have to do your homework to find the right community that fits your lifestyle choices ensures you have a developer with a solid reputation. Mountain Second Home can take most of the leg work out of this process. Having visited and experienced all the communities we speak about you can arm you with the knowledge you need to make the best real estate decision.

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