409 Arrowood Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Treehouse in the Woods FOR SALE By OWNER: $389,000 Arrowood Road Rutherfordton, North Carolina Private, Quiet, Charming This Western North Carolina custom built home is tucked in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains halfway between small town friendly Rutherfordton and popular Lake Lure, 1624 sq ' 3 bedrooms 2 bath + 672 sq' 1/1 finished walkout basement apt. + over 1000 sq.' of open porches & decking . Charming live edge siding with rhododendron picket railing, custom kitchen cabinets from heart pine lathe, granite and mahogony countertops, vintage closet doors, tile and wood floors. Circular driveway on 1 acre +/- to be cut out of larger wooded acreage. Buyer will get first right of refusal when other parts of the surrounding 82 acres are offered in the future. The Main House: Enter via a gentle ramp from the circular drive leading to an entry hall. To the right is an open kitchen, living, dining, and full bath, and a large covered porch. Stairs in the living room lead up to two bedrooms, one with an open deck. Back to the entry hall, to the left is a large master bedroom with an ensuite bath with a big wheelchair friendly shower (room for a bathtub) and a private balcony. The kitchen has a granite peninsula with heart pine custom cabinets and mahagony countertop. The hall has two large closets, a bank of shelving, and a desk with a window. Basement Apartment: The light filed 672 sq' basement apartment can be accessed via stairs off the living room or via a separate entrance down charming stone steps to a large covered porch. The apartment has a full bathroom, a propane heater, a bedroom with an unfinished closet, tile floors, and lots of windows. It could easily be a separate rental unit or a mother-in-law or teen apartment or a man or woman cave. Infrastructure: The roof is green metal. The buried 500 gallon propane tank services three propane heaters (master, living room, basement apt.), the kitchen stove, and an instantaneous hot water heater. There is a 400' deep shared well on the larger acreage. Electric is buried from Arrowood Road. The bathroom off the great room has washer & dryer hookups.Spectrum internet just buried fiber optic on Arrowood road. The house was built about 30 years ago with the master bed and bath and ramp entry hall added 20 years ago. There is a rough animal/chicken building in the back yard which could be removed if not wanted. The inside of the house has been newly painted and the tile floors and main living room area newly finished. Location: According to Google, the property is 56 miles SE of downtown Asheville, 77 miles to Charlotte International Airport, 17 minutes to downtown Rutherfordton, 27 minutes to Super WalMart, Aldi, Lowes, and lots of restaurants in Rutherfordton, Spindale, and Forest City, and 22 minutes to Lake Lure, Current taxes are $2,250, to be assessed again in 2027. No mobile homes and no clearcutting are allowed. Price info: $389,000 is based on $200 square foot for the main house and $100 square foot for the basement apartment, reduced to reflect the following projects you may want to do: *carpet in the two upstairs bedrooms was removed and needs to be replaced with your choice of new flooring, about 360 Sq. ' *Master bedroom needs a minisplit or other form of heating since propane heating in a bedroom does not meet code. *Oven is not working and may need a new circuit board (about $300); burners are fine *Upstairs bedroom door has several missing glass panes *Instantaneous hot water heater has a leak when operational (pressure valve?) *The house is being sold as is