$550,000
About this home
PRICE IMPROVEMENT on this country home with almost 20 acres in the beautiful White Level Community of rural Franklin County. Horse lovers or homesteaders dream! No restrictions and peaceful living. Story and half home is a handyman's playground. Great the way it is and move in ready but could use some TLC on upgrades. ALREADY newly installed 2 HVAC units, Hot Water Heater, Stair Pickets, 3 Dual Flush Toilets, LVP in office, Rain shower heads in both showers, and front steps. Materials for needed upgrades purchased and on site and will convey. (LVP higher quality waterproof flooring for entire downstairs, new exterior doors, severe weather lumber for front porch and expanding back deck & steps, 3 vanity sinks with faucets, 2 shower faucets, floor air vents, primary shower pan, tile for shower walls, freestanding tub and faucet, and baseboard and quarter round trim). Estimates provided upon request on the remaining items and sales price adjusted accordingly but if you're up for tackling yourself = instant sweat equity! This is truly an instant Hobby farm and homestead . Eberly (Amish Built) 40X12 Barn with 12 ft lean to shelter and pastures in place needing modest repair. Property also has well, septic, separate road frontage, & power ready to hook up on separately recorded tract - ready for that second residence. Suitable for horses, cows, chickens, goats, pigs, bees, garden areas - whatever your heart desires... with riding trails for horses or ATV's, hunting, orchard area, and expanded garden space. A true Diamond in the Ruff in almost the middle of nowhere but still only about 45 min from all the conveniences of Raleigh. Come find your peace and happiness in the country.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Doorify MLS
- MLS #
- 10178929
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Not in a Subdivision
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 93
- On market date
- November 1, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2.5
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- 6
- Lot size
- 19.15 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 473
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
- District
- Franklin County Schools
- Enrollment
- 406
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
- District
- Franklin County Schools
- Enrollment
- 190
- Student:teacher ratio
- 27.1:1
- District
- Franklin County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Castalia's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.
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