$759,000
About this home
797 Merrills Cove Road offers a secluded mountain retreat with expansive natural beauty. Wooded parcel offers Exceptional Privacy, providing a peaceful mountain oasis where wildlife and nature abound. You get the feeling of being miles away from civilization, yet you are conveniently located to South Asheville’s amenities, & 12-15 minutes to Downtown Asheville’s shopping dining & breweries. Roughly 5 miles to the Mountains to Sea trail or the Blue Ridge Parkway. The home is served by Top-Rated Schools. Home features 3 Bedrooms, Office, 2 Full Baths and One Half Bath. Unique Slate & Hardwood Floors throughout. Spacious Great Room features amazing Wood burning fireplace, Quarts Stone fascia & hearth, room opens to additional sitting area, dining & expansive new rear decking. Ample Kitchen is highlighted with stylish travertine tile & breakfast nook. Upper level offers 3 bedrooms, Den area and an office (currently used as a bedroom). Don’t forget the In ground Pool! 36’ x 18’ Wow! Quite stunning. Many wonderful outdoor spaces to enjoy the serenity and privacy. Garage is 25.5’ Deep x 30.3 Wide. Perfect for additional storage or workshop space. Home has been utilized as a (STR) short term rental very successfully from 2014 to 2024. Home can also be sold as a turn key operation fully furnished.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4404847
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- None
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 71
- On market date
- July 17, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2.5
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
Get directions →Nearby schools
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
- 494
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.7:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 454
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.0:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 278
- Student:teacher ratio
- 25.3:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Asheville'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). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
Market position
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 2 days ago.
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