$189,700
About this home
992 Valley River Avenue - A Piece of Murphy, NC History with Endless Potential Originally built in 1912, this Character filled fixer upper home is ready for its next chapter. Offering 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and a fully renovated kitchen with new appliances, this property provides the perfect foundation for your vision while still leaving plenty of opportunity to add your own finishing touches. Whether you're looking for your next fix-and-flip project, a long-term rental investment, or a unique primary or vacation home, the possibilities here are endless. With its layout and ample space, the home may even lend itself to conversion into a duplex, creating additional income potential. Situated on a flat corner lot within the city limits, this property enjoys a prime location in the heart of Murphy while maintaining a sense of privacy away from the main thoroughfare. You'll be just minutes from downtown Murphy, local parks, shopping, dining, pickleball courts, and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel. Rich with character and packed with potential, this is the perfect opportunity for buyers with creativity and vision. If you've been searching for a property where you can build equity and create something special, this is the one. Bring your ideas, make it shine, and schedule your showing today!
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Hive MLS
- MLS #
- 100579977
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Not In Subdivision
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 135
- On market date
- June 9, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 1.5
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.32 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
- 422
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.1:1
- District
- Cherokee County Schools
- Enrollment
- 306
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.3:1
- District
- Cherokee County Schools
- Enrollment
- 442
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.6:1
- District
- Cherokee County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Murphy'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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Data source: Listing information provided by Hive MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 19, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.