$260,000
About this home
Unique private, unrestricted mountain retreat on 5.34 acres with mountain views! This one-of-a-kind property features a 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath home built around two shipping containers, offering solid construction and a truly unique design. Perfect as a vacation home, hunting retreat, or short-term rental. Enjoy the covered porch, fire pit, creek, rustic outbuilding with power, a crow's nest and viewing tower overlooking the property. The home also features a backup generator. All appliances convey. Conveniently located near Rendezvous Mountain State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and only about 35 minutes from Boone. If you're looking for a private mountain getaway that's unlike anything else on the market, this property is a must-see.
Property details
- MLS
- Triad MLS
- MLS #
- 1226116
- Property type
- Stick/Site Built
- Subdivision
- Triplett Ridge
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 96
- On market date
- July 1, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 1.5
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 5.34 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
- 203
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
- District
- Wilkes County Schools
- Enrollment
- 508
- Student:teacher ratio
- 16.4:1
- District
- Wilkes County Schools
- Enrollment
- 607
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
- District
- Wilkes County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Purlear'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 Triad MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated September 18, 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.