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About this home
**A-Frame Mountain Retreat on 10+/- Acres — Gated Community, Turnkey & Rental-Ready** Escape to the mountains without sacrificing convenience. This beautifully updated A-frame sits on 10+/- private acres just minutes from Old Fort, Black Mountain, and I-40 — offering the perfect blend of seclusion and accessibility. Additional building sites with paved road access make this a rare opportunity for future expansion or investment. **Inside:** Main-floor living makes everyday life easy, while the spacious great room — anchored by a cozy fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows — frames uninterrupted mountain views as well as tongue and groove ceilings . French doors from both bedrooms open onto an expansive deck, blurring the line between indoor comfort and outdoor beauty. Escape to the loft you can use as reading area, office or even a guest bedroom. Both bathrooms have recently been updated. hardwood floors in the great room and new carpet in the bedrooms and loft area. Mountain views greet you in the great room and from the amazing deck. **A Standout Bonus:** The fully remodeled garage doubles as a stunning covered recreation space — just raise the door and let the mountain air in. Perfect for entertaining, a home gym, or a creative studio. Or easily turn into heated square footage. **The Community:** Located in Gateway Mountain, a thriving gated community spanning 3,000+ acres and bordering a 12,000-acre conservatory along the Hickory Nut Mountain range. Residents enjoy scenic ponds, cascading waterfalls, and picnic areas — with trails to Old Fort just beyond the gates. This home currently has hi-speed fiber optic with Starlink as a backup. Working from home is easy from here. Enjoy the community TGIF events on every Friday evening at Lake George from April to October. Very active community with several full time residents. **The Opportunity:** Sold turnkey and ready for immediate use — whether as a full-time residence, weekend getaway, or income-producing rental. Short-term rentals are permitted, and with peak Fall Leaf season approaching, this home is primed to start generating revenue right away. PS This home has a 3 bedroom septic making adding heated space for an additional bedroom (for example the attached garage) easy! **Private. Polished. Profitable. Schedule your showing today — homes like this in Gateway Mountain don't come along often.**
Highlights
Property details
- MLS #
- CAR4400474
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Gateway Mountain
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 3
- On market date
- July 4, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- 1
- 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
- 146
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.2:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 457
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
- Enrollment
- 278
- Student:teacher ratio
- 25.3:1
- District
- Buncombe County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Old Fort'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).
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated July 7, 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.







