21.7 acres, dirt/gravel road from county-maintained gravel road leads up to crest where a partially completed block building awaits you. You could easily build half a dozen homes on this parcel, and the county doesn't even require a building permit or building inspections. Ducktown Tennessee, close to North Carolina and Georgia, but situated in income-tax-free Tennessee. Close to water sports on the Ocoee and Hiawassee rivers and hunting and fishing all around. Listed at just $129,000
This "Walking Tour" is longer than most of my walking tours, but there is a lot to see on this parcel. Take a look...
This is a photo of an old advertisement the original owner used when they tried to sell the property back in 2011. Notice the price back then of only $89,000. Obviously it didn't sell.
Don't you wish you had bought this property back in 2011?
Maybe you shouldn't put off this decision.
Ask yourself theses questions:
If your answer to all these is "YES", then you are going to love this property. Take a look at the following photos, files and information, and see if THIS IS THE PROPERTY YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR...
Here are some photographs of road frontage and along the road.
Maybe you shouldn't put off this decision.
Ask yourself theses questions:
- Have you ever wanted a piece of land large enough to build a house for everyone of your family, all on the same parcel?
- Have you ever wished there was a place that you could legally build a house without having to get you plans approved, or pay for a building permit, or submit to intrusive and/or authoritarian building inspections?
- Have you ever wanted to have you and your family close to you, on a road where you can put up a gate and keep the outside world away, yet easily drive to town (about 7 miles away) and find gas, groceries, doctors, restaurants, schools, and other conveniences of a small town?
- Have you ever wanted to live really close to the excitement and thrills of hiking through Cherokee National Forest, cooling off while whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Ocoee and Hiwassee Rivers?
- Do you and/or your friends like to drive a short distance to a Casino and enjoy the thrill of playing poker, blackjack, slot machines and roulette?
- And when you want to leave your little slice of heaven, how would you like to be a short drive to Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN? How about a drive through the Smokey Mountain National Park, a stroll through Gatlinburg, or Spending a day in Dollywood with your kids and/or grandkids?
- Would you like to finish construction on a 25' x 30 concrete block house, and live in that while you design and build your dream home, along with other homes for your family, all within easy walking distance, on your own private compound?
- Do you think it will get more difficult to find this kind of property, at any price, in the future?
If your answer to all these is "YES", then you are going to love this property. Take a look at the following photos, files and information, and see if THIS IS THE PROPERTY YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR...
Here are some photographs of road frontage and along the road.
Road sign at Morrow Road
Property stake at front left corner of property
These grow in sandy soil (good for septic perk).
Telephone connection across road from parcel
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Property stake at front right corner of property
My yellow sign next to drive way
Electrical power pole next to parcel
Neighbors to the North
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Here are some photographs from the center and back side of the parcel.
Panorama of hills from center of property
Privacy even in the Winter
Vistas and Wild Rhododendrons
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Tree lined Driveway
Multiple potential homesites
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Here are some photographs of the concrete block building.
Panoramic photo from right rear of building
Panoramic photo from front right of building
Front of the building
Bolt ready to attach top sill boards
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Bolt ready to hold side door jamb
Old dilapidated trailer, ready to replace with your trailer, a singlewide, or put your dream home here?
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Here are some screen shots I took from the Tennessee Property Viewer website.
Here are some screen shots I took from the LandGlide.com website.
Here's the location on Google Maps. Input the coordinates for the flat spot on the parcel: 35.091193, -84.343393
Here is a screen shot of a map from Google Maps showing Morrow Road off from New Stansbury Rd
Here is a copy of the survey map the original seller provided to me.
PROPERTY DETAILS:
ACRES: 21.7 Lot Area listed as Irregular Rectangle
SIZE: Approximately 346 feet road frontage, and 1,836 feet deep along Southern boundary
ELEVATION: 1,753 feet above sea level
APN: 070083 04651 ( Formatted for TN Property Viewer: Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51 )
TRANSFER DATE: March 9, 2022 (County Records still show previous transfer date of May 8, 2009)
OWNER: The Stewart Investment Trust, Laurence Stewart, Trustee (County Records still show Eric and Sandra Salsburg)
LAND USE CODE: 10 - Farm
LAND COVER:
NEAREST CITY: Morristown (Population: 185,000) (approx, 74 miles away)
COUNTY: Polk County
STATE: Tennessee
ZIP CODE: 37326
GPS COORDINATES: 35.091193, -84.343393
A STORY ABOUT THE PROPERTY:
Mr. and Mrs. Salsburg lived in Florida. They bought this parcel in 2009, and in the year or two after they bought the parcel, they started construction on what they called a "Get Away". They poured a concrete slab, approx. 25' x 30 feet (750 square feet) and installed a septic tank. They built up the walls to about eight feet high, and left openings for a front and back door, a single wide garage door, and five windows. They ran out of money, and never completed the construction. I was approached by a friend of Mrs. Salsburg, who explained that Mr. Salsburg had passed away, and Mrs. Salsburg asked the friend to liquidate the property. I bought it in March of 2022, using B H & K title services in Cleveland, TN, and purchased title insurance on the parcel.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY:
The parcel is about 345 feet across at the front, which borders Morrow Road. The parcels on each side of the property have addresses. 200 Morrow Road and 220 Morrow Road, so I believe when an address is assigned to this parcel, it will be 210 Morrow Road. There is a small corner of the left front part of the property that is being used by a neighbor to access his home, and I don't think this hurts the property value at all. There is electrical power on the road, and a telephone line box across the street from the driveway.
I believe an old logging trail serves as the driveway, which makes its way up the left center of the parcel to the summit. The driveway looks like it was originally gravel, but it may have been a combination of gravel and dirt road. A few areas have ruts enough that a passenger vehicle would probably have a hard time driving up. I've had a friend with a pickup truck make it up with no problem. I've walked it, and I have driven my little 250 cc motorcycle up the road with no effort, once I used my battery operated saw and cut a few small trees and limbs that had previously blocked the road to vehicular traffic.
Near the front of the property, there is a flat area to the left of the driveway which looks like an ideal homesite if you want to be close to the road. There also looks like a similar flat area to the right of the driveway, and there seems to be a small spring making the surrounding vegetation especially green. Proceeding up the driveway, there is an old and dilapidated trailer on the right side of the road, and 100 feet or so past the trailer is the concrete block building mentioned above.
Another 100 feet or so past the concrete block building is a "T" in the road. Turning left leads to what would be another great homesite before you get to the northern boundary of the parcel. Turning right at the "T" leads you up and down a few minor swells, and there are several potential homesites to the left and right of the road. Then, just before you reach the eastern boundary of the property (marked by pink flags), there is another nice potential homesite.
I took my video in late winter, and was easily able to see the surrounding mountains in all directions from the summit. I am guessing that now that it is summer, these vistas are less visible, and if you want year round vistas, you would have to trim/remove some trees. If, on the other hand, you prefer privacy, you probably want to leave the trees as is.
DISTANCE TO:
HOW TO FIND IT:
Map Directions:
Smart Phone Directions:
Put 220 Morrow Road, Turtletown, TN into your smart phone (while you have good cell signal in Ducktown), and let your GPS guide you most of the way there. Then our driveway is just a little past 220 Morrow Road, and just before 210 Morrow Road.
GPS Coordinates:
Put the coordinates into your smart phone, GPS unit, or look it up on Google Maps. GPS: 35.091193, -84.343393
WEBSITE FOR MORE PROPERTY INFO:
https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/RE_Assessment/
Click on Polk County
Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51
Then click on Search
One property is found - click on GIS Map for details and maps
You can also see aerial map, street map, flood map
At bottom of screen, click "here" and see "Real Estate Assessment Data"
WEBSITE FOR PROPERTY TAX INFO:
https://secure.tennesseetrustee.org/index.php?entity=polk&state=TN
Search by Map Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51
Then click on Search
County on-line records do not yet show payment made through escrow.
PROPERTY ATTRIBUTES:
ELEVATION (feet): approximately 1,753 feet above sea level
SLOPE: Slope of property is estimated to be sloped up to summit, then rolling hills towards the back of the property.
ZONING: 10 - Farm (unrestricted use according to the county office - check for yourself.)
TERRAIN: Wooded Hills
POWER: Power Lines at the Street
PHONE: Phone lines at the Street
WATER: Would be by Well or Alternate System
SEWER: Septic or Alternate System
ACCESS: Approximately 375 of frontage on Morrow Road, partially paved, and partially gravel
TIME TO BUILD: No Limit
TITLE INFO: Clear Title
TITLE INSURANCE:
We purchased Title Insurance when we bought this parcel to make sure there were no known liens or encumbrances.
ACRES: 21.7 Lot Area listed as Irregular Rectangle
SIZE: Approximately 346 feet road frontage, and 1,836 feet deep along Southern boundary
ELEVATION: 1,753 feet above sea level
APN: 070083 04651 ( Formatted for TN Property Viewer: Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51 )
TRANSFER DATE: March 9, 2022 (County Records still show previous transfer date of May 8, 2009)
OWNER: The Stewart Investment Trust, Laurence Stewart, Trustee (County Records still show Eric and Sandra Salsburg)
LAND USE CODE: 10 - Farm
LAND COVER:
- Deciduous Forest: 18.48ac (82.7%),
- Mixed Forest: 3.23ac (14.5%),
- Developed Open Space: 0.45ac (2.0%),
- Developed Low Intensity: 0.18ac (0.8%)
NEAREST CITY: Morristown (Population: 185,000) (approx, 74 miles away)
COUNTY: Polk County
STATE: Tennessee
ZIP CODE: 37326
GPS COORDINATES: 35.091193, -84.343393
A STORY ABOUT THE PROPERTY:
Mr. and Mrs. Salsburg lived in Florida. They bought this parcel in 2009, and in the year or two after they bought the parcel, they started construction on what they called a "Get Away". They poured a concrete slab, approx. 25' x 30 feet (750 square feet) and installed a septic tank. They built up the walls to about eight feet high, and left openings for a front and back door, a single wide garage door, and five windows. They ran out of money, and never completed the construction. I was approached by a friend of Mrs. Salsburg, who explained that Mr. Salsburg had passed away, and Mrs. Salsburg asked the friend to liquidate the property. I bought it in March of 2022, using B H & K title services in Cleveland, TN, and purchased title insurance on the parcel.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY:
The parcel is about 345 feet across at the front, which borders Morrow Road. The parcels on each side of the property have addresses. 200 Morrow Road and 220 Morrow Road, so I believe when an address is assigned to this parcel, it will be 210 Morrow Road. There is a small corner of the left front part of the property that is being used by a neighbor to access his home, and I don't think this hurts the property value at all. There is electrical power on the road, and a telephone line box across the street from the driveway.
I believe an old logging trail serves as the driveway, which makes its way up the left center of the parcel to the summit. The driveway looks like it was originally gravel, but it may have been a combination of gravel and dirt road. A few areas have ruts enough that a passenger vehicle would probably have a hard time driving up. I've had a friend with a pickup truck make it up with no problem. I've walked it, and I have driven my little 250 cc motorcycle up the road with no effort, once I used my battery operated saw and cut a few small trees and limbs that had previously blocked the road to vehicular traffic.
Near the front of the property, there is a flat area to the left of the driveway which looks like an ideal homesite if you want to be close to the road. There also looks like a similar flat area to the right of the driveway, and there seems to be a small spring making the surrounding vegetation especially green. Proceeding up the driveway, there is an old and dilapidated trailer on the right side of the road, and 100 feet or so past the trailer is the concrete block building mentioned above.
Another 100 feet or so past the concrete block building is a "T" in the road. Turning left leads to what would be another great homesite before you get to the northern boundary of the parcel. Turning right at the "T" leads you up and down a few minor swells, and there are several potential homesites to the left and right of the road. Then, just before you reach the eastern boundary of the property (marked by pink flags), there is another nice potential homesite.
I took my video in late winter, and was easily able to see the surrounding mountains in all directions from the summit. I am guessing that now that it is summer, these vistas are less visible, and if you want year round vistas, you would have to trim/remove some trees. If, on the other hand, you prefer privacy, you probably want to leave the trees as is.
DISTANCE TO:
- Nearest Walmart: 20 miles to Blue Ridge, GA
- Nearest Post Office: 6 miles to Ducktown Post Office
- Nearest Grocery Store: 7 miles to Dollar General
- Nearest Medical Clinic: 10 miles to Copper Town Medical Clinic
- Nearest Fast Food Restaurant: 7 miles to Hardees
- Nearest Golf Course: 10 miles to Copper Basin Golf Club
- Nearest Casino: 30 miles to Harrah's in Murphy, NC
- Nearest Town: 10 miles to Coppertown, TN
- Nearest Major Metro Area: 75 miles to Chattanooga, TN
HOW TO FIND IT:
Map Directions:
- From the intersection of US-64 W/US-74 W in Ducktown, head north on onto TN-68 N toward Madisonville
- In 4.7 miles, turn right onto New Stansbury Rd
- In 1.6 mi turn left onto Morrow Rd
- Proceed about 1/3 of a mile, and find the parcel between 200 and 220 Morrow Road (look for mail boxes.)
Smart Phone Directions:
Put 220 Morrow Road, Turtletown, TN into your smart phone (while you have good cell signal in Ducktown), and let your GPS guide you most of the way there. Then our driveway is just a little past 220 Morrow Road, and just before 210 Morrow Road.
GPS Coordinates:
Put the coordinates into your smart phone, GPS unit, or look it up on Google Maps. GPS: 35.091193, -84.343393
WEBSITE FOR MORE PROPERTY INFO:
https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/RE_Assessment/
Click on Polk County
Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51
Then click on Search
One property is found - click on GIS Map for details and maps
You can also see aerial map, street map, flood map
At bottom of screen, click "here" and see "Real Estate Assessment Data"
WEBSITE FOR PROPERTY TAX INFO:
https://secure.tennesseetrustee.org/index.php?entity=polk&state=TN
Search by Map Map: 083 Grp: Ctrl Map: 083 Parcel: 046.51
Then click on Search
County on-line records do not yet show payment made through escrow.
PROPERTY ATTRIBUTES:
ELEVATION (feet): approximately 1,753 feet above sea level
SLOPE: Slope of property is estimated to be sloped up to summit, then rolling hills towards the back of the property.
ZONING: 10 - Farm (unrestricted use according to the county office - check for yourself.)
TERRAIN: Wooded Hills
POWER: Power Lines at the Street
PHONE: Phone lines at the Street
WATER: Would be by Well or Alternate System
SEWER: Septic or Alternate System
ACCESS: Approximately 375 of frontage on Morrow Road, partially paved, and partially gravel
TIME TO BUILD: No Limit
TITLE INFO: Clear Title
TITLE INSURANCE:
We purchased Title Insurance when we bought this parcel to make sure there were no known liens or encumbrances.
Here is some real estate assessment data from the Comptroller of the Treasury
Here is some real estate property Tax Record from Polk County, TN
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HOW TO PURCHASE:
If you are using a Realtor, let your Realtor know that I will cooperate with them. If you are not using a Realtor, I suggest we use BH&K Title Services in Cleveland. I used their escrow services when I purchased this property and I bought title insurance at the same time. All they need is a Purchase Agreement, and I have provided a one page Purchase Agreement that you can download to the right of this paragraph. Fill it in, sign it and send it to me (text or email a photo of the document). Once received, I will sign it also, send you a copy, and provide the document to the BH&K Title Services, and they should be able to close escrow within 1-3 weeks. If you live outside the area and can't attend the closing meeting, they are able to send your documents to you by email, and you can wire funds directly to the escrow company. MORE INFO: If you find any information on this web page to be incorrect, please let me know so I can make a correction ASAP. After you have read ALL the information on this page (which means you know everything I know about the property), feel free to call me if you have any additional questions or need to clarify anything. My name is Larry Stewart and my personal cell phone number is (423) 596-3196 |
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