188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 - Photo 1

$499,000

3 Beds · 3 Baths · 1,616 Sqft

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Active16 Days on Market$309/sqft▼ 5.0% from originalListed Aug 31, 2026MLS# CAR4419824

188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605

$499,000 · 3 bd · 3 ba · 1616 sqft

About This Property

BIG PRICE REDUCTION! Amazing mountain home between Blowing Rock and Boone off Niley Cook Road! Move in ready 3 BR, 1.5 BA home with separate full guest apartment suite with living room, kitchen, laundry, bonus room with connecting full bath. Guest suite has its own entry - no interior stairs to connect to main level - good for privacy. Total room count is 3 BR plus Bonus Room, 2.5 BA, two kitchens, two laundry areas, two living rooms. Home has two electric meters, two replacement water heaters, two different heating systems so the usage can be separated logically. Blowing Rock school district. 5 miles to Blowing Rock and 4 miles to center of the university. Seasonal mountain views in wooded setting. Close to university and ski slopes. Listen to nostalgic sounds of Tweetsie train whistle from across the ridges. The new owner will benefit from the home being updated and very well maintained by meticulous second home owner for over 15 years. Interior and exterior look great and feel sturdy! Main level and second story have 3 BR, 1.5 BA, kitchen, living, dining, laundry. Basement guest apartment with separate outside entry has kitchen, laundry, living, dining, full sleeping room, full bath. Use all levels for your family and friends OR Live in one and rent the other either as vacation rental or long term tenant. RAVE reviews on Airbnb for years! Centrally located to App State football and all other sports and cultural activities, ski slopes, golf, bike and hike trails, county recreation center with pool, excellent medical center, lots of restaurants and shopping, scenic driving on Blue Ridge Parkway. Owner had some new flooring installed, some deck boards replaced, updated painting, installed mini-split and two heat pumps, replaced two water heaters, new sliding glass doors installed, engineered reinforcement helical piers to foundation, deck painted, vapor barrier installed, driveway and retaining walls expanded and reinforced. Low traffic setting near the end of the street. Gutter guards and downspouts with extensions, French drain channel rain water away from house foundation PLUS conditioned crawl space at guest suite level to keep humidity low - a crucial component for correct mountain home maintenance. Home is offered partially furnished to include three bedrooms of furniture, dining table and chairs. Seller has removed the furniture and decor they are keeping - some furnished photos are for staging purposes. 3 BR septic permit - septic pumped in 2022. BEST Advice - buy in an area where the other homes are much higher priced - Average List Price of all Blowing Rock homes is $1.6 million!

Location

188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605

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Property Details

Overview

Property TypeSingle Family Residence
Year Built1980
Lot Size0.26 Acres
Stories/LevelsOne and One Half

Interior

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms (Full)2
Bathrooms (Half)1
Total Rooms15
Sqft1,616
HeatingCentral, Heat Pump, Other - See Remarks
Cooling / A/CHeat Pump, Multi Units
FlooringCarpet, Tile, Wood

Exterior

ExteriorWood
FoundationBasement
RoofComposition

Financial

List Price$499,000
Original Price$525,000

Location

Address188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
NeighborhoodMountain Ridges Estates
CityBlowing Rock
CountyWatauga
StateNC
Zip28605

Listed by Lyons Construction and Realty, Inc. · robbie.sharrett@gmail.com MLS# CAR4419824

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