188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 (MLS # 263628)

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PRICE $499,000 dsIDX morgage calculator
BEDS 3
BATHS 3
HOME SIZE 1,616 sqft
LOT SIZE 11,326 sqft

BIG PRICE REDUCTION! 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! Don't delay. Amazing mountain home between Blowing Rock and Boone off Niley Cook Road! Move in ready 3 BR, 1.5 BA home on main/upper levels with separate full guest apartment suite with living room, kitchen, full bath, laundry, bonus room. Guest suite has its own entry - no interior stairs 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, 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 channels rain water away from house foundation and crawl space treatment on lower level - all crucial components for correct mountain home maintenance. Home is offered partially furnished to include three bedrooms of furniture, dining table and chairs. Seller has already removed lower level apartment furniture and other items from the house. 3 BR septic permit - septic pumped in 2022.

DAYS ON MARKET 51 LAST UPDATED 9/16/2026
TRACT Mountain Ridge Estates YEAR BUILT 1980
COMMUNITY 4-BlueRdg, BlowRck YadVall-Pattsn-Globe-CALDWLL) COUNTY Watauga
STATUS Active PROPERTY TYPE(S) Single Family

SCHOOLS
Elementary School Blowing Rock
Jr. High School None
High School Watauga

PRICE HISTORY
Prior to Sep 16, '26 $525,000
Sep 16, '26 - Today $499,000


ADDITIONAL DETAILS
AIR Ductless, Electric, Heat Pump, Zoned
AIR CONDITIONING Yes
APPLIANCES Dishwasher, Electric Range, Electric Water Heater, Refrigerator, Water Heater
AREA 4-BlueRdg, BlowRck YadVall-Pattsn-Globe-CALDWLL)
BASEMENT Crawl Space, Exterior Entry, Full, Interior Entry, Partially Finished, Walk-Out Access, Yes
CONSTRUCTION Frame, Wood Siding
FIREPLACE Yes
HEAT Ductless, Electric, Fireplace(s), Heat Pump, Other, Propane, Radiant, See Remarks, Zoned
INTERIOR High Speed Internet, See Remarks, Vaulted Ceiling(s)
LOT 0.26 acre(s)
LOT DIMENSIONS 0.26
PARKING Gravel, Driveway, Private
SEWER Septic Tank, Private Sewer
STORIES 2
STYLE Cottage, Mountain
SUBDIVISION Mountain Ridge Estates
TAXES 1137.87
UTILITIES Cable Available, Water Available
VIEW Yes
VIEW DESCRIPTION Mountain(s), Trees/Woods
ZONING Residential
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