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All Active ListingsEvery active Gates County listing, mappedSearch ListingsFilter by price, beds, and featuresRecently ClosedWhat actually sold, and for how muchMy Saved ListHeart any listing to save it — no account neededBy Price Tier
Under $100KProject houses and the bottom of the marketUnder $250KThe bottom of the improved-property marketUnder $300KA house and land, in the same budgetUnder $375KThe wider band, including newer buildsUnder $500KLarger acreage and move-up homesOver $1 MillionLarge tracts and farm assemblagesSpecialty Searches
No HOA DuesHomes with no HOA fees or covenantsNew ConstructionBuilt in the last few years3+ Bedroom HomesThree bedrooms or more4+ Bedroom HomesFour bedrooms or moreWaterfrontChowan River, Bennetts Creek and pond frontageOlder HomesBuilt 1959 or earlierRentals & LeasesHouses and commercial spaceLotsResidential lots under 3 acresLandParcels of 3 acres or moreHunting LandWooded, recreational and hunting tractsThinking of Selling?
Gates County Market ReportWhat this site publishes, and what it withholdsThe Seller's BriefWhat it's worth, what it costs, how long it takesWhat It Costs to SellCommission, excise tax, fees, payoff — the real arithmeticBuyer MatchRegister your property against active buyer profilesWhat's a Buyer's Brief? A free, plain-English guide to buying here: the real costs, the rules and the trade-offs, written by a working broker.
Commuter & Cost Brief
1. The Commuter ArbitrageWhat Crossing the State Line Actually Costs, Both Directions2. Schools, Services & the Trade-offsOne School System, No Hospital, and the Drives You Will Make3. Financing Rural Land & HomesWhy the Loan Is the Hard Part Here, Not the HouseAll 4 chapters →The Numbers
Market ReportWhat is published, and what is deliberately notReport ArchivePrior months, kept for the trendlineFinancing
Financing Rural Land & HomesUSDA 502, VA, land loans, construction-to-permUSDA Eligibility HereWhat the eligible-area map means in this countyFHA Loan LimitsGates sits in a metro FHA area, not the national floorDown Payment AssistanceNCHFA programs that apply hereTrue Cost CalculatorCounty tax, insurance, and the well-and-septic lineRental InvestmentHUD fair market rents and the math
Travis Old
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Notes on the Gates County market — the commute north, the land, the money, and whatever else is worth writing down.
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