Recommendations In The Boone area of North Carolina

[Juan Santos]

I'm looking at purchasing a rental property in the Boone, NC area. I would love some feedback on overhead expenses I should be aware of in the Boone, North Carolina area. With the heavy winter months, electric, gas, and so forth.

[Christopher Brown]

@Juan Santos  Since Boone and surrounding areas are 3,300 feet to 4,400 feet in elevation, our summers are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the rest of North Carolina in the summer.  Our average temperatures are June - 75, July - 77, August - 76, September - 71.  It barely gets above 82 degrees in the summer.  Many houses (like mine) don't have or need air conditioning.  We just have the cool mountain breeze and ceiling fans.  That saves on electricity costs in the summer.

My house has propane heat and stove.  I get a price lock on propane for the winter and it gets filled on a regular schedule.  There are two main propane suppliers that I know of up here - G&B Energy and Blue Ridge Energy. 

We also have a wood stove for supplemental heat in the winter.

This past winter we had very little snow.  My driveway didn't need plowing or shoveling all winter.

Trash pick up is expensive and most people do not have it except the STR and student apartment housing. Most people bring trash and recycling to the waste transfer stations around Watauga County. I believe I received a quote for $110 a month or quarter. I forget the exact amount but trash pick up is expensive.