November 25, 2017

Home for the Holidays! Let Greg Rapp Make it Happen!


These beautiful homes in central North Carolina are currently for sale.

Any one of these could be YOURS in time for hanging the stockings by the chimney with care ~ in hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there!

Think winter and holiday season is the wrong time to go house hunting? Think again!

Call 704.213.6846 and ask for Greg to see any one of these or more!





Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 





November 22, 2017

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday ~ From Greg Rapp!



“Thank you.”

Those simple words are all we need to live a happier life. 

The act of gratitude reminds us of our blessings, and reinforces the beauty of our gifts of life on this planet.

Wishing you a warm and happy Thanksgiving holiday, filled with gratitude and love.

~ Greg Rapp






Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 




November 21, 2017

Adorable ca. 1940 Craftsman Bungalow ~ SOLD After Only 4 Days on Market


Circa 1940 Arts & Crafts bungalow at 719 Lincolnton Road in Salisbury North Carolina, now a duplex, is cute as a button...and spent only (4) days on the market.

Listed with Greg Rapp | Wallace Realty, each apartment has a private porch, hardwood floors, and pretty built-in china closets in the dining rooms. Unique features are the fold-down Murphy beds, built-in fold-down ironing boards and telephone nooks in each apartment. Each apartment has a fireplace!

Greg Rapp listed this investment home on September 7, 2017. . . and had it under contract by September 11, 2017. Four days on the market! By October 12th, this duplex was under new ownership.



Is it time to list your property for sale? Call or text Greg Rapp at (704) 213-6846 . . . why wait?





Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 





November 19, 2017

Sold in Six ~ With Realtor® Greg Rapp

Realtor® Greg Rapp barely finished uploading the photographs and posting a yard sign when the offers for this super-nice condominium at 315 Eastwood Drive in Salisbury NC started rolling in!

315 Eastwood Drive is one of the nicer units in Eastwood Village and ~ in six days Greg Rapp had this home under contract.



This pretty 2-story 3-bedroom/2.5-bath condo, with over 1,800 square feet of living space, sits on a wonderfully wooded lot overlooking the Corbin Hills Golf Course, a well-maintained, casual and friendly course with an abundant of grassy fairways and trees.


The home features a newly updated kitchen with new upscale kitchen cabinets and granite countertops. A great living space offers a warming gas fireplace. The owners installed new bamboo laminate throughout the home and gave everything a wonderful coat of fresh paint. 





As if the golf course locale was not enough, this handsome home is located right across from the pool! A fantastic screened porch leads to a generously sized deck with a hot tub and golf course views.



Realtor® Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty had this beautiful home, located just minutes from historic downtown Salisbury, sold in just 6 days.  


Ready for quick turn-around on your property? Give Greg Rapp a call at (704) 213-6846. 





Moral of the story: List your home with Greg Rapp. Call (704) 213-6846 for a free consultation today!



 












Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 




November 17, 2017

Energy Efficiency in an All-Brick Ranch - This Can Be Yours!

Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty has your perfect opportunity to move into a turnkey, all-electric, energy efficient all-brick home!  Welcome to 1105 Elizabeth Avenue in Spencer, North Carolina.

Enter this pretty ranch-style home into the spacious living room with wonderful masonry wood-burning fireplace and pretty bamboo floors.





Ranch homes are synonymous with laid-back living. They emphasize the family-friendly backyard, usually connected to the kitchen or dining area via a sliding glass door and a deck or patio. It’s hard to picture a ranch house without a barbecue grill out back, isn’t it? And this home is no different!

The updated kitchen, featuring a bright ceramic subway tile backsplash and new dishwasher, overlooks the dining/breakfast area flooded with sunlight via French doors that lead out to a new 11' x 12' deck - perfect for summer barbecuing and entertaining. A large walk-in pantry, previously used for a small office, offers loads of storage space. You'll love the bookshelf “secret door” entry.









This single-story energy-efficient home offers 3 bedrooms with plush wall-to-wall carpet home,  good-sized closets and lots of storage.







Outside, the open carport is backed with an enclosed storage building. In the back yard, another nice storage building is wired for both 110V and 220V power. The additional attached lean-to shed multiplies your storage area for garden tools or bicycles and provides extra outdoor workspace while shielding you from the elements.



This all-brick 1,328 square foot home is Duke Power certified "Energy Efficient", meaning low heating and cooling costs, with its Trane XL1000 heat pump, and low maintenance costs.

1105 Elizabeth Avenue sits deeply on nearly .5 acre on quiet street backed with wooded acreage. Enjoy boating, fishing, camping and water sports on nearby High Rock Lake and the Yadkin River. Treat family and guests to visits to the NC Transportation Museum just up the road, or take in live theatre, symphony, and restaurants in nearby Salisbury. The Lexington BBQ Festival, one of the Country’s most popular food festivals, happens annually in October just about 15 minutes away! Enjoy North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains just a 2-hour drive to the west, or take in North Carolina ocean breezes just a 4-hour drive to the east.






Are you ready to live an energy efficient life at 1105 Elizabeth Avenue?  Give Greg Rapp a call at 704.213.6846 to make this home your own!  The holiday stockings will be hanging by your fireplace this December!









1105 Elizabeth Avenue
Spencer, North Carolina 28159
$104,900
MLS#3339144




Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 





November 12, 2017

Tyro Tavern - Solid Brick 5 Bedroom Home with a 177 Year-Old History

Along the Great Wagon Trail through North Carolina sits the Tyro Tavern, a massive 3-story all brick home with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, and over 3400 square feet of living space.



Built in 1840, Tyro was a former plantation and inn . . . and the stories this pre-Civil War home could tell!

Step through the 50' wide porch to the wide center hall flanked by two formal parlors, the vintage plantation office, a kitchen separated by original 6-panel folding doors, and formal dining room.  One of the original parlors is now a 1st-floor owner's suite.

Upstairs, a massive sitting room/library adjoins the master bedroom, and down a hall what used to be guest rooms for tavern overnight guests is now two bedrooms, a large closet, and a bath with clawfoot tub. Walk out the upstairs hall to another 50' porch spanning the width of the house.

Another porch off the kitchen overlooks the expanse of back yard, with storage shed and vintage tobacco barn. There is SO much more to tell.



"Tyro" means "a new beginning". . . and this painstakingly restored treasure could be your new beginning.  

Call Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty [704.213.6846] and click >HERE< to read more about Tyro Tavern in Lexington, North Carolina.


Tyro Tavern
4654 S. Hwy 150
Lexington, NC 27295
$250,000
#3317319



Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 





November 11, 2017

Thank You to All Our Veterans



It is the Veteran, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.


It is the Veteran, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Veteran, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech. 


It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest. 


It is the Veteran, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial. 


It is the Veteran, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.


It is the Veteran who salutes the flag, 

Who give the protester the right to burn the flag. 
Who serves beneath the flag, 
And whose coffin is draped by the flag, 

Never forget! 


~Poet Unknown~





Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 





November 08, 2017

The Fantastic Story of the Hidden House



The fantastic stories can be read here:

Creepy ‘house that disappeared’ rescued from bulldozers by NC town


Historic Salisbury Foundation acquires house once overrun by nature


The newspaper and television articles are out there:  The circa 1922 home at 128 W. Thomas Street in Salisbury, North Carolina has been saved.

The McCanless-Busby-Thompson House...all but forgotten, and in fact invisible, completely enshrouded with vines, trees, and overgrown shrubs. This grand home was unearthed by the Historic Salisbury Foundation...in time for the City of Salisbury's Code Enforcement Department to step up and declare the house 'demolished by neglect' and order its final demolition.



The article in the Charlotte Observer says:

"The Historic Salisbury Foundation finalized a deal September 26, 2017 to buy the 95-year-old home for an undisclosed price. Two more days and the city was set to discuss tearing it down for being a threat to the community."


The WBTV article states:

"Edward Clement, trustee of Historic Salisbury Foundation, was elated saying: “this amazing last minute rescue saves an important house and helps protect a vital edge of the West Square Historic District."







Greg Rapp, known for his preservation culture and historic home dealings, recognized the impact losing a home of this stature at the gateway to one of Salisbury's most prestigious historic districts would present. Yes, the challenges here are real, with crumbling roof and walls, compounded with hoards of neglect inside. Rapp,real estate agent with Wallace Realty, worked diligently to find a buyer for this home. After months of working with Code Enforcement and the Foundation, Greg brought the enthusiastic buyer to the table. This, for Rapp, was not a commission deal, but an act of pure preservation for the historic structure and homage to the neighborhood from the heart.

Rapp says, "This house is at the gateway to the West Square Historic District in Salisbury. It cannot be torn down. An empty lot decreases all the surrounding property values, when the potential still exists - no matter how challenging - that this property could be saved and revalued. Do you want a $20,000 lot...or a $200,000 property?"

Greg's work at 128 W. Thomas Street has come to fruition, quietly and without fanfare. There is a reason why Greg's work with historic properties has earned him the very solid real estate and preservationist reputation he carries. . . and it goes to the heart and soul of who he is, above and beyond the commission sale.


Read the press release from Historic Salisbury Foundation here:







And the rest, friends, as they say, is history.




Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 




November 05, 2017

The ca.1880 Mowery-Peeler House in Salisbury NC is For Sale

This gorgeous ca. 1880 Italianate Victorian is for sale!  Let Realtor® Greg Rapp, historic and 'old house' specialist, take you on a tour!



This 2800+ square-foot home features dual front porches, dual bay windows, unique swivel transoms, original millwork & floors. Details include (5) fireplaces, and built-ins in the formal living room.

A split staircase with two landings takes you to the Owners' Suite in one direction or (2) additional bedrooms to the front of the home. The Owners' Suite offers a private sitting & dressing room with built-in closet system & its own fireplace.

You'll love entertaining in the HUGE kitchen offering granite counters, a massive center island, and loads of cupboards. The kitchen exits to either the cozy den or the Charleston-style back porch that overlooks a private patio and al fresco dining area.

The deep yard features a new deck, privacy fencing throughout, and a newly rebuilt double-garage. Meticulously restored, the current owners keep this house in wonderful condition. Bonus: Double insulated windows are super quiet and energy efficient!

This home, listed as the 'Mowery-Peeler House' in the National Register of Historic Places, is in the Brooklyn South Square Historic District and is eligible for Historic Preservation Grants for exterior upkeep.

Call Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty for a private showing of this treasure of a historic home: (704) 213-6846







Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net