Cute ♦ Cute ♦ Cute ~ Move-In-Ready ~ Nearly 2 Acres!!!

This house is so cute, it could be right out of a story book! But you can huff and puff all you want...this solid brick house isn't going anywhere!

Built in 1945, this 1.5 story brick home's exterior features the arched portico entries to the L-shaped, wrap porch. Enter through the front door to front parlor, and the first thing you'll notice is the gorgeous wood floors, or will it be the brick corner fireplace, or maybe it will be that the entire place is a~fresh with new paint!

The sunny kitchen is spotless with white cabinetry, fresh countertops, and warm terra-cotta colored flooring. The kitchen has a great little butler's pantry, and a room to the side that would make a great laundry room.  The formal dining room sits between the front parlor and the kitchen.

Off the living room is another room that would make a great den, library, or office, again with the beautiful wood floors that are throughout this wonderful home.

The Master Bedroom is on the main floor, with a doorway to the sheltered rocking-chair area of the porch . . . . a great place to take your morning coffee!

The second story opens to a center room that could be an upstairs sitting room or playroom, flanked on either side by two of the coziest bedrooms you ever saw!

3435 Long Ferry Road sits on nearly two acres of land ~ country air, but just minutes from I-85! Along the winding Long Ferry Road that heads from Salisbury to High Rock Lake, this low maintenance home is out in the country, and with the extra lot, totaling 1.74 acres, you could have a proper farmette, raise chickens, or plant a huge garden!

And after you've harvested all your garden goodies, store them in your walk-out basement that has a nice workshop area.

A single-car garage on the property is uniquely built of terra-cotta block ~ something you just don't see every day!

Wonderfully repainted through & through, this cute-cute-cute 3 bedroom home is ready to move in! To see it for yourself, give Greg Rapp at Wallace Realty a call: (704) 213-6846.

3435 LONG FERRY ROAD 
Salisbury NC 28146 
MLS#58485 
$114,900

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

The Stats Are In! Greg Rapp & Wallace Realty #1 in Historic Property Sales!

Yes ~ The stats are in! 

Greg Rapp & Wallace Realty 

are #1 in Historic Property Sales!

Salisbury, North Carolina and the surrounding rolling countryside and small towns of Rowan County are well known for the historic architecture here. Unlike many Southern towns that suffered the loss of such architecture during and after the Civil War, a great number Salisbury's beautiful homes and downtown buildings are intact, and they tell the story of their history like nothing else can.

Greg Rapp is also recognized as the expert in the area for historic home sales and marketing and for promoting the preservation and reuse of the vintage architecture in Salisbury's downtown. His vision led to the purchase and renovation of the 1800s Bernhardt Hardware in on N. Main Street that is now home to thriving restaurants and retail at the street level with residential living spaces above.

So if we know all this ~ why the drum roll?

Because the numbers don't lie! And this is why you should list with Greg if you are wanting to sell that old house...or if you are in the market to buy an antique home and wouldn't move into a new home if it landed on you! (We know who you are!)

Here's the deal:

When real estate agents list a home for sale, they can 'key' the property as historic. This is the tool we use to see how many historic homes are available for sale when you say, "I am really interested in an older home."

Additionally, real estate agents look at each part of the home-sale transaction as an individual transaction. Example: Greg Rapp sells a house for his seller. That's one transaction. Greg Rapp sells this same house to a buyer. That's a second transaction. You and I tend to see this as one transaction, as in 'the house sold' ~ BOOM! But that is not how it works in the world of real estate!

We'll show you how this works! 

In the period from January 2015 to January 2016, if we key in 'historic' and 'Fulton Heights' (one of the 10 historic districts in Salisbury NC) in the Salisbury Rowan Association of Realtors® database, there were 19 historic property sales in the Salisbury area...or 38 transactions. Of those 38 transactions, 14 of those were Greg Rapp's. That's 37% of the total historic sales! And if we look at Wallace Realty as a company, Wallace agents closed 21 of those 38 transactions. That's 55% of the market!

We can look at this in another way that is actually much simpler...and to the point.

There were 19 historic properties sold. 
10 of those were sold by Greg Rapp.  
That's 52% of the historic sales 
attributed to ONE AGENT:  
Greg Rapp of Wallace Realty!

Friends, the numbers don't lie! 

When you are looking for a historic home in the Salisbury/Rowan area...Wallace Realty is the agency to call, and Greg Rapp is your agent! When we say no one knows historic and vintage properties like Greg Rapp, we mean it! And we have the stats to prove it!

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

Vintage Victorian Home ~ Affordable History!

You love old houses, their character, their quality of construction, their design...but an 18 room Queen Anne Victorian is out of your budget?

Here is your chance to own a historic home, built to last like no new home construction standards, and with the vintage charm you are looking for!

Welcome to 425 E. Bank Street, circa 1887, 

in Salisbury, North Carolina!

This 19th century home, located in one of the City of Salisbury's 10 historic districts, offers 2100 square feet of living space, a nearly maintenance free landscape, and a beautifully updated kitchen.

In the heart of the Brooklyn South Square Historic District, this home appears on the district's National Register of Historic Places as the Benjamin Cauble House.

This beauty of an antique home was completely renovated in the 1990's and is move~in ready!

The large kitchen’s most striking feature is the large center work island with its impressive pergola style architectural surround that includes a hanging wine glass rack and directional lighting.

This center island is beautifully finished with intricate tile work, furnished with a double sink,dishwasher, and multiple storage drawers and cupboards.

There is a breakfast counter at the center work island that can be outfitted with stools so the cook has company while preparing for his/her guests.

A second sink is along the kitchen perimeter, as are the kitchen appliances, flowing cupboard space, and large windows flooding the area with light. 

A small laundry room off the kitchen provides further storage space. Imagine preparing meals at this center island looking out through the glass enclosed side porch and overlooking your entertainment deck!

The 1887 Cauble House includes a large 19x15 living room, a formal dining room, 3 full bedrooms, and 3 full bathrooms. Many original features remain in this historic home, including the original wainscoting in several rooms, original fireplaces and mantles, and gleaming wood floors.
 
A wonderful feature of this historic Georgian Colonial style home is the way previous owners nearly eliminated outdoor lawn and garden maintenance by installing a large deck system, complete with a covered cabana that once housed a hot-tub, multiple tiers, walkways, and water features. A very private yard features a goldfish pond and natural areas ~ again minimizing the tedious chores of landscape maintenance.
 

Picture taken in winter months ~ imagine the greenery in spring/summer/fall!

A private driveway leads to an arbor that takes one through the remaining lawn area surrounded by picket fencing ~ a wonderful enclosed area for children or pets...or just for yourself! The deck leads one into the east facing multi-windowed side porch that stretches along the length of the kitchen ~ a great place for indoor plants, reading, or taking your morning coffee. This side porch is open to and an extension of the beautiful ceramic-tiled cook’s kitchen in this home.
 

The Cauble house is move-in ready, needing only minor updates. The roof might need some attention, and you may wish to update some interior rooms with paint. The downstairs bathroom is in the midst of a remodeling process. 

This historic home is prime for your modernizing touches!

425 E. Bank Street is located only blocks from downtown Salisbury NC arts & cultural districts, shopping & restaurants, and is just blocks from the Salisbury Farmer’s Market. And at just $89K, it’s a lot of historic house at an affordable price!

To see the potential of the circa 1887 Benjamin Cauble House for yourself, contact Salisbury Realtor® Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846. You’ll be relaxing under your cabana before summer arrives!


425 Bank Street East
Salisbury NC 28144
MLS#58424
$89,000

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