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Navigating Western North Carolina's Housing Market with the George Real Estate Group

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Western North Carolina's real estate market remains steady despite economic fluctuations, with the George Real Estate Group reporting 54 new listings and 47 homes under contract in Henderson County within just the past week. These statistics reaffirm that regardless of market conditions, real estate transactions continue to happen around life's inevitable transitions.

Special guest Phillip Trees, a top agent with the firm and community fixture, brings a unique perspective from his decades of local involvement. From his family's purchase of the iconic Alley Cat restaurant in the 1970s to his leadership at Feed and Seed—a century-old building housing both church services and a beloved bluegrass music venue—Phillip's deep community connections mirror the relationship-focused approach of the George Real Estate Group.

The upcoming "To Helene and Back" benefit concert scheduled for April 20th at 7pm marks six months since Hurricane Helene devastated the region. This event, featuring the renowned Sons of Ralph band, demonstrates how community members continue supporting neighbors in need long after initial recovery efforts fade. As Phillip notes, "People tend to forget" after the initial outpouring of support, making these ongoing fundraising efforts vital for sustained recovery.

Market analysis reveals fascinating trends: first-quarter home sales increased 7.6% compared to last year, new listings rose 12%, while days on market extended by 21%. The average single-family home price in Henderson County currently sits at $544,000—a slight decrease from previous peaks but still indicating a robust market.

Phillip shares a powerful parallel between his recent backcountry skiing adventure and navigating real estate transactions: both require guidance, perseverance, and the willingness to face challenges step by step. As Phillip reflected, "If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go further, go with someone."

Whether you're buying your first home, selling a property, or exploring investment opportunities, the George Real Estate Group brings over 100 years of combined experience to serve as your guide. Reach out at 828-393-0134 or visit realestatebygregcom to discover how their expertise can help you navigate your next real estate journey.

Speaker 1:

Hello friends, thank you so much for being here. This is the George Real Estate Group podcast, which is a production of our live weekly radio shows hosted on multiple radio stations here in Hendersonville, north Carolina. The George Real Estate Group serves Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina and it is a privilege to share positive news about our local real estate market and community. Thanks so much for subscribing and, of course, if you have any real estate questions or if we can help you in any way, be sure to reach out. Visit us at georgerealestategroupradiocom for more information. Good morning and welcome to the George Real Estate Group live radio broadcast here on the queue every Monday morning, bringing you positive news about your local real estate market and community. So grateful to be here with you. Happy Monday. We're halfway through the month of April. We're already past the first quarter of 2025. Wow, life's flying by and I heard it's even going to get warm today. But I mean, what a swing. They said where else can you have all four seasons in one day but Western North Carolina? But just again, so thankful to be here with you. Thank you for spending time with us this morning. I want to also say we continue and we're so grateful for the phone calls that come in from our listeners and friends of listeners that call in and ask to have a conversation about their thing, about selling or buying or just curious what their home is worth. We are so grateful for the support. We know radio works because we keep people calling and then we ask where they heard about us and they're like, oh, we heard you on the radio and so we're just thankful for our radio listeners and, again, grateful to serve the community through real estate. You know the Georgia Real Estate Group. We have over 100 years combined experience on our team. We are quickly approaching over $380 million worth of real estate sold over the years. This is my 20th year with my real estate broker's license and we are passing 1,500 families that we've served, 1,500 clients served over the years and we have an incredible group of agents and staff and we're so enthusiastic about helping our community, helping our neighbors with their real estate needs. Again, it could be your personal home, residential home, it could be selling raw land, it could be selling a commercial piece, it could be selling an investment property or your real estate portfolio. You could be considering a 1031 exchange. I mean, there's so many different scenarios with real estate, but we have an incredible group of agents, we have incredible staff, and so, if you're thinking about buying, selling or investing in real estate, or even if you're thinking about a career in real estate, we're growing, we're hiring, we have an incredible group of agents and we'd love to have the conversation with you.

Speaker 1:

Find us online at realestatebygregcom, follow us on social media Facebook, instagram and also follow us on our podcast. We podcast all of our radio shows. We have multiple radio shows that we do each week. Actually, I started my first radio program in 2011. So I've been doing that for a number of years. Combined with it.

Speaker 1:

I mean it's wild to look back. I mean, like I said, my 20th year in real estate. I joke that I'm an overnight success. It's taken 20 years of showing up every day, but we keep showing up every day. We keep helping our clients. We're passionate about helping our clients navigate through. Keep showing up every day. We keep helping our clients. We're passionate about helping our clients navigate through life, and life happens and therefore real estate happens.

Speaker 1:

I mean, the market's the market, the interest rates are the interest rates, the economy's the economy, but we know real estate is happening.

Speaker 1:

You got to be careful with the news that's out there. I mean I just even saw an article recently. Again they're basically saying the sky's falling and all these concerns. And again you got to be careful what you're listening to, what you're thinking about, because again the numbers are the numbers here. Certainly the market has shifted and adjusted, but I mean just in the last seven days in Henderson County there's been 54 new listings. There has been 53 price drops. I mean I will say that the number of homes with price reductions, that's continuing to happen, but the market's steady. I mean there was 47 homes go under contract, single family homes went under contract in Henderson County just in the last seven days. I mean the market's moving Now there's been 28 closings. This is just a seven-day snapshot and we'll dive into the numbers.

Speaker 1:

But the market's the market. The interest rates are the interest rates. But we know real estate happens around life and we're passionate about helping our clients navigate through buying and selling. Give us a call 828-393-0134, 828-393-0134. Find us online at realestatebygregcom and, again, follow us on social media. We're glad to connect and we're just grateful to serve the community through real estate and we'll dive more into the numbers, but I'm so grateful to have one of our actually our top real estate agent on our team, phillip Trees. A number of years with our team and you might recognize Phillip's name, not just from real estate but, philip, you've been in the community obviously your entire life, but um all, over eat now like yes yes, alley cat cat subs with the secret recipe.

Speaker 1:

Secret recipe Phillips family was in the 70s, late 70s, late 70s Phillips parents purchased the alleyey Cat restaurant. Well, first we went to a real estate office. The first thing you did was go to a real estate office Off the interstate. Was that there was Habitat?

Speaker 3:

you told me Bryson.

Speaker 1:

Oh, bryson, they're on Church on the right. That was your very first real estate company you went to and your parents did in the 70s.

Speaker 3:

The company you went to and your parents did it in the 70s, off the interstate. Wow Went straight to the real estate and said do you have a little sandwich shop or a little restaurant for sale? And they said, well, we got one. Possibly, possibly, so, maybe under contract, but calls back in a week, two weeks. My father was down here and found the Alley Cat, just like that. So it's an amazing story.

Speaker 1:

That's wild Talk about full circle. How old were you, by the way? I was 12. You were 12 years old and your parents pulled off the highway and the first thing they did was went to a real estate agent's office.

Speaker 3:

Just to ask, my dad had a Dunkin' Donuts shop up in Chicago area. Dunkin' Donuts franchise yes, 24-7, open 24 hours, seven days a week In Chicago and 77 was one of the worst blizzards up there when it was 40 below and 3 in the morning. Baker doesn't show up. Have to go and make the donuts like the commercial. Dad and Mom said we got to head south.

Speaker 1:

That was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Speaker 3:

So you head to Florida. Somebody a friend, has told us about the four seasons of Hendersonville. That sounds good. Rather than just a couple seasons, four Seasons sounds great, and so we pulled in on Four Seasons Boulevard Of the irony. Went into town, turned into Bryson Realty, dad said, is there a little restaurant? Because that was his business restaurant he owned.

Speaker 1:

I mean, that's what he knew, yeah but not 24-7.

Speaker 3:

Six days a week, normal hours.

Speaker 1:

By the way, he was probably thrilled to have six days a week.

Speaker 3:

For sure, we all were.

Speaker 1:

And you shut down at lunchtime. We all were.

Speaker 3:

And the rest is just a little History, Beautiful history, so honored to grow up in this wonderful and still here. So that's just yeah.

Speaker 1:

What a story. Yeah, and it's still here, so that's just. Yeah, what a story.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, great little story.

Speaker 1:

So again, decades in the community and the Alley Cat restaurant, I mean amazing for a number of decades. And you think about the little restaurants that we have, the mom and pop restaurants that we have in Hendersonville, is what makes it Amazing, amazing, and so my heart was years later.

Speaker 3:

I was helped years ago. If I can help someone now the same way, I was helped and it truly changed my life.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, real estate can and it does change lives. I mean, it's one of those things.

Speaker 3:

It can put you in a new place, a new community. You fall in love with it and raise your family. It's beautiful.

Speaker 1:

And give back and get involved. Yeah, Now then your story continued, but in the last, I mean, has it been 20 years you've been doing.

Speaker 3:

Feed and Seed Since 2007. 2007. We're approaching, so 18 years, approaching 20 years, feed and Seed, which a lot of people might.

Speaker 1:

You might know the Feed and Seed in Fletcher from. I mean, it's a multifaceted church in addition to a venue and live music and an incredible community center.

Speaker 3:

That building is just. It's a treasure 100 years old 100 years old 1920 build. It's right there next to Lulu's, which is the old Chevrolet dealership. So everything on that side of the 25 there is the old original buildings when it was just an old, probably gravel, road coming up, it might have been the old Buncombe Turnpike to get up from South Carolina. Asheville was that old way up, and so it's a great Fletcher's just wonderful to be there.

Speaker 1:

And Fletcher. The growth that Fletcher's experienced is incredible, unreal. But Feed and Seed is a very special venue and very special community and very special church. But you guys have been doing I mean live music and I mean the music scene that you've helped grow and foster in the community is incredible. I mean the local bands plus the other bands you've had in and just the singer-songwriters, all of it that you've been doing.

Speaker 3:

The niche has been bluegrass, because when you're in a 100-year-old general store, feed and seed building.

Speaker 1:

The acoustics.

Speaker 3:

And then what kind of music you're going to do. You're going to do bluegrass, which is again blue ridge, mountains, the music's that that's native this area and and so it was an obvious. I didn't know. I didn't know anything about bluegrass, but I'm a quick learner, had to be and so loved having the bluegrass bands. So I asked a bluegrass band. I begged them to come in for the first time in 2008 on a Saturday night. Red Eye Ramblers begged them to come in. We saw them at a playing at a little Mexican restaurant. Begged them to come in. Well, they were very hesitant because we were church on Sundays, but would you come Saturday and play bluegrass? Very hesitant because they didn't know if it was a hook and bait.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, bait and switch, no.

Speaker 3:

But so they came in and they played for an hour. They said, well, can we play for another hour? Well, sure, and can we come back in two weeks? And I haven't had to ask a band since, basically Wow After that, because they came in and they just loved it, the acoustics and we're about the bands there and we're about giving them all the money in the bucket for the donation.

Speaker 3:

It all goes to them. So it's a great thing for the bands. They love being featured because a lot of bands and a lot of musicians know this. A lot of times you get invited to a venue, to an event and the band's kind of off in the corner and people do everything. They may listen to the band a little bit, but the bands are playing their hearts out and it's 95 degrees and they've hauled all their equipment there and they got to haul their equipment back and they're kind of in the corner. But this is for hometown bands to be on the stage with lights front and center, lights and dancing and it's all about them.

Speaker 3:

So it's powerful. Oh, they can't wait to go back.

Speaker 1:

And the community has really come around and literally hundreds of concerts since 2008.

Speaker 3:

Every weekend we do a season now from spring to Thanksgiving.

Speaker 1:

Well, and that was part of the evolution and change. You know, covid hit Right right, which you know, just changed things with live music and so, but you guys, you have some upcoming events coming up right.

Speaker 3:

Right. Actually, we're starting this Saturday as our big event. We're doing for Helene, which is a hurricane. We're doing a hurricane benefit and we're excited about that. The kickoff for our 2025 season is this Saturday at Feed and Seed at 7 pm. We're excited about doing a benefit and I've kind of waited intentionally until all the kind of dust has settled.

Speaker 1:

And, of course, the community outpouring for the nonprofits and for help for the last six months have been amazing, but after six months it's going to start to relax a little bit and that does seem to happen with any type of crisis in anybody's, even someone's personal life or even a community. You have all that initial outpouring, which is so you can't survive without it, but then, the longer time passes I mean people tend to forget.

Speaker 3:

So I intentionally wanted to wait until that kind of starts to load and then I thought this would be a great time. It's a neat weekend to do it. I'll be honest, I'm having Sons of Ralph. They're a fantastic, very long tradition in bluegrass in the western Carolinas. Ralph Lewis actually played with Bill Monroe.

Speaker 3:

Sons of Ralph, sons of Ralph, sons of Ralph but not Ralph Stanley, not Ralph Stanley, but Ralph Lewis was the father. Now he's passed, but his two sons, marty and Donnie, no way. They've been doing bluegrass for years and the father actually played with Bill Monroe, and so their band's been one of the most known bands in the area, for sure, and they're coming to do a show at 7 o'clock this Saturday and it's basically a benefit and we're calling it To Helene and Back.

Speaker 3:

Now that phrase. I sat on that and my son helped design the logo for the shirts and one of our church members he has printed the shirts and one of our church members, he has printed the shirts. So I had tried to once a year watch Band of Brothers and I had been coming across this thing with Audie Murphy and his book to hell and back, and then my wife and I on that Friday when it hit and we're in the basement and it was scary.

Speaker 1:

Your own experience. It was very, very scary, it was a lot, and I'm thinking and that phrase came to my mind.

Speaker 3:

I said you know, that would be a powerful logo, a powerful statement.

Speaker 1:

Yeah.

Speaker 3:

And I thought also I'm a pastor as well and I've been a pastor from the beginning. With this whole thing, if you can see, it is Easter weekend. Good Friday and Easter is Saturday's between, and kind of tag off that as well with Easter. Apostle's Creed. He descended to hell on Friday, he rose on Sunday, and so we've seen this community go through Friday. It's time to rise on Sunday, easter weekend, and I thought that'd be a great weekend.

Speaker 1:

There's so many tie-ins.

Speaker 3:

So many tie-ins for this event to kick off the next season, but also to raise money through the T-shirts and through our snacks and through the donations the band is playing as a gift. Of course, the church will take care of the band, but we're going to be raising money for the local nonprofits in our counties, in our main counties, here, to raise money to give back to them. Feed and Seed a little church. We can't go build a bridge, we can't build a house, we can't build infrastructure, but what Feed and Seed can do is music. Yes, live music. We're set up for it. We've done it since 2008. And so that's our part. We can do a little bit To get back.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, and we're going to give what we can back to these nonprofits that have just they got us, they got our driveway cleared. It's extraordinary, we got out because of them.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, so it's been amazing. So we want to give back and we yeah, so it's been amazing.

Speaker 3:

So we want to give back and we thought it would be a good time, almost six months to the day, wow. It's been almost six months to the day and so I'm so excited. So, 7 pm, Feed and Seed downtown Fletcher Just look for the cars, You'll see it right in the center of town. Sons of Ralph.

Speaker 1:

7 pm and there's no cost, no cost, no cost.

Speaker 3:

It's donations, only Donations only Free to come in. Family friendly Popcorn's a dollar and come on in, we'd love to have you, and that'll then kick off our season, which is every Friday night on through Thanksgiving.

Speaker 1:

Wow, excited about it. This is a big deal. We're excited and again, and our community has gone through so much To help and To help, and it's for you guys to do this and the Sons of Ralph to come out and perform, but just to bring the community together For sure.

Speaker 3:

And music is a great thing. For that it is a wonderful tool.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, and music is very healing Music can bring everybody together and it's a place Again. It's this interesting tension between, again, the challenges that our communities faced, but also it's okay to enjoy yourself and to let loose a little bit and to still have fun For sure.

Speaker 3:

Now, next Friday night is our first official Friday night shows. Lazy Birds is a great band from Asheville, jay Brown, who is a professional musician in the area that does a lot of music therapy and he's a songwriter and he's one of our top favorite bands to come to Feed and Seed Lazy Birds. They're fantastic Right off the bat. He writes songs with Helene.

Speaker 1:

Wow.

Speaker 3:

And he played this past late fall. He came and then his song he wrote is moving. I mean so all the songwriters see, they just started to rise up and write these songs to help people deal with. Well, that's right to process.

Speaker 1:

Music can help us process our emotions and things we've experienced, and it's I mean, it's powerful.

Speaker 3:

It's healing yeah.

Speaker 1:

That's amazing. So, Philip Trees, we're so grateful to have you here this morning. That's amazing. So, Philip Trees, we're so grateful to have you here this morning.

Speaker 1:

You wear many hats, between being a pastor at Feed and Seed, also running the music venue, also helping so many people with real estate. I mean it's all interconnected Relationships. That's right and I've said this many times At the George Real Estate Group yes, it's houses, but it's bigger than that, it's advocating, it's facilitating, it's the relationships of helping our clients navigate through whatever they might be going through. And it's so interesting too. Sometimes we go through the experience of helping somebody evaluate their real estate situation and guess what? Because we've provided clarity and information, some of our clients say, hey, I don't want to buy or sell, which is okay. Like we are literally there to help you, give you information so you can make a decision for what's right for you, and if you come to the conclusion it's not right to buy or sell, we've actually done our job. I mean that's part of the providing clarity and information and it's very incredibly rewarding.

Speaker 3:

Not now, but maybe soon.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, which is okay, so you can call us directly at 828-393-0134. What's the website for Feed and Seed? Or is it Facebook? Or how do people find out and follow information about what's going on with Feed and Seed?

Speaker 3:

Yeah, the website is feedandseednccom, so it's all lowercase feedandseednc. A-n-d.

Speaker 1:

A-N-D. Feedandseednccom. Okay.

Speaker 3:

That's our website. It has a schedule on there. And then we have, of course we have a Facebook page. You can look up Feed and Seed Facebook page as well, and we have of course you know we have the little marquee out front. You can come by there and see. But basically we just keep it real simple Church on Sundays, music on Fridays starting now and then starting next week, but then this show to kick it off this Saturday.

Speaker 1:

So it's a fundraiser for Helene. Yeah, it's a great spot. That's incredible.

Speaker 3:

We're in a good spot there with good neighbors. We've got Lulu's. We appreciate that consignment shop being there. They let us do overflow parking and the Auction House. Guys, they've just come in there and they have a great venue, great food. What a collaboration. They do music as well outside, so it's all become a little great spot there in the center of Fletcher.

Speaker 1:

Absolutely, phillip. So thankful to have you here and to our listeners. You're listening to the Georgia Real Estate Group live radio broadcast here in the queue every Monday morning. We have a short break coming up here but again, if we can help you with any of your real estate needs buying, selling or investing, or talking through your real estate portfolio or a 1031 exchange or your raw land or commercial we're glad to have the conversation. Find us online at realestatebygregcom. Also, follow us on social media Facebook and Instagram. We had three open houses this weekend which were all well attended. I mean, the market is still moving and we have a short break coming up, but when we come back, philip and I will talk about some of the real estate numbers. Also, philip has a fascinating story I think we want to talk about, with a recent adventure that he went on I think it'd be good to reflect on. But stay tuned in, we'll be right back. Good morning and welcome back to the George Real Estate Group live radio broadcast here in the queue every Monday morning, sharing with you positive news about your real estate market and community, and grateful to have Philip Trees with us this morning.

Speaker 1:

The market is so fascinating. We continue to see strong demand. I mean we're averaging some 125 single-family homes a month selling in Henderson County. The average single-family home price over the last 12 months has come down a little bit. If you look at the rolling 12 at 544 and change. We were at one point we peaked out in the 550s but we're down to 544. So there's a slight dip in the average single family home price over the last 12 months compared to the previous 12 months. It's up compared to the previous 12 months but it's been slowly, just a very nominal drop. Again, 544 is the average single-family home price. Currently the inventory levels keep going up. I mean right now there's 481 active single-family homes on the market and again we're averaging 125 homes a month selling. But the market is still moving and I know between I mean we see it I mean with the buyers that are out there buying the sellers that are. I mean we're seeing an increase in the number of sellers that are putting their homes in the market, which gives buyers more options to consider interest rates, especially in context of the economy and the volatility of what's happening in the stock market. But the market is the market. It really comes down to what's going on in our clients' lives and again it could be a really positive reason why someone's buying or selling. It could be a challenging reason, but I mean, we're there to walk alongside with our clients.

Speaker 1:

I recently did a social media post about the first quarter. The first quarter this year. Versus the first quarter last year, there's 7.6% more homes sold. I mean so a slight increase in the number of single family homes sold this first quarter versus the previous first quarter. Also, there's been an increase of 12% more listings hitting the market in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same time period in 2024. And then also interestingly, the days on market is up 21%. There's been an increase of 10 days, a 10-day increase on the market this first quarter versus the previous first quarter. So again, I can dive into the numbers. It's so interesting to look at those numbers and, of course, your unique situation, your unique home, your unique circumstances, whatever that might be we can look at it in context of the market and we can have that conversation.

Speaker 1:

I also enjoy Phillip frequently talking about life and challenges that we face. But also, how do we face challenges, whether it's our mindset or doing hard things and we can do hard things that can be challenging. I even have a radio ad going out there right now, again about a very challenging situation where someone had to face adversity and they came through it. It was a life-threatening event and, again, not often do we get put in those situations, but sometimes we can choose to go on adventures that challenge ourselves and push ourselves. Is it okay to share about your recent adventure? You went on Sure you love. Something people may or may not know about Philip Treese is he loves snow skiing and you've been doing that for your whole life.

Speaker 3:

Teenager and going up to Wolf Laurel with the little church group where the dads take you up to Wolf Laurel, they take you to the top and they push you down and say have fun, Good luck. And you just dive in and try to learn, try to survive. So from then on, just trying to learn and enjoy it. It's a wonderful thing to be outside and see the beauty. For sure A lot of trips out west.

Speaker 1:

And you love going and I'm also grateful to have the privilege of going out. Actually, I learned to snowboard out in Colorado, which was in college actually, so 25 years ago but I had the privilege of learning how to snowboard, which I know people whether it's snowboarding or skiing. But you recently had a trip out there and you've had this adventure.

Speaker 3:

It's kind of the next step. It's backcountry, no, it's getting to where a lot of the resorts are crowded and of course the cost continues to go up and so kind of the new. Well, it's not new, but it's some kind of thing people are more getting into, which is great, these lands, because out west the lands are federal.

Speaker 1:

Oh, these are state national.

Speaker 3:

As taxpayers we own that in a sense. You can go on these national lands and trailheads and things like that. So in the winter, when there's snow cover, now in the summer they're great for hiking and biking. Take your dogs. In the winter, of course, there's six feet of snow in there, but so then you go, as backcountry is, you go in there with skis and you go up.

Speaker 1:

Now skis go up. How do you go uphill with?

Speaker 3:

skis. Skis go up. You put a they're called skins you put them on the bottom of the skis and it's kind of like fur on an otter it slides forward, but as you go back it grips. And so that's actually how it was invented was some sort of varmint. They realized, hey, the skin, the fur is smooth this way and it catches the other way. So they actually put that on with an adhesive and you could take it on and off. So you go up and you are. It looks like cross-country skiing. You're going up and up, and up and up. That's what I did learn. You see it, you realize you actually do it. There's a lot more up than down, but that's okay.

Speaker 1:

That can be life.

Speaker 3:

That was a good to me a picture of life too. It's step by step, up and up and up, and it's 15 minutes of beauty going down, so it was a great mental, it might be two hours of climbing up. Oh, it was two hours, for sure of going up.

Speaker 1:

I mean, this was a full-day adventure. You went on A full day yeah, with a guide.

Speaker 3:

Now, that's the key. That's the key. Don't try this at home. Don't try this without, and you have to go with a guide. So that was very exciting Once in a lifetime and planned for it for a couple years. I chickened out the first year. I did chicken out. Oh interesting, I got out there and can I postpone this Because I knew it was going to be an undertaking.

Speaker 1:

Physically. Physically, for sure, and mentally.

Speaker 3:

And you can't practice. Where can you practice here? So it was all that, but did finally do it and had a guide. That's the neatest thing, a guide that is with you every step of the way, and that's a great thing is to have a guide. We're in reality, we're your guide.

Speaker 1:

Well, that's the thing I mean, these things that might seem overwhelming or things that might seem impossible or challenging, and how often do we on purpose put ourselves into those, into those situations? So I got to give you credit, philip, you, you were willing to get outside of your comfort zone, uh, physically and and mentally, to do this very epic challenge.

Speaker 3:

I mean, at these you were what 10 000 feet plus tree line, and you get elevation. You're going through the woods and you're thinking how am I? And you? And then you start trees start to get thinner because you're above the tree line and you get up there Plus elevation. You're going through the woods and you're thinking how am I going to get? And then trees start to get thinner because then the air is thinner.

Speaker 1:

You're above the tree line.

Speaker 3:

You're above the tree line and you get to the top, I said, wow, so then you go down and of course, the payoff is no one else has skied in this area, so it is a great adventure.

Speaker 1:

But at some point I'm sure you were like how am I going to be?

Speaker 3:

able to actually do this Right right and get back up and get back to the car. I mean it was very, but that's good. We all need those little adventures. They're good. So it was a really neat payoff for me to learn that step by step and you did something with a guide and again back to I mean in.

Speaker 1:

There's so many lessons right in life, but also I mean in. People might feel it's impossible or overwhelming. How am I going to sell my house? How am I going to, you know, get rid of all my things? Or maybe you're moving into a retirement community and but again having guide, someone there to walk alongside with you, someone that's done it before, someone that knows the pitfalls, that can anticipate things, Right. But also just encourage you. You're like, you can do this?

Speaker 3:

Oh for sure, and you need little encouragements along the way and little quips that give you a little giggle. Was my guide showed up at 730 and said to me, Philip Trees, the guy that says hi, my name is Forrest.

Speaker 1:

His first name was Forrest.

Speaker 3:

So I thought, okay, so T is going to be guided by forest. I thought only this could happen. I mean, that was a neat little quip. So you know, that was a great little thing to happen. Yeah, that made it fun, that's wild and you survived.

Speaker 1:

You're here today. Yeah, it was great. That's wild Again, thank you for sharing that Again, I think it's important to have those conversations. And again, we can do hard things, we can walk through challenges and again, having someone to come alongside you to help you navigate through it, I mean it's a powerful analogy for life. It's wild. Well, Philip, we're so grateful to have you here with us this morning Again. Well, Phillip, we're so grateful to have you here with us this morning. Again, let's remind our listeners about Feed and Seeds' upcoming charity concert for Helene and our community that's coming up this coming Saturday.

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This coming Saturday at 7 pm. 7 pm. Sons of Ralph, sons of Ralph and friends Might bring us some extra pickers and extra musicians, little friends. So that might be a little bit kind of a fun thing to have a little surprise or two.

Speaker 1:

As feed and seed, and then you guys are having an Easter service on Sunday morning, sunday morning 11 o'clock.

Speaker 3:

We're always there on Sunday, so come on out for that.

Speaker 1:

Again thankful to have you, phillip, join us this morning on the radio and you've been so gracious. Sometimes, when I'm traveling, you hold down the mic for me. You hold down the mic for me, oh, honored to help. It's very grateful. And, of course, with all your real estate needs, and we are so grateful. We have an incredible team in place. Phillip is absolutely one of them. We have a number of agents and staff and we're grateful We've been helping more people already this year than we did last year.

Speaker 1:

We're growing. We're helping people. The market's the market, the interest rates are the interest rates. But we know real estate happens around life and I want to just say thank you to our radio listeners, the calls that we get at our office and people calling in saying, hey, we've heard you on the radio and we're thinking about buying or selling. We're so grateful for the phone calls and the opportunity to interview. And if you're thinking about buying, selling or investing in real estate or just curious what the market's doing, maybe you have a 1031 exchange, maybe you're looking at selling an investment property, maybe you're selling your personal home, whatever it might be, give us a call 828-393-0134. Find us online at realestatebygregcom, follow us on social media, and then we podcast all of our radio shows as well. Phillip, anything else in wrapping up you'd like to convey?

Speaker 3:

Thanks for being a great guide, oh you're welcome.

Speaker 1:

Very much so and I've had great guides in my life too Again, the mentors and coaches, and you know we can. You think you can go. People think they can go. What is it? If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go further, go along with someone. Don't go alone. You can go further with someone by your side. Love to be your guide. Likewise, with someone by your side, Love to be your guide, Likewise, Philip. Thank you so much, and again to our listeners, have a wonderful Monday, Happy Monday, what a great day it is. Enjoy the warmth that's coming our way and again, follow us online, subscribe to our podcast and have a great day. We'll see you next Monday.

Speaker 1:

If the story I shared with you stopped you in your tracks, you're not alone. People have been asking what happened next. Dr Robbins' car had plunged into a freezing river and as a teenager, underwater and disoriented, she remembered her survival tip Blow bubbles and follow them. They will rise to the surface. She did, but when she reached the top, expecting air, she slammed into solid ice, Out of breath and nearly out of strength. She kept moving desperately, searching for a break, and just when she thought she couldn't go on, a stranger appeared and pulled her to safety. It's a powerful reminder. We can do hard things, but we don't have to do them alone. At the George Real Estate Group, we're here to help you through life's transitions, whether you're buying, selling or just trying to figure out your next move. The George Real Estate Group, because the right guide makes all the difference.

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The George Real Estate Group has the experience of selling over 1,200 properties and serving over 1,200 families with their real estate needs in Henderson County and throughout western North Carolina. The George Real Estate Group is located in Flat Rock, north Carolina, near Hendersonville in Henderson County. You can find them online at realestatebygregcom. The George Real Estate Group can be reached at 828-393-0134 or stop by their office at 2720 Greenville Highway, flat Rock, north Carolina. Flat Rock, north Carolina. Tune in live each week on Monday mornings at 9.05 on WTZQ FM 95.3 and 1600 AM or stream online at WTZQcom.