If you've been searching for a mountain home near Boone, chances are you've come across Echota — and then quickly discovered that "Echota" can mean several different things.

There's the original Echota community, Echota on the Ridge, Chalakee, The Summit and Legacy Ridge. They're all part of …

We’ve worked with parents who decided that rather than pay rent for several years, they wanted to explore buying a condo or townhome, letting their student live there and—if the property and association rules allow it—having roommates help offset some of the cost.

Then, when graduation comes around, …