OPEN HOUSE | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 |12:00 - 3:00 PM There is a particular kind of freedom in a home that asks nothing of you. 16A Willow View Drive sits inside a gated community just minutes to downtown Franklin, and everything about it is built for the part of life where the mountains are enjoyed rather than maintained. One story, no stairs anywhere and a whole community to enjoy the outdoors. The living room runs the length of the home and opens to a screened porch that faces out toward the ridges. In winter, the mountains show through clearly. In summer the porch stays shaded and cool, and it becomes the place where coffee happens in the morning and where the evening slows down. The split bedroom plan gives the primary suite its own side of the house with a walk-in closet, which matters when your favorite guests show up. The kitchen sits open to the living space, laundry is on the main level, and the attached garage puts you inside without ever standing in the rain. What sets this one apart is what you will never have to do. You'll start with newly installed flooring and a fresh coat of interior paint throughout. In the past two years, the roof and the HVAC system have been replaced. The POA takes care of the lawn, the grounds, the exterior of the home, and the parking area. Public water and public sewer mean no well and no septic. You can lock the door in October, spend two months elsewhere, and come back to a place that looks exactly the way you left it. The clubhouse, tennis courts, and walking trails are there when you want them. Franklin is 10 minutes away for groceries, the hospital, and the gem mines. The Nantahala, the Appalachian Trail at Standing Indian, and the whole western half of the Smokies open up from here. This is the mountain townhome for the people who came for the mountains, not for the yard work.