Three years ago I took the plunge and purchased a Fannie Mae foreclosure in Dillsboro, North Carolina. The house was in pretty sad shape....but nothing a little sweat equity couldn't overcome. A few short months later....the house was christened "The Happy Trout Lodge". It's nothing fancy....but is a great gathering place for family and friends. It is 12 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, 17 miles from Harrah's Casino, 20 miles from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, 30 minutes to Bryson City, 45 minutes to the Nantahala River and Fontana Village. Asheville is 45 minutes away as well. Best of all....the H.T.L. is on the banks of the Tuckasegee River in the Delayed Harvest section. Come on up and visit.