Realtors discuss long-term rental availability in Black Mountain

Black Mountain realtors report a lack of long-term rental availability in Black Mountain due to out-of-towners moving to the area and a significant short-term rental presence.

Bethany Corn, long-term rental manager with Greybeard Realty, grew up in Black Mountain and now lives in Mills River. While buying a house in Black Mountain can be difficult, Corn said finding a rental is nearly impossible.

"There's hardly no availability, particularly in Black Mountain," Corn said. "We can post a house and within a day it . . .