Carolina Farms & Homes knows what you're looking for. In 1976, Carolina Farms' President Al Engler was looking for it too. At the time, Al was stuck in the rat-race in New York. He knew there had to be a saner way to live and he found it on a 140-acre farm in Stokes County, NC located near the Virginia border.

Eventually, after several friends from up north visited Al and bought property, he realized that there were many people like him dreaming of escaping to the peace and security of the country. So, in 1983, Al started Carolina Farms & Homes - a real estate firm that specializes in listing and selling farms, land and country homes in North Carolina and Virginia.

The northwest Piedmont region of North Carolina offered an unbeatable combination of beautiful rural property, low taxes, and easy access to a big city with a first-rate transportation network, shopping, great restaurants, and quality healthcare. Carolina Farms & Homes found a niche in the real estate industry and has continued to grow and expand every year.

Today, Al serves as President of a real estate company with four offices, 20 Brokers and three younger partners. Andrew Gibbons manages the Mount Airy realty office, Ellen Peric manages the Pilot Mountain - Dobson realty office, and Leon Inman manages the King realty office. We also formed a sister company called Virginia Farms & Homes to serve the rural Virginia counties along the North Carolina border. The company publishes the Farm & Home Journal, a tabloid that features our rural property listings as well as information on how to go about purchasing rural properties.

Al, his partners, brokers, and trained staff are ready to help you find a farm, a land tract, or a great home in one of the small towns in our area. If you have special needs, Carolina Farms & Homes can meet it, whether you want a particular combination of woodland and streams, land with a view of the mountains, a horse farm, or even an ostrich farm! We can also help with special searches outside our area through our Carolina Farms network.

Don't put up with the rat-race another day! Contact Carolina Farms & Homes and find your dream worth owning!