245 Purslane Drive, Franklinton, NC 27525

Nearly an acre you can actually use. 1st floor Owner Suite. A second living room upstairs. An attic that will end your storage-unit subscription. Start with the lot, because photos undersell it. Just shy of an acre in Woodland Park — mostly cleared, level, and open, with mature pines framing the edges instead of swallowing the yard. Room for the garden, the fire pit, and the dog to run all at once, without a grading contractor and a five-figure estimate. The house was custom-built in 2023 by Colebrooke, and the craftsmanship shows. White board-and-batten and lap siding, black windows, and a covered front porch that runs better than twenty feet — deep enough for actual rocking chairs, not the decorative kind. Inside, the foyer opens to a bright main level where the kitchen, dining, and living rooms work together instead of competing. The cook stays in the conversation. Nothing is chopped into corridors. The living room is anchored by a gas-log fireplace with built-in shelving on...