Live in Caretaker(s) wanted for 25+ acre property just outside of - Hendersonville, NC

Caretaker wanted for 25+ acre property just outside of Hendersonville.
- 3/2 home is available for living on the premises

- Duties
? Landscape maintenance (mowing open pasture, weedwacking, maintenance of forest trails, flattening the gravel driveway, etc…)
? Monitor the property at all times for trespassers
? Monitor the guest house to ensure there are no immediate issues that need to be addressed
? Address minor handyman needs around the property including light plumbing, electrical, painting, and other miscellaneous needs
? Coordinate with 3rd party vendors (contractors, housekeeping crew, landscapers, etc…)
? Coordinate and/or perform improvements to the property such as fencing, expanding the orchard, planting the vegetable garden, maintaining chickens, and more.
? Maintain and improve a small apple orchard
? Prepare and maintain the guest house for vacation rentals
? Winterize the guest house as needed
? Maintain onsite equipment such as landscaping machinery and tools
? Perform emergency preparations in case of blizzards, hurricanes, excessive rains, or any additional environmental emergency events

- Candidates must be:
? Handy around the property
? Willing to maintain the property that isn't forested
? Excited to pour themselves into the property and execute on a long term vision
? Family oriented, mature, positive, and forward thinking
? Independent and self-motivated

The property is a multi-generation estate measuring 28 acres of which roughly 50% is forested, including 2 ponds, 2 primary houses, 1 working barn, 1 deteriorating barn, 1 deteriorating guest house, a small orchard, hiking trails in the forest, and a private gravel driveway off of a paved road. The owners are a tightly knit family that use the property regularly throughout the year but do not live in North Carolina and are looking to rent one of the houses on the property to like-minded families that want to spend some time "off the grid". We are looking for caretakers who are down-to-earth, family oriented, nature loving, hard-working, and visionary. Our farm is an amazing foundation that we want to build over the course of several years to create a truly special/unique property and experience to be shared with our family, caretakers, and guests.

The ideal candidates are flexible, innovative, dependable, in good health, and are excited about working for a motivated and visionary family. They must be team players, self directed, hard working, efficient, and keenly aware of owner expectations and directions. They must have excellent communication skills, be computer literate, possess a positive attitude and have the ability to multitask. Confidentiality is key to this position as is a focus on details.

Our vision includes:
- Converting the property into a functioning, organic, permaculture oriented, family farm including a vegetable garden and some animals that are easy to care for
- Expanding the orchard in size and diversity
- Increasing the privacy of the property by planting additional native trees along the perimeter
- Creating additional trails to hike the surrounding forest
- Building additional structures around the property for guests and family
Adding to the beauty of the property by planting flower beds and implementing permaculture techniques using native plants