Appalachian Heritage Realty, Inc. was created  in 1999 to serve the real estate market in the southern mountains of Virginia, in the counties of Floyd, Carroll and the areas of Patrick and Franklin along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

John Webb, the president and principal broker is a native of the area and traces his roots to the first settlers in Floyd County and surrounding localities. Route 8, north of Floyd, was named Webb’s Mill Road in honor of his great uncle who operated a mill there. John’s technical degree in Aviation led him and his family to the Asheville area in the Western North Carolina mountains in 1989. After the company he was with departed Asheville, John stayed in the area and became a North Carolina licensed real estate broker affiliated with Prudential Asheville Fairview Realty. His experience in computer and internet technology has proved to be a powerful real estate marketing tool in Virginia, as well as North Carolina. He created and currently maintains 3 web domains; Virginia Mountains Online, Blue Ridge Real Estate .COM, and Weaverville Online. John offers aerial showings of large farms and land tracts in his four passenger Cessna 172, which is based at the Martinsville/Blue Ridge Airport in Spencer.

Leslie Webb is a native of Gaston County, which is in the Greater Charlotte, North Carolina area. She has been in sales since 1979 and is licensed in Virginia and North Carolina as a real estate salesperson. Her experience includes the positions of Relocation Director, Training Director, and Sales Agent.

John & Leslie are Multimillion Dollar Producers and have maintained continuous Top Listing Agents and Top Selling Agents awards. Their specialties are farms, acreage, vacation and other types of rural properties. Although they have downsized their business in North Carolina as they direct their full attention to the Virginia market, they will remain affiliated to offer customers services in the North Carolina mountains from Asheville to the Virginia state line, and continuing through the Virginia Mountains to Roanoke.

Joe Turman, also a lifelong native of Willis, in Floyd County, has joined the Appalachian Heritage Realty, Inc. team. His experience as a Floyd County Deputy Sheriff has proved to be a valuable asset in the real estate industry, giving him thorough knowledge of the area, as well as current events. Joe offers services to buyers and sellers of land, homes, and commercial properties.

Len Simpson joined Appalachian Heritage Realty, Inc. as a sales associate in 2003. His former experience in the Insurance industry seasoned him well for a career in real estate sales. Len's specialty is performing extensive and exhaustive searches for unique properties that would appeal to his clients. These searches sometimes extend several counties away, making him the most knowledgeable agent in the Virginia mountains when it comes to knowing which properties are currently on the market in a large region.

Appalachian Heritage Realty, Inc. provides its sellers one of the largest advertising programs in the nation. In addition to its award winning company web site, listings are showcased across multiple domains such as BlueRidgeMtns.net - Yahoo! Real Estate - Google Real Estate - BobVila.com - Lycos Real Estate - RealEstate.com - Home Gain - Living Choices - RealtyTrac - Sympatico MSN - RealEstateJournal.com - RealEstateBook.com - BlueRidgeRealEstate.com - Weaverville NC Mountains Online - Blue Ridge Online - HomePages.com - UniqueHomes.com - and, FloydRealEstate.com. Additionally, Appalachian Heritage Realty, Inc. property listings are published in color real estate magazines such as Twin County Real Estate Guide, The Real Estate Book, Real Estate Review, and Farms, Land & Investment Properties of Virginia.