My 1st message was to give you all the safe zone location in northwestern NC, next is how do you find a place in the zone or basin described. First of all pray for instruction and guidance from God to lead you in this endeavor and He will! Your going to have to put legs on your prayers and do your part, nobody is going to pick you up in a bus, take you to a retreat and cook for you! You're going to have to do this on your own with God's help here and there, praying constantly to God for His direction. For those with money go online to the Zillow home & property website and search for the places in your budget. Next go on Google Earth (free down load) type in the address of the location you are interested in, look at the terrain and the area before calling a real estate broker. Look for small farm valley communities with forest and water near by, or if the location has a well it will need a hand pump on it. Note: Most of the locations in the mountains will NOT have city water. Go online and checkout homestead and prepper websites, this is how your going to be living! If you need something lower budget think about just a lot or acre of land and put two or three storage buildings on it making one into a cabin to live in and the others for grid down supplies and storage. Check with local regulations and codes before you make a purchase. Lastly is to find a good used camper trailer and park it in a long term rental spot or camper type retreat and stock it as much as possible. Again pray every step of the way for Godly people to already be there. The people in your community will be vital for your survival and defense! Oh, almost forgot, look for older farm rental houses. Many young people have left the mountains for jobs in the cities and their parents houses are empty! The mountains are full of these. So much for message #2, I'm going to try to keep the messages short and to the point for you. As always, God bless you! Gary & Donna