How long has Altitude Real Estate Group operated in Asheville?

Altitude Real Estate Group was founded in 2018 by Austin and Sarah Lechner. We have served buyers and sellers across the Western North Carolina mountain market for the past several years.

What areas of Western North Carolina does Altitude serve?

We work the WNC mountain market anchored on Asheville. Featured submarkets include West Asheville, Black Mountain, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Fairview, Arden, and Biltmore Forest. Beyond Buncombe County we list and represent in Brevard, Burnsville, Waynesville, Sylva, Lake Lure, Tryon, and many more named communities.

Who are the founders of Altitude Real Estate Group?

Altitude is led by Austin Lechner and Sarah Lechner, a husband-and-wife duo who co-founded the brokerage in 2018.

Is Altitude a franchise or independent firm?

Altitude Real Estate Group is an independent, boutique brokerage. There is no national franchise parent. We are a two-principal firm by design, with a roster intentionally kept small so every client works with a named broker.

How do I reach Altitude Real Estate Group?

Call or text (828) 450-7484, email austin@altituderegroup.com, or use the contact form on this site. We meet by appointment across the Asheville and WNC area.

Does Altitude handle buyers, sellers, or both?

Both. Our residential practice covers buyer representation, listing and selling, home valuation, and educational tools like our mortgage calculator. The buyer and seller pathways on this site take you to the right next step.

What is the Altitude process for selling a mountain property?

We start with a private valuation walk-through, build a pricing strategy specific to the elevation, view, and access of the parcel, then run a listing campaign tuned to WNC buyer behavior. Our home valuation form is the fastest way to begin.

Altitude Real Estate Group hero, Asheville WNC mountain market

N° 00 · Asheville · Western North Carolina

We handle the Western North Carolina mountains as if they were home.

A husband-and-wife brokerage anchored in Asheville. Austin and Sarah Lechner, working residential real estate across the WNC mountain market since 2018.

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Est. 2018· NCREC Firm· Asheville · WNC· By Appointment· Equal Housing Opportunity

N° 01 · Established

Est. 2018

Austin and Sarah Lechner co-founded the firm in Asheville.

N° 02 · Region

WNC

Western North Carolina mountain market, anchored in Buncombe County.

N° 03 · Markets

Eight featured submarkets plus named communities across WNC.

N° 04 · Founders

A husband-and-wife duo, both brokers, on every listing personally.

Mountains, handled with altitude.

N° 05 · The Firm · 001 / 005

An independent brokerage built around two names.

Altitude Real Estate Group is a residential brokerage in Asheville, North Carolina, co-founded in 2018 by Austin and Sarah Lechner. We work the Western North Carolina mountain market, from cove cottages in Black Mountain to estate parcels in Biltmore Forest, with the same two brokers on every transaction.

We are small on purpose. The roster stays at two so that when you call Altitude, you reach the people whose names are on the door. The mountain market rewards local judgment, and local judgment is something a husband-and-wife team can offer in a way a regional franchise cannot.

Mountain property is not just real estate. It is elevation, view, access, water, and weather, all priced into one parcel. Austin and Sarah Lechner, Co-Founders

N° 06 · Services · 001 / 004

Four disciplines, two principals.

Buyer, seller, valuation, and WNC mountain market expertise. Each one practiced by Austin or Sarah personally, never handed off.

Buyer Representation

Searching the WNC mountain market for a primary residence, a second home, or an investment parcel.

Off-market and quiet network access
Elevation, view, and access vetting
Negotiation and closing coordination

Seller Listings

Listing your Asheville or WNC mountain home with pricing tuned to the parcel, not the zip code average.

Private pre-list walk-through
Photography, staging, and copy
Pricing strategy and timing

Home Valuation

A private valuation walk-through, calibrated against current comparable WNC parcels and current buyer behavior.

Comparable-parcel analysis
Elevation and view premiums
Time-on-market projections

WNC Market Expertise

Local judgment across thirty-five named mountain submarkets, from Beaverdam to Biltmore Forest.

Submarket-specific pricing
Mountain access and parcel review
Year-round and seasonal patterns

N° 07 · Where to Start · 001 / 003

Three doorways. Pick the one that fits.

N° 01 · Buyer · 001 / 003

Buying in the mountains.

Primary residence, second home, or an investment cabin. We walk parcels, vet views, and represent you through close.

Start a buyer search →

N° 02 · Seller · 002 / 003

Selling a WNC property.

Request a private valuation. We calibrate price against the parcel, not the zip, and run a tuned WNC listing campaign.

Value your home →

N° 03 · Investor · 003 / 003

Investing in the region.

Short-term, long-term rental, and land. Underwriting that respects mountain access, water, and seasonal patterns.

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N° 08 · Principals · 002 / 002

Two names on the door. Both brokers.

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AL Austin Lechner

Austin Lechner

Co-Founder · Broker

Austin co-founded Altitude in 2018 alongside Sarah. He works buyer and seller representation across the WNC mountain market and runs day-to-day client communication.

Role: Co-Founder, Broker
Phone: (828) 450-7484
Email: austin@altituderegroup.com

SL Sarah Lechner

Sarah Lechner

Co-Founder · Broker Associate

Sarah co-founded Altitude with Austin in 2018. She focuses on seller listings, valuation, and the firm's WNC mountain submarket research.

Role: Co-Founder, Broker Associate
Phone: (828) 450-7484
Email: austin@altituderegroup.com

N° 09 · Neighborhoods · 008 / 035

Eight featured submarkets. Twenty-seven more in reach.

All markets →

Downtown Asheville skyline, North Carolina

AshevilleOffice home · downtown · river arts

West AshevilleHaywood Road corridor

Black MountainCove cottages · downtown walks

WeavervilleMain Street · northern Buncombe

HendersonvilleHenderson County · orchards

FairviewEastern Buncombe ridges

ArdenSouth of city · airport access

Biltmore ForestEstate parcels · canopy lots

“Mountains, handled with altitude.”

Firm principle · Kept since 2018

N° 10 · Tenure · 001 / 001

Austin and Sarah have led Altitude since founding.

2018

Altitude Real Estate Group is founded in Asheville.

Austin and Sarah Lechner co-found the firm as a residential brokerage anchored in Asheville, NC, focused on the Western North Carolina mountain market.

2020

Mountain submarket map widens beyond Buncombe.

The practice extends to Henderson, Madison, Polk, Transylvania, Jackson, and Haywood counties as repeat buyers move further out from the city.

2024

By-appointment model is locked in by design.

Altitude formalizes a two-principal, by-appointment model. No street office, no junior agents. The brokerage's roster stays at two so every client works with a named broker.

2026

Eight featured submarkets, twenty-seven more in reach.

The featured submarket grid lists eight WNC anchors. The full market list adds twenty-seven more named communities across the region.

N° 11 · Office · 001 / 001

One firm. By appointment.

Altitude Real Estate Group

Region: Asheville, NC
Market: Western North Carolina
Phone: (828) 450-7484
Email: austin@altituderegroup.com
Hours: By appointment
License: NCREC Firm

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N° 12 · Get in touch

Ready to talk about a WNC move? So are we.

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