http://www.trulia.com/voices/Market_Conditions/What_gated_communities_in_and_around_Asheville_hol-144604en-ushttp://www.trulia.com/voices/profile/Real_Estate_Pro-Asheville_NC-180222/http://www.trulia.com/voices/profile/Real_Estate_Pro-Asheville_NC-180222/Hi there The first thing I would look at if purchasing in any community is what is the ratio of homes to lots. Are there 10 homes built and still 30 lots available? If so, a community in this market is generally at more of a risk. Without homeowners in place there are small or no reserves built up. Once a community is 75% established, even when there are some empty lots it should be self sustaining if a good Home Owners' Association and Board is in place. Check out gated communities in Asheville NC available belowWed, 26 Aug 2009 14:42:19 -0700http://www.trulia.com/voices/profile/Real_Estate_Pro-Asheville_NC-609903/http://www.trulia.com/voices/profile/Real_Estate_Pro-Asheville_NC-609903/This is a difficult question as most of the gated communities are for high-end communities. Sales have been very limited in that price range so there is very little data to analyze. Consequently, there really is not a good answer to your question as no one has done an analysis. Sales are slow but are still occurring in gated communities like the Ramble and Southcliff. I have not heard if any of the gated communities are "in trouble". Deborah Francis, GRI, ePRO, GREEN Beverly-Hanks & Associates 828-553-9019Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:05:05 -0700