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The Reserve at Barefoot Landing sits on more than 34 acres of shoreline and will ultimately hold 142 RV and tiny home lots, according to Princeton Communities and Bethel Management.

Jeff Cernuto, president of Princeton Communities, said he bought the property and worked with an adjacent property owner to develop the property.

“And I said, ‘This is an opportunity for us to allow more people to have access to the lake with ownership,’” Cernuto said.

Cernuto and his partner were going to turn the entire property as a tiny home village but Hurricane Helene hit the area. At that point, people started saying there was a need for RV pads or buildings, Cernuto said.

That’s when the developers decided to pivot and develop a portion of the property into RV sites, Cernuto said. That is the first of a five-step development of the property, according to information from Princeton Communities and Bethel Management. The development is represented by Edward Johnson, the landowner of the nearby Barefoot Landing Camping Resort, according to the information.

The development is meant to make lakefront ownership more accessible for second-home seekers and seasonal retreaters, the companies said.

“So what's unique about the RV sites is that it's probably one of the only ones around where you can actually own the dirt,” Cernuto said. “ A lot of RV sites, you don't own the dirt. You lease the dirt.

“So we wanted to offer ownership to people to have access.”

The development is in its first phase, which offers 35 RV sites. The lots range in price from $89,900 to $155,000, according to development’s website. The lots will be offered as deeded ownership and long-term lease options, the companies said.

The development has been approved for 113 boat slips. They will offer boat slips for long-term leases starting at $50,000 a slip, Cernuto said.

As part of the initial release, 33 boat slips are now available for reservation for long-term lease, according to the companies.

The rest of the development will be tiny homes, with one or two bedrooms, he said. The tiny homes are made by Clayton Homes, he said.

“They're gorgeous, granite countertops, stainless steel, just really, really nice high-end park models,” Cernuto said.

The tiny homes, which would include the land, home and a boat slip would start at $300,000, Cernuto said. Buying a boat slip is not required. He said there are not enough boat slips for everyone to have one. Without a boat slip, tiny homes would start at $250,000, he said.

The tiny homes can’t be a primary or permanent residence. They are meant to be a retreat, Cernuto said.

He said that is because the lots are on community well and community septic, which will not allow for permanent stays.

The other reason is the developers felt that typically when people make somewhere their home, they bring all of their belongings with them, and then it doesn't feel like a lakeside retreat anymore, Cernuto said.

“So we really want to preserve that lakeside retreat, if you will,” he said.

The tiny homes will be able to be rented out, including on vacation rental platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo, he said.

For every lot sold until Thanksgiving, the developers will donate $1,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to support local disaster rebuilding efforts, according to a news release.

To view available lots, explore the interactive site map, or learn more, visit .