Marshville, NC Home for Rent

The humble community of Marshville sits about 35 miles southeast of Charlotte and 10 miles east of Monroe. “Marshville sits out on Highway 74, which runs from Charlotte to Wilmington,” say Michael Bulvin, a Realtor at Redwood Realty Group and longtime resident of southwestern North Carolina. “And they just developed a bypass that goes around the eastern side of Union County, which made it convenient to live there and work in Charlotte.” That proximity to larger cities, paired with its small-town atmosphere, is the primary appeal of this small community. And the fact that it’s also the birthplace of a country music legend adds a certain sense of character to the place. “It’s a suburb of Monroe and Randy Travis’s hometown,” says Bulvin. Every fall, Marshville hosts the Randy Travis Music Festival, a family-friendly affair featuring live music, street vendors and a car show – and sometimes, the festival’s namesake Grammy Award-winning country and gospel singer makes special appearances. Streets fan out from the center of the community, past farms and patches of forest. Properties commonly feature single-level homes sitting on level lots with grassy lawns. These are often midcentury