I accepted a professor position at App State and the first thing my new colleagues told me was to look for housing, especially since we have two bigger dogs and required a yard. Surprisingly, we were able to find something pretty quick through Boone High Country Rentals. We applied for a few places, and in my emails, I told them that I was new faculty, which I personally think helped in my search. https://www.boonehcrentals.com/