Relocating to Tennessee: Help me find right town, please

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by NCN

While you are looking, you will do well to consider where the land is in relation to rivers, drainage ditches. I am telling you this because you are from Kansas. Land can look fine one day and be under water the next if you get 5 inches of rain. That is unusual, but it happens sometimes. Two inches would be more normal, but be sure to put your house on high ground. Another thing to consider is how much snow, sun, etc. the area gets. Tennessee is a long state with many different areas, so check out the city-data information. I am forever seeing people who don't know better moving to the South and wanting a house by the lake. Cabin by the lake is fine, but I personally would not built a house by the lake. I would build a house on top of the hill by the lake.


I know another person who lives in Sevierville, Tennessee. It is near the Smoky Mountains, but because it is a tourist area, has lots of activities and shopping in the area. An acreage right outside town would be the best choice in this situation.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Sevier...Tennessee.html

Not all TN land near water will flood. Over in East TN we have a series of TVA dams. There are homes by water that has never had an issue.

Also, Seymour is in Sevier County. That's the town that he inquired about. Nothing fit his critera, regarding price, except one lot that may not be buildable.

In any event, five years is a ways away.

[hiknapster]

Regarding mobile homes and their upkeep, I noticed that some people spend a lot of time pointing things out, literally and virtually. There are others ways to feel better about oneself, and not at the expense of others.

[corgiloveTN]

Got that right hinapster.

[ladyshasta2]

Originally Posted by thayerwood_bob

Ladies, I never said I look down @ people who live in mobily homes, just that "that is not my scene". We have mobily homes here in the town where I live, but again, this is Kansas and not Tennessee. I applaude those who are debt free, that is the quickest way to build wealth. I'm looking forward to getting to Tennessee to enjoy that great southern hospitality that everyone talks about.

sir, if you planted trees all around your property, that would take care of alot of the problem right there. Some trees grow pretty fast. Or put in a fence.

[ladyshasta2]

Originally Posted by marmac

Nothing wrong with mobile homes.

The problem is the people they attrasct .

Traveled a lot in the south ( Ky, TN, AL, AND AR )

I have observed that seeing a mobile home with a mowed lawn and kept neat is rare. So rare that I point it out to the wife.

Usually the reason acreage with a mobile home is an eyesore is because of the 7 or 8 outbuildings and 5 or 6 cars ( maybe a couple still running ) that are visible.

The wife says----" maybe they are poor"

I respond---" do you lose all sense of pride whedn you're poor? "

It doesn't take wealth to be at least somewhat neat !

I agree!! A person can be poor and respectable. Soap and water don't know who is using them! I also might add that the lifestyle (smoking, drinking and drugs) has a tendency to make people poor

[ladyshasta2]

Originally Posted by NCN

Is it anywhere close to the house that takes up two lots. LOL Can't wait to go there again and hear about this. I do not understand building McMansions close enough to water to be flooded. I have seen too many McMansions with four feet of water halfway up the door. Makes absolutely no sense.

If you get a big enough piece of land, you don't have to worry about what moves in next door or how big their house is or how it is built. I was born in a house that had 100 acres around it. Our nearest neighbors were 1/10 mile away and they were basically that far away from their next neighbor.

Re: your last paragraph: that's my kinda place!!! uh, where was that again?!?

[South08]

It really sounds like Tellico Village is where you would want to live. It is a community of mostly retirees from all over the U.S. There is Tellico Lake, 3 golf courses, a wellness center and all kinds of activities like tennis, pickleball, swimming, boating, and golf. Turkey Creek is the major shopping area just 20 minutes away and Knoxville is about 1/2 hour away with Tennessee Volunteers football, Lady Vols basketball, Tennessee Theater, etc. and it's about an hour from the Smoky Mountains. Housing prices are down now as everywhere, so it is a good time to buy. You can search the MLS listings in Loudon County, then select Tellico Village. Good luck!

[Sam530]

if you want zoning codes that require houses be of certain structure you are going to have to move into a larger area or buy so much land you are immune to it.

That will be in area of rural TN.

[Lyric Lover]

My husband and I are also in the plan of moving back to TN from NY. We're not city folk, we live up in the Catskill Mountains. No problem relating to anyone, it's a small town. I love the Hudson Valley but NY is taxing us right out of here. That is how they break communities and why many people don't even know their neighbors, which is how the criminals weasel their way in.
There are only a few specifics we need.. being around other good, honest, caring, loving, accepting people is just the start... hubby is a chef and would feed the world if he could (we have no kids), we enjoy entertaining :-)

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