So Many Moving to Tennessee WHATS THE EFFECT? (Knoxville, Oak Ridge: transplants, sales)

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by LauraC

I'm thinking of taking a vacation in Florida next year wearing a tee shirt that says "OAK RIDGE - HOME OF NUKES!" Every once and awhile I'll twitch for the desired effect.

I say we keep talking about snakes, spiders, coyotes, bats...have to think about some previous threads...tornadoes, earthquakes, icy curvy mountain roads, traffic, air quality in Knoxville, not enough sunny days...still thinking...people who invite you to church against your will and/or people that are tooooo nice so you suspect ulterior motives, people who socialize with their church meaning you are left out, "stupid" dry counties, corporal punishment in schools, jailing bad parents with absentee kids, schools that don't take your parental "helpful suggestions"...no gun control, smoking all over the place so you might have to take your business elsewhere, watermelon seed spitting contests, square/buck dancing, rampant Yankee baiting/teasing/ignoring even though you're so wonderful/smarter/tolerant than them, predominantly Republican registered East Tennessee, hunting, no Meagers or whatever the name of that store was that started with an M...still thinking...I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S A TAX ON FOOD! even though I don't pay state income tax, some places with no broadband, "good old boys" only get hired and they passed up my sterling "I'm a highly educated professional" 20 different jobs resume to hire a guy who has lived here all of his life, not enough high-end retail stores, lower wage jobs, polite men that treat you like a lady and you don't know how to handle that, non diet conscious people who offend your eyesight, people with missing teeth that offend your eyesight, people with southern accents that offend your ears, men who sit in pick up trucks and, you know, sit there, too many country music stations...and HORRORS, poor people that have lived there all the years of their life who might be living in the general vicinity of where you want to build a house.

Have I missed anything?

You missed the hunting. How could you forget the hunting? Oh, and the lack of bus service and cowboy outfits.

Boy, that list just keeps getting longer.

Exactly why is it these people want to move here?

Oh, that right, it's all about money.

[artemis]

Nissan is building their new North American headquarters in Williamson County. Until the building is completed, they are renting space in downtown Nashville.

Tennessee has a lot of things going for it. I used to live in SW Florida. I'm glad I'm in Tennessee.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by artemis

Nissan is building their new North American headquarters in Williamson County. Until the building is completed, they are renting space in downtown Nashville.

Tennessee has a lot of things going for it. I used to live in SW Florida. I'm glad I'm in Tennessee.

I use to live in Fort Myers. I think George Bush was misinformed. Southwest Florida is definitely part of the axis of evil!

[FL_TN_Nana]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I use to live in Fort Myers. I think George Bush was misinformed. Southwest Florida is definitely part of the axis of evil!

You're just too funny!!! Think maybe we could put a border fence up between South FL and Central FL??

[JMT]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

You missed the hunting. How could you forget the hunting? Oh, and the lack of bus service and cowboy outfits.

Boy, that list just keeps getting longer.

Exactly why is it these people want to move here?

Oh, that right, it's all about money.

OK you and LauraC have made me laugh. I love y'all's posts! Thanks for turning a blustery, windy day into a funny one! I just came inside because I needed a break from the bad mood: the wind tore down part of my fence (just snapped the posts in half!) so that now the people at the church next door have a clear view into my back yard and back porch. And goodness knows we don't like church-going people around here to know anything about our private life. So I came in for a little break and read y'all's posts, and now I feel all better again. Thanks!!

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by FL_TN_Nana

You're just too funny!!! Think maybe we could put a border fence up between South FL and Central FL??

Yes, it could be like an extended border patrol fence! Excellent idea. I think you should run for Governor!

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by JMT

OK you and LauraC have made me laugh. I love y'all's posts! Thanks for turning a blustery, windy day into a funny one! I just came inside because I needed a break from the bad mood: the wind tore down part of my fence (just snapped the posts in half!) so that now the people at the church next door have a clear view into my back yard and back porch. And goodness knows we don't like church-going people around here to know anything about our private life. So I came in for a little break and read y'all's posts, and now I feel all better again. Thanks!!

Dude! You best get back out there and put up that fence or those nice church ladies will get all nice on your butt!

Thanks for the laugh, too!

[Need_affordable_home]

Seems like TN is getting pretty desirable. I cant believe how low the prop. taxes and insurance are! Seriously only $385 a year for a $130k house? Thats less than 1/3 percent a year! Even in the northeast the insurers want like 1%, I have a friend paying $400 a year on a $40k house, no way would I pay that much insurance, ill just self insure if they want too much but $385 a year is very reasonable! Is prop. taxes really just 1%? Wow I could probably afford more than $50k of house with such low taxes/insurance!

Even in Oil city where I got my sight set, a $50k house carries $1500 a year prop taxes and a nice $100k house would be $3000 a year! Plus TN has no state income tax and mild winters(albet miserable summers) I would save like $3000 a year living in TN over Oil city, PA due to no state income tax and lower prop. taxes. A $50k mortgage costs $316.03 a month, a $100k mortgage double that. If I save $3000 a year living in TN, thats $250 a month therefore I could afford a $90k house in TN for the same cost as a $50k house in Oil city!


Oil city $50k house, $1500 taxes
TN $90k house, $700 taxes(is this true?)

[Jammie]

NAH, are you following me? We just started checking out Tn. last night and it looks nice there. (Still love those palms and beaches, though, BUT Tn. seems to definitely be worth checking out.)

I recognize several people on here from the Fla. board. You all relocated to Tn. from Fla.? This must be a sign or something.

[Bones]

Tennessee is the light at the end of the tunnel.


Do to the state (Florida) of econmy, the light at the end of the tunnel will be put out.