Thinking of moving to East Tennessee

[2HighSpeed]

We live live on the border of Montgomery and Cheatham counties. 4 1/2 acres, most definitely not enough but home prices are a little steep here. We purchased a ADA accessible ranch that sits 300 feet from the road back in the trees. We are very rural, we can't get high speed Internet or phone service out here (1,124 feet from charters pole and 1,812 feet from AT&T's pole), were right in the middle. We have a unlimited wireless data plan with a modem that sits on the wall through 4GHS, keep that name in mind if you go rural. Hughes.net out here sucks, as does dish, and T-Mobile.

My house is going up for sale in a week or so. Hopefully will be sold by the end of the year and my divorce can be finalized. I was thinking about moving to SC but see some really nice places in TN plus have heard some nice things. Also saw in a thread that some of the smaller towns may have issues with possibly corrupt law enforcement? Not sure if any of it is true but would like to hear from folks on the eastern side. Will probably look toward the NE side to stay closer to my daughter in Philadelphia.

I am looking for at least 30 (hopefully a lot more) acres with hunting, fishing, shooting, etc allowed plus a 2-3 bedroom ranch and a big shop/garage. Suggestions on which counties to look at?

Thanks,

Ron

[2HighSpeed]

I'm Kind of from there. (Born in Punxatawney PA, army brat, dad moved us to F Drum in 88 and we just kind of stayed) And I agree. Each time we go home to visit, it makes me sick at the people, the prices and the laws. NY is a no go. Thank the lord my parents are selling their home and moving here to TN!

Stay out of New York State to keep your sanity.

[MrWolf]

That is a good point about cell and Internet service. Guess I will have to see what the coverage is like when I actually look at places. Checked the Verizon coverage map for the area and there were only a few dead areas. My luck my ideal place will be in one. Anyone use dish type Internet? Kinda spoiled with Verizon FIOS.

[bremraf]

My wife and I are scheduled to close on 14.5 acres near Hartsville TN this week, about 50 miles NE of Nashville. Moving from communist Illinois down there will be awesome! Land prices at home are in the 8-12k an acre range, In the greater Nashville area they vary from 2-5k(and more of course the closer you are to civilization) Ours boils down to $2300 and acre, and taxes on the bare land will be around $300 a year. After all improvements are made they should still be around $1000 or less.

We chose Hartsville because its convenient to jobs, price per acre of land is great, and income level in Greater Nashville area is about what it is in Illinois. I agree with above posts about spending time there, we made several trips before we settled on Hartsville.

[plus1hdcp]

That is a good point about cell and Internet service. Guess I will have to see what the coverage is like when I actually look at places. Checked the Verizon coverage map for the area and there were only a few dead areas. My luck my ideal place will be in one. Anyone use dish type Internet? Kinda spoiled with Verizon FIOS.

First of all, I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with how far your money will go in East TN vs. NJ. Hands down you will get more for your money here. An added benefit should be lower taxes going forward. I live in Hawkins County TN after living in the DC, Atlanta and Memphis markets. One downside is in the services and I am glad someone cautioned you to check internet services. There are places where cellular services are suspect at best but these are in remote areas so this is to be expected. Check to ensure cable is provided to the address you select for internet access. I did try a dish type internet in a rental property and was not too happy with it but take that with a grain of salt. I have two teenagers and had to keep a constant eye on the data limits which accompany a dish type internet. This is a great place for outdoor activity. For your info, in Hawkins County I am about 20 mins to Kingsport, 30 mins to Johnson City, 40 mins to Bristol and just under 2 hours to Knoxville. I have found this to be a good central locations. Good luck in your search and be happy to PM me if you have any questions

[MrWolf]

One of the many reasons I am leaving NJ is due to the taxes. I currently pay about $12,000 a year in property taxes for 4/10ths of an acre on a finger lake. Assuming I get my disability pension I will be taking a significant financial hit along with what my soon to be ex will be taking. The lower cost of living along with that kind of beautiful country, gun laws, no state income tax, etc. are all pluses. I will probably be living alone or my son may join me until he finds a job he likes - just graduated from Rutgers with a biology degree. Sales tax is within three points of what I currently pay so not a major issue. I am not a big data user mostly surfing, but will use Netflix or such to watch occasional movies. Pretty much a low maintenance person with a bad back that can't really travel so will be home most of the time. Not worried about schools, etc. so the boonies are fine with me.

[Omega]

Not in East Tn, I am more in the middle ish in Clarksville. But I do know many from out that way and most love it there. I retired from Fort Campbell and decided to stay put, was not about to go back into a city like Denver where I grew up. I have found TN quite pleasant enough though lately the heat and humidity has been high, the people are decent for the most part as long as you stay away from the big metropolitan areas. While 2A laws here are decent for the most part, we can always use more supporters moving in...as a matter of fact we will trade Jersey 20 liberals for just one 2A supporter.