I Think Eastern Tennessee is My Future Home

I would not have picked it myself but when my daughter moves, we will likely follow.  Rush minute is nothing there.  It has much the same feeling as Idaho when we first moved here in 2001: no traffic, friendly people, very little homeless population (it is not Knoxville or Nashville).  It is also prettier: lots of trees and hills.

Housing is cheap.  This 4 bedroom 3 bath 2932 sq. ft., 1.32 acre house is $519,900.  By the time we are ready to move, it will be gone but many similar houses are there.  Housing is so cheap that we can buy cash, pay for movers, pay to have a big dog run for the girls, and maybe build an observatory.