Talking to a neighbor recently, who had moved from California. He went to license his several vehicles. The total was less than $100. He went back to make sure he wasn’t going to be “charged for fraud,” but they informed him that he had been charged correctly.
We just moved to the Johnson City area in July 2023. We are Florida natives. We are so much happier in TN. Only shock to us was the cost of water. I mean it can get outta hand quickly when you are used to watering your lawn every day. Other than that we will never live anywhere else. We love the mountains and the weather.
HI there! I am in S.Fl and hate it so much. Hsat, no seaso s, traffic and nasty rude people. Several friends have moved to TN or NC. I am so ready. I think TN is gonna be it. Did you live in S. Fl?
Hi, I'm from Miami, FL, and feel the same way! Tennessee seems like a pretty good option. Have you looked into anything more since your last comment? @@Gypsygirl9
Love the video and I’m glad you love the area. I just want to remind everyone not to bring the reasons your running from your current locations with you. I love my hometown in the Tri cities, just don’t want to see it go the same way.
As much as i agree with a lot of what you say in this video, and while it may not be as bad as other places, the drug problem and poverty in this area is something people should be aware of.
@@alexanderkempf9828 keystone and around etsu is pretty bad. I mean its not like its different than anywhere else but the amount of people that literally dig through restaurant dumpsters for food is sad. Ive been told if i dont give them food for free then they will go through the dumpster and ive thrown trash in one and a guy was sitting in there.
Originally from the Chattanooga area. Moved away years ago and came back in 2019. All was as expected and "normal" for Tennessee home buying save one thing. The real estate agents in the Tri Cities area were like a mafia, more focused on cooking up deals for one another rather than serving the interests of their buyer. I went through FOUR before I found ONE who would respond to what my interests were rather than what he/she thought I should have or want or be interested in. I was a cash buyer to boot. So my advice to anyone moving to the Tri Cities is this, if you have any doubts or concerns about your agent's primary focus or interests, dump them immediately. Don't waste your time with their excuses or reasoning as to why they are not looking out for your interests. What I've found since living here for three years now is that the real estate agent community is cliquish and their principle interest is in moving properties for one another rather than their clients. You are warned.
Just sold my house and looking for a rental in NE TN before buying. I would like to drive around the areas to see myself what property is available. Its a big move & most of my stuff will go into storage, until I buy another home. Starting over at 60!
TN is the absolute best place to live. People move out of CA, but we had to move out of MN. It is probably worse than CA. We are so grateful to God, to get us out of MN in time. We love TN. and feel so welcome here. Thank you TN.
I am moving to the area in a month. So excited for a new start at my late age. I will not change anything about the culture because its what I am running to not from. Tennessee reminds me of days long gone in other parts of our Country. We need to strengthen these values not ruin them.
Thank you for the video...I'm now convinced about TN. I'm living here in California and its hell for me here. I live in gang territory so crime is out of control, homeless people are everywhere, taxes are outrageous, traffic is unbelievable, and politically I'm conservative so people out here think I'm one step away from being a Nazi. because they are so far to the left. I'm also a Christian and so many people here despise me and ridicule me because of my faith. I just want a place where I can live peacefully and worship the Lord. I'm staying here until my mom passes away but then after that, I want out of Southern California. It breaks my heart to see how my state has changed in the 50 years of my existence...eventually I'll have to find a new home. I have several friends that moved to TN and it has been such a culture shock that they can never see themselves coming back to California...even to visit. God bless Tennessee and its great people!!!
Great video! We live in Southwest Florida and took a weekend trip to Chattanooga about 2 years ago and fell in love with the people and the scenery in East Tennessee. We started to discuss moving there, and spent that Christmas in Gatlinburg. We had been leaning toward somewhere around Knoxville...but we took a quick trip to Johnson City, and I was immediately hooked on the entire area. However, my wife still wasn't sold - until she took a weekend trip with a friend and spent more time between Johnson City and Bristol - now she's hooked. We're moving to the area this June, and we can't wait!
Retirement for me is just around the corner and eastern Tennessee has been on my radar for several months. I am tired of the heat, humidity and traffic here in west central Florida. Slower pace and Community are very important to me; as are the tax advantages and lower cost of living. Thank you for a very informative video!!
I lived in FL for 15 years, the heat there has become untolerable. I can't even visit my best friend in Lakeland anymore. To o freaking hot... TN is nice, but you will have a few mornings in winter that will chill you to the bone, but it is better than FL. I am currently in GA and heading to NE TN likely myself as I am approaching retirement. I have visited a few places in NE TN and like the Bristol area myself, but is it a bit pricier and as far north as you can go in TN too. There are less expensive and more tolerable climates a bit further south in TN... All in all, it is a beautiful and affordable state for retirees. You cannot really go wrong. Watch the crime stats and demographics as you make your decisions...
Thank you so much - GREAT advice!! One of the members in my church just moved to Ooltewah, TN and they LOVE it there. Other friends live in Maryville, Loudon and Church Hill. I'll be doing my homework the next few months and hopefully come up with a plan to fit in with my "golden years". LOL!! Thanks again!! @@DA-zh9gi
My favorite example of the hospitality we have here in UET is when you go through Pal's to pay for your order to find out someone in front of you randomly paid your bill and sometimes multiple others behind you. I cannot count the times that happens in the Colonial Heights Pal's
Not only that but these small towns are adding hotels, restaurants and strip malls and cookie cutter homes and apartments (unless you make $30+ an hour you're basically gonna be homeless). I used to like my small town.
Don’t forget about Kingsport’s Bays Mountain Park and Warriors path State Park, offering kayak rentals, campgrounds, playgrounds, fishing and boating. Bays Mountain has the Planetarium, barge rides, hiking, mountain biking, animals and zip lining.
I was born in Bristol, TN and after living in SW VA for 25 years, I was very glad to return to the Tri-Cities area in 2018 (Piney Flats). I am glad to see that you note and promote our friendliness, slower pace, and cheerful community focus. To the newcomers, you will love it, so welcome home to north eastern Tennessee!
Thanks for the video. My wife and I are retiring in 5 years and we just bought a house in New Tazewell right near Norris Lake. Can't wait to live around good people who honor God, country, family and the 2nd Amendment like we do. We have lived in CA our whole life and can't wait to leave Commiefornia as I call it.
looking a TN after living in upstate NY too many gun laws now and taxed to death, I used to live in a place that has good people who honor God, country, family and the 2nd Amendment like I do BUT the state GOV doesn't
My wife and I visited Sevierville and PF last October and loved the beauty of the area. We live in the mountains of AZ and its getting too affected by the corruption of Phoenix. Taxes and car registration costs are high, as well as allergens. I have only been to the Tri-Cities area once as a teenager and need to check it out again. I have been looking at areas, from E KY, to S WV, to NE TN, and TN has the best job market and best mix of amenities. Thank you for the informative videos.
@@KeniteSlayer people will come whether you want them to or not. It’s a bi product of our mobile society. They came to California and ruined it. I hope it doesn’t happen here.
I'm from Carter County and im amazed at all the people who have moves here from all over the country. Most of them I have talked to really enjoy it here.
I want to retire there (from California) but I'm pretty afraid of being shunned based solely on my license plates. My family is in WV and I really want to be closer to them. By the way, I LOVE the belief that politics are not polite conversation. That's how I was raised. I MISS that so much and still believe it isn't polite to talk about politics, money, or religion. Live your life, and I'll live mine.
Yep, it’s so inexpensive to get plates you won’t mind losing the time on your old ones. I tell people I’m from FL all the time, and have no problem. Heck, half of people up here are transplants! And I was really shocked and pleased that people keep their politics to themselves, in contrast to Florida.
Thank you for these videos. My wife and I are looking to get out of California like many of the people I've seen comment here. We are God loving folks, who love the idea of a slower paced, friendly atmosphere. I appreciate that you cover so much about life there in NE Tennessee.
Moved from Riverside county California to Blountville TN. With my family. No regrets at all. Humidity isn’t bad. Just enough snow to play in. Thunderstorms are very entertaining. Very nice people. Cheap living.
Very helpful video. We are planning on relocating to TN in 2 years for many of these reasons. We loved many of the towns and cities in Eastern TN over our many visits to the state. We've settled on relocating to Fairfield Glade and are in the process of securing land to make TN our forever state.
Excellent video!! Thank you for putting together all the content that you do, about NE Tennessee, it really does help those of us who are planning a move to the area in the very near future!! 😊
Scott, I’m really enjoying your videos and you are confirming that NE Tennessee is the place my wife and I want to move to when we retire later this year.
My experience -- every place I have moved, seashore, mountains, or city -- no wants to live there, then you build your life, and suddenly every one wants to be there, and the knock down humble homes to build monster homes, kill the trees, pollute, crowd, etc. And you have to move again...
Thanks for your video! I'm moving soon with my wife to Tennessee and so far Johnson City is looking like the winner since we are looking to buy a house. We were considering Knoxville or the surrounding areas but it doesnt make sense when home prices are 30-40% higher.
I grew up in Johnson City and I can’t believe the home prices today. My parents bought their home on a really nice tree shaded street for 10k. Me, I live in Texas. Priced out of the JC area market.
I am sorry. I moved there in 1996 for graduate school and returned in 2001 for a faculty position. My wife and I had a beautiful ranch house. We moved out in 2004. It’s been nearly ruined with this sprawl and this big business induced hype. None of it seems genuine. It was a sleepy town back then. Wait until these home prices come crashing down. They will.
Really enjoyed your take on Northeast TN - sounds like a beautiful place to live and die. I love seasons and don't have that here in Spring TX (North Houston). Again, thank you so much for you information and feelings about this area!!
Thank you for your wonderful information, iam native to Ohio but moved to Minnesota in the early 90s, retired now, iam at a lake while writing this and watching people fishing knowing 4 months from now there will be trucks and cars out there…North eastern Tennessee looks like a great place…I like the mountains and the weather that interest me, I don’t no how to start the process though, I’ll keep watching, thank you..
I grew up in Nashville. I would add, that if you lean left, politically, and are considering TN, you will probably want to consider Nashville, Knoxville or Memphis and/or their surrounding suburbs. Considering these are large metro areas, you will want to do your homework because there are some high crime areas in each.
I was originally looking to move to Middle Tennessee but this video is really swaying me over to Northeast Tennessee now planning on going there soon to check the area out
A very, very well done video. I have tried Northeast Texas, but find it is NOT for me. I was about ready to move back to Southern PA, but I think I need to check out Tennessee. I would LOVE a slower pace, because everyone in Texas is in a hurry! And, is it ever expensive down here! I'd just like to find the horse areas. Actually, my first farrier in Texas, who has since left the state, told me 2 yrs ago that I needed to look at East/Northeast TN. He said my little Mustang mare would do well there...and he told me I'd never find what I was looking for in Texas. Boy, do his words echo in my mind.
We love horses in East TN. You will see them everywhere. We love folks from PA too. Half of my ancestors came from Bucks Co., PA about 220 years ago. Look at counties like Claiborne, Hawkins, Greene, Hancock, and Jefferson. They great for horses and property values.
Thank you for creating such great content! I retired this past Thursday and have started looking already! I can SO relate to the guy spraying himself in the face with the garden hose! Summers in Florida are brutal! :)
Looking to move to Northeast Tennessee here in the next few months. Probably a place to rent in the 1st year then buying. Looking for places to live. This really helps….thank you!
@@katielove9932 I lived In Hawkins Co back in the 80’s but couldn’t land a good paying job. Moved back to Md/Pa and worked for the railroad plus other jobs. Politics and crime is a major reason for moving back to East Tennessee. We’ll be there in August to live out my retirement.
Thank you for this video it was well done and informative I live in Calif. Right now. I'm looking in the future to be moving to TN. Maybe around june 2023. I have family that lives in Johnson City. And will be relocating there. Thank you for posting this video.
Sounds good to this Floridian too!!! The humidity and Hurricanes have gotten to me, and I miss the smaller hometown feel that I left behind in Idaho 9 years ago, but we love it out east, so we might need to move north to Tennessee. Btw, I miss the friendly people too, so I look forward to being someplace that doesn’t think friendliness is strange~My fiancé and I will find some time soon to check out Tennessee as a possible place to live out our retirement years🤩
I’m extremely interested in moving to Northeast Tennessee. My dream is to find 3+ acres in the country and either build a small (retirement) home or have a tiny house. I grew up in the country in Texas and loved all the friendly people and slower pace. I would stay in Texas, but they don’t have mountains and waterfalls…two of my favorite things!
We’d love to have you as a neighbor! If you’d like to chat call anytime or if you’re not ready you should at least get our relocation guide. There’s a link in the description. ❤️
The thing you need to know about building a house up here is that the land is hilly, and we're not talking about the long rolling hills of Kentucky, either. There's an astonishing amount of residential architectural variety everywhere you go in East Tennessee because of that, so you might have a single floor bungalow right next door to a split level with a two car garage in the back. Both would have been designed specifically to fit the land they're built on, and the variation is that different just from one lot to the next. The point is, if you're building yourself, you'll pretty much have to get someone to survey a site on the land for you and then custom design the layout to suit the geography. If you decide to do it, I have to admit I'm a little jealous. I love my home, but designing one from scratch sounds like a lot of fun.
Been sad looking for years 😞 tn is changing beware ducktown has better weather Been going there for 28 years look near that area Ocoee river head up blue ridge close GA and Murphy NC close just my opinion
I have watched your video and you sincere love for the area is evident. I am interested in moving to Bristol and am planning a trip to look at land to put a modular home from Impresa. The home will be roughly 2300 sq st. I’m hoping we can book an appointment. Thanks Kellie Freedman
I live in Trade, TN it’s about as far northeast in the state as you can get. Out of TN’s 647 cities, towns, municipalities and unincorporated areas, we’re the highest, oldest, and snowiest. It’s an amazing place to live in the mountains but with the recent influx of people (which I’m not against) the lack of infrastructure is a real problem. For example if you’re moving here and plan on building there’s a two and a half year wait to have a well dug.
What does Northeast TN offer for soon-to-be retirees who are looking for land, so they can build their own 3000 sq ft Craftsman dream home, on 3-5 acres of unrestricted wooded land away from highways and traffic? The quiet of nature, with no HOA telling them they can't put up a solid wood privacy fence, have backyard gardens, put up a small greenhouse if they like, and maybe even have 3-4 chickens for eggs. Seems like there's a lot of beautiful land out there, but they are gobbled up by big developers who split it up to investors, and then make it so all you can have is a house with a "view" and social functions. Coming from the overdeveloped Atlanta suburbs, we want our peace and nature back. Can Northeast TN be our retirement utopia?
NE TN is great for people like yourself. It's a huge area geographically and the majority is rural. In between every town is farmland or woods. Very few HOA's in the area in comparison to bigger cities. Go onto Realtor.com & search for land & instead of picking a city, choose a county. Sullivan county, Carter county, or Washington county mightr have some options for you.
Gate City Virginia is next door to Kingsport Tennessee and it's a lot cheaper than East Tennessee. The homes are cheaper and you can get a lot of acres with some of them.
Northeast Tennessee is a good place to live ….. but if more an more people come here from high tax liberal areas my home will be ruined like those places….
My family and I want to move to North TN area; but I also have a young adult child that has Autism and is handicapped and it is very difficult to find a community that has things based around his needs. " any and all info is greatly appreciated, Thanks.
First, the most important thing to me is the PEOPLE. I heard the people there are great in accepting people from out of state. I am a country girl and I love the idea of having lots of land around the house I move into. Secondly, I am retired & need an affordable place to live. Third, I have two Border Colies that are like my children; I need a fenced in yard for them. I do not want to be near a busy highway or mountain roads and prefer to be next to neighbors that have chickens, goats, roosters, donkeys and horses and all what wildlife that makes beautiful music in the morning. I love four seasons. I now live 30 minutes from grocery stores, home depot, samsclub, tractor supply and all the necessary stores. I only go to town once a week & that's fine with me.
Thank you for all that good info. However, in your videos you usually say nothing about such important criterias as healthcare rating and crime rates in the areas you speak about. Especially when there is comparrison to be made betwern VA and TN. For instance, VA's much higher health care rating (as one of the best in the country and much-much better than Tenessee's in terms of quality, price and accessibility) may be a deciding factor for families with childreen or retirees. Same goes for crime rating and its importance for anyone who is contemplating a relocation.
I have been wanting to move out of New Jersey and Tennessee is on the list I'm looking to move to. Would like to be around the East Central to North East area of the state where I can have some acreage. Getting away from the big city and fast pace, meet new people, and where I can make a fresh start. Just need to find a job where I can support myself
How about earthquakes in Northeast TN? Do you think the expectation of a catastrophic M6 or greater quake in the next 50 years will have a great impact on Johnson City?
This is just us, but living in Hawaii,surrounded by ocean, I rarely went to the beach because I was always busy working to keep up with the cost of living. Plus there was never any parking because of all the tourists. Hawaii is amazingly beautiful but God made all the earth beautiful in its own ways. Seeing the ocean when driving always pleased me but now that we are retiring, we are thinking about moving to TN where we intend to enjoy all you’re talking about without going into poverty. Love to listen to you talk. Thanks .
This goes back to the civil war days where TN was split on being a free state - look up the Mason Dixon Line. The natural weather/climate difference also causes a natural split.
We lived in Bristol, VA for two years. MIss it so much!! The friends that we made during that time period are lifetime friends. The biggest thing that hit me the first time we visited the area was how people would stop in front of Walmart at Exit 7 and let people out of Walmart. This was before they put up the trafffic light.
Interesting as weve been looking at new constructions in Knoxville. Where do you buy meats from over there? Do you have an equivalent to BJs wholesale in the area?
I was Stationed in Memphis back in the 80's and I hated it unbelievably humid and honestly not that pretty but we would leave the area in my buddies car every chance we got almost always heading north east and let me tell you it's beautiful with friendly people great food and stunning scenery now I'm from So Cal and back in the 80's it was great it wasn't the insane shithole it is now, funny thing is I had an Instructor tell the class that 25% of the students in the class would end up moving back to Tenn I told him he was crazy well jokes on me I'm looking at moving to NE Tenn don't worry I won't be bring the California politics with me. I want an old house on land with a barn or a shop to run my business.
Im considering a move to the tri cities probably Bristol. Im in South west Idaho. Due to some changes in my life, I find I can no longer afford a home in Idaho (Boise area). Ive got family in Kingsport and Johnson City as well as Abingdon, VA. Im Retired and widowed so I need a change.
Talking to a neighbor recently, who had moved from California. He went to license his several vehicles. The total was less than $100. He went back to make sure he wasn’t going to be “charged for fraud,” but they informed him that he had been charged correctly.
We just moved to the Johnson City area in July 2023. We are Florida natives. We are so much happier in TN. Only shock to us was the cost of water. I mean it can get outta hand quickly when you are used to watering your lawn every day. Other than that we will never live anywhere else. We love the mountains and the weather.
HI there! I am in S.Fl and hate it so much. Hsat, no seaso s, traffic and nasty rude people. Several friends have moved to TN or NC. I am so ready. I think TN is gonna be it. Did you live in S. Fl?
What do you mean cost of water... don't most folks have a Well
Congrats! Hollywood, FL here almost my entire life and cannot wait to flee. I was looking at Johnson city or Marysville. Is cost of living less there?
Hi, I'm from Miami, FL, and feel the same way! Tennessee seems like a pretty good option. Have you looked into anything more since your last comment? @@Gypsygirl9
@@Gypsygirl9cost of living tends to be a bit less in the Tri cities area, so far anyway.
Love the video and I’m glad you love the area. I just want to remind everyone not to bring the reasons your running from your current locations with you. I love my hometown in the Tri cities, just don’t want to see it go the same way.
As much as i agree with a lot of what you say in this video, and while it may not be as bad as other places, the drug problem and poverty in this area is something people should be aware of.
Could you elaborate a bit?
@@alexanderkempf9828 keystone and around etsu is pretty bad. I mean its not like its different than anywhere else but the amount of people that literally dig through restaurant dumpsters for food is sad. Ive been told if i dont give them food for free then they will go through the dumpster and ive thrown trash in one and a guy was sitting in there.
Also Tennessee is one of the top states for violent crimes per capita
Originally from the Chattanooga area. Moved away years ago and came back in 2019. All was as expected and "normal" for Tennessee home buying save one thing. The real estate agents in the Tri Cities area were like a mafia, more focused on cooking up deals for one another rather than serving the interests of their buyer. I went through FOUR before I found ONE who would respond to what my interests were rather than what he/she thought I should have or want or be interested in. I was a cash buyer to boot. So my advice to anyone moving to the Tri Cities is this, if you have any doubts or concerns about your agent's primary focus or interests, dump them immediately. Don't waste your time with their excuses or reasoning as to why they are not looking out for your interests. What I've found since living here for three years now is that the real estate agent community is cliquish and their principle interest is in moving properties for one another rather than their clients. You are warned.
Just sold my house and looking for a rental in NE TN before buying. I would like to drive around the areas to see myself what property is available. Its a big move & most of my stuff will go into storage, until I buy another home. Starting over at 60!
TN is the absolute best place to live. People move out of CA, but we had to move out of MN. It is probably worse than CA. We are so grateful to God, to get us out of MN in time. We love TN. and feel so welcome here. Thank you TN.
I am moving to the area in a month. So excited for a new start at my late age. I will not change anything about the culture because its what I am running to not from. Tennessee reminds me of days long gone in other parts of our Country. We need to strengthen these values not ruin them.
Thank you for the video...I'm now convinced about TN. I'm living here in California and its hell for me here. I live in gang territory so crime is out of control, homeless people are everywhere, taxes are outrageous, traffic is unbelievable, and politically I'm conservative so people out here think I'm one step away from being a Nazi. because they are so far to the left. I'm also a Christian and so many people here despise me and ridicule me because of my faith. I just want a place where I can live peacefully and worship the Lord. I'm staying here until my mom passes away but then after that, I want out of Southern California. It breaks my heart to see how my state has changed in the 50 years of my existence...eventually I'll have to find a new home. I have several friends that moved to TN and it has been such a culture shock that they can never see themselves coming back to California...even to visit. God bless Tennessee and its great people!!!
Come to TN as soon as you can and convince your mother to come too. There is freedom here and a life.
You will fit in well here in northeast TN. May the Lord keep you safe and well and bring you to the place where you can live in peace.
Some folks are Tennesseans before they every visit! ❤
Was in a similar situation. Family and I left WA for north middle TN a few years ago now. In contrast, it's heaven on earth.
Find as many people like you as you can out there and come on! I recommend the tri cities in northeast TN personally. I love it here.
Great video! We live in Southwest Florida and took a weekend trip to Chattanooga about 2 years ago and fell in love with the people and the scenery in East Tennessee. We started to discuss moving there, and spent that Christmas in Gatlinburg. We had been leaning toward somewhere around Knoxville...but we took a quick trip to Johnson City, and I was immediately hooked on the entire area. However, my wife still wasn't sold - until she took a weekend trip with a friend and spent more time between Johnson City and Bristol - now she's hooked. We're moving to the area this June, and we can't wait!
That's great! Welcome to northeast TN.
Welcome to the area! 👋🤓
Retirement for me is just around the corner and eastern Tennessee has been on my radar for several months. I am tired of the heat, humidity and traffic here in west central Florida. Slower pace and Community are very important to me; as are the tax advantages and lower cost of living. Thank you for a very informative video!!
I lived in FL for 15 years, the heat there has become untolerable. I can't even visit my best friend in Lakeland anymore. To o freaking hot... TN is nice, but you will have a few mornings in winter that will chill you to the bone, but it is better than FL. I am currently in GA and heading to NE TN likely myself as I am approaching retirement. I have visited a few places in NE TN and like the Bristol area myself, but is it a bit pricier and as far north as you can go in TN too. There are less expensive and more tolerable climates a bit further south in TN... All in all, it is a beautiful and affordable state for retirees. You cannot really go wrong. Watch the crime stats and demographics as you make your decisions...
Thank you so much - GREAT advice!! One of the members in my church just moved to Ooltewah, TN and they LOVE it there. Other friends live in Maryville, Loudon and Church Hill. I'll be doing my homework the next few months and hopefully come up with a plan to fit in with my "golden years". LOL!! Thanks again!! @@DA-zh9gi
I moved to JC in October 2022 from Orlando, FL. I absolutely love it here. The seasons are amazing!
I love ❤ how you said all of the reasons why I am moving my family to not just Tennessee but northeast Tennessee.
My favorite example of the hospitality we have here in UET is when you go through Pal's to pay for your order to find out someone in front of you randomly paid your bill and sometimes multiple others behind you. I cannot count the times that happens in the Colonial Heights Pal's
Loved listening to this video. Got me even more excited to move to the state as a whole and looking at the Northeast area
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great! Now that more people are moving here, prices will soar here as well.
Not only that but these small towns are adding hotels, restaurants and strip malls and cookie cutter homes and apartments (unless you make $30+ an hour you're basically gonna be homeless). I used to like my small town.
Soon they already have
I left there in 2002. The cost of living there has seriously climbed. People need to consider Arkansas and north Alabama.
Don’t forget about Kingsport’s Bays Mountain Park and Warriors path State Park, offering kayak rentals, campgrounds, playgrounds, fishing and boating. Bays Mountain has the Planetarium, barge rides, hiking, mountain biking, animals and zip lining.
I was born in Bristol, TN and after living in SW VA for 25 years, I was very glad to return to the Tri-Cities area in 2018 (Piney Flats). I am glad to see that you note and promote our friendliness, slower pace, and cheerful community focus. To the newcomers, you will love it, so welcome home to north eastern Tennessee!
After posting my comment, I heard your name! I think we were in college together in our younger days! Lol.
@@rholbrook0587 no kidding? King?
@@TNVAHomeTeam Yep! Robert Holbrook Class of 1985. Feel free to delete this after reading.
Thanks for the video. My wife and I are retiring in 5 years and we just bought a house in New Tazewell right near Norris Lake. Can't wait to live around good people who honor God, country, family and the 2nd Amendment like we do. We have lived in CA our whole life and can't wait to leave Commiefornia as I call it.
Commiefornia? So original, Fox News boomer
@@Ang.0910 I don't watch fox news. Assume much?
My husband & I are in taxachussettes ... can't wait for Tennessee
@@Ang.0910 ok neo-marxist
looking a TN after living in upstate NY too many gun laws now and taxed to death, I used to live in a place that has good people who honor God, country, family and the 2nd Amendment like I do BUT the state GOV doesn't
My wife and I visited Sevierville and PF last October and loved the beauty of the area. We live in the mountains of AZ and its getting too affected by the corruption of Phoenix. Taxes and car registration costs are high, as well as allergens. I have only been to the Tri-Cities area once as a teenager and need to check it out again. I have been looking at areas, from E KY, to S WV, to NE TN, and TN has the best job market and best mix of amenities. Thank you for the informative videos.
I live in California and moving to Johnson city at the end of October . Looking forward to a change . Thanks for this video .
Scott, I still can’t believe how nice everyone is there. I’m looking forward to living in Bristol full time. See you and Kim soon. ❤️❤️
@@KeniteSlayer people will come whether you want them to or not. It’s a bi product of our mobile society. They came to California and ruined it. I hope it doesn’t happen here.
I'm from Carter County and im amazed at all the people who have moves here from all over the country. Most of them I have talked to really enjoy it here.
I want to retire there (from California) but I'm pretty afraid of being shunned based solely on my license plates. My family is in WV and I really want to be closer to them. By the way, I LOVE the belief that politics are not polite conversation. That's how I was raised. I MISS that so much and still believe it isn't polite to talk about politics, money, or religion. Live your life, and I'll live mine.
I wouldn't worry about it much but renewing your plates will be so much cheaper in TN anyway. 😊
Yep, it’s so inexpensive to get plates you won’t mind losing the time on your old ones.
I tell people I’m from FL all the time, and have no problem. Heck, half of people up here are transplants!
And I was really shocked and pleased that people keep their politics to themselves, in contrast to Florida.
Thank you for these videos. My wife and I are looking to get out of California like many of the people I've seen comment here. We are God loving folks, who love the idea of a slower paced, friendly atmosphere. I appreciate that you cover so much about life there in NE Tennessee.
Be advised of poverty and drug usage in TN, also TN is a top state for violent crimes per capita
Moved from Riverside county California to Blountville TN. With my family. No regrets at all. Humidity isn’t bad. Just enough snow to play in. Thunderstorms are very entertaining. Very nice people. Cheap living.
Very helpful video. We are planning on relocating to TN in 2 years for many of these reasons. We loved many of the towns and cities in Eastern TN over our many visits to the state. We've settled on relocating to Fairfield Glade and are in the process of securing land to make TN our forever state.
Amazing video. So well done, thank you. Your calming nature made it even better. Makes me want to move again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video!! Thank you for putting together all the content that you do, about NE Tennessee, it really does help those of us who are planning a move to the area in the very near future!! 😊
Scott, I’m really enjoying your videos and you are confirming that NE Tennessee is the place my wife and I want to move to when we retire later this year.
Thanks for the info Scott. Plan on being one of the ones that moves to NE TN later this year. Can't wait!
Great news! You'll love it.
My experience -- every place I have moved, seashore, mountains, or city -- no wants to live there, then you build your life, and suddenly every one wants to be there, and the knock down humble homes to build monster homes, kill the trees, pollute, crowd, etc. And you have to move again...
Thanks for your video! I'm moving soon with my wife to Tennessee and so far Johnson City is looking like the winner since we are looking to buy a house. We were considering Knoxville or the surrounding areas but it doesnt make sense when home prices are 30-40% higher.
I feel like Johnson City has all the benefits of Knoxville without its drawbacks.
Moved to knoxville 2 years ago and retired early. Love It.
I grew up in Johnson City and I can’t believe the home prices today. My parents bought their home on a really nice tree shaded street for 10k. Me, I live in Texas. Priced out of the JC area market.
I am sorry. I moved there in 1996 for graduate school and returned in 2001 for a faculty position. My wife and I had a beautiful ranch house. We moved out in 2004. It’s been nearly ruined with this sprawl and this big business induced hype. None of it seems genuine. It was a sleepy town back then. Wait until these home prices come crashing down. They will.
Really enjoyed your take on Northeast TN - sounds like a beautiful place to live and die. I love seasons and don't have that here in Spring TX (North Houston). Again, thank you so much for you information and feelings about this area!!
Thank you for your wonderful information, iam native to Ohio but moved to Minnesota in the early 90s, retired now, iam at a lake while writing this and watching people fishing knowing 4 months from now there will be trucks and cars out there…North eastern Tennessee looks like a great place…I like the mountains and the weather that interest me, I don’t no how to start the process though, I’ll keep watching, thank you..
That was a very informative video. And Scott is just as nice and knowledgeable in real life as he is on his videos.
Thanks, Scott... Very informative. We're moving to TN just as quickly as possible.
You'll never regret it!
I grew up in Nashville. I would add, that if you lean left, politically, and are considering TN, you will probably want to consider Nashville, Knoxville or Memphis and/or their surrounding suburbs. Considering these are large metro areas, you will want to do your homework because there are some high crime areas in each.
I was originally looking to move to Middle Tennessee but this video is really swaying me over to Northeast Tennessee now planning on going there soon to check the area out
A very, very well done video. I have tried Northeast Texas, but find it is NOT for me. I was about ready to move back to Southern PA, but I think I need to check out Tennessee. I would LOVE a slower pace, because everyone in Texas is in a hurry! And, is it ever expensive down here! I'd just like to find the horse areas. Actually, my first farrier in Texas, who has since left the state, told me 2 yrs ago that I needed to look at East/Northeast TN. He said my little Mustang mare would do well there...and he told me I'd never find what I was looking for in Texas. Boy, do his words echo in my mind.
We love horses in East TN. You will see them everywhere. We love folks from PA too. Half of my ancestors came from Bucks Co., PA about 220 years ago. Look at counties like Claiborne, Hawkins, Greene, Hancock, and Jefferson. They great for horses and property values.
Definitely checks out with what I have seen thus far
Well delivered video. Thank you
Love traveling in TN. Will consider living there sometime; you may have let the secret out! 😊 beautiful there.
Excellent summation! Appreciate the topics you covered.
My pleasure!
Okayyyyy, I feel pretty convinced now. Thanks so much for this video; hopefully I'll be calling Johnson City my new home by the end of this year!
I think you'll love it here!
Thank you for creating such great content! I retired this past Thursday and have started looking already! I can SO relate to the guy spraying himself in the face with the garden hose! Summers in Florida are brutal! :)
@@KeniteSlayer I'm sorry you feel that way. No city slickers here, country through and through. :)
Looking to move to Northeast Tennessee here in the next few months. Probably a place to rent in the 1st year then buying. Looking for places to live. This really helps….thank you!
You'll LOVE IT!
@@katielove9932 I lived In Hawkins Co back in the 80’s but couldn’t land a good paying job. Moved back to Md/Pa and worked for the railroad plus other jobs. Politics and crime is a major reason for moving back to East Tennessee. We’ll be there in August to live out my retirement.
Thank you for this video it was well done and informative I live in Calif. Right now. I'm looking in the future to be moving to TN. Maybe around june 2023. I have family that lives in Johnson City. And will be relocating there. Thank you for posting this video.
Sounds good to this Floridian too!!! The humidity and Hurricanes have gotten to me, and I miss the smaller hometown feel that I left behind in Idaho 9 years ago, but we love it out east, so we might need to move north to Tennessee. Btw, I miss the friendly people too, so I look forward to being someplace that doesn’t think friendliness is strange~My fiancé and I will find some time soon to check out Tennessee as a possible place to live out our retirement years🤩
In from Elizabethton Tennessee Thank YOU
I’m extremely interested in moving to Northeast Tennessee. My dream is to find 3+ acres in the country and either build a small (retirement) home or have a tiny house. I grew up in the country in Texas and loved all the friendly people and slower pace. I would stay in Texas, but they don’t have mountains and waterfalls…two of my favorite things!
We’d love to have you as a neighbor! If you’d like to chat call anytime or if you’re not ready you should at least get our relocation guide. There’s a link in the description. ❤️
The thing you need to know about building a house up here is that the land is hilly, and we're not talking about the long rolling hills of Kentucky, either. There's an astonishing amount of residential architectural variety everywhere you go in East Tennessee because of that, so you might have a single floor bungalow right next door to a split level with a two car garage in the back. Both would have been designed specifically to fit the land they're built on, and the variation is that different just from one lot to the next. The point is, if you're building yourself, you'll pretty much have to get someone to survey a site on the land for you and then custom design the layout to suit the geography. If you decide to do it, I have to admit I'm a little jealous. I love my home, but designing one from scratch sounds like a lot of fun.
Ditto!
Been sad looking for years 😞 tn is changing beware ducktown has better weather Been going there for 28 years look near that area Ocoee river head up blue ridge close GA and Murphy NC close just my opinion
Sweetheart welcome back home to Tennessee. You know as a Texan that Tennessee made the State of Texas. So, my cousin come on back home to Tennessee.
Looking in Johnson City! We loved JC while visiting Gatlinburg
Oh oh. Prices are gonna get jacked up
Great video!
I have watched your video and you sincere love for the area is evident. I am interested in moving to Bristol and am planning a trip to look at land to put a modular home from Impresa. The home will be roughly 2300 sq st. I’m hoping we can book an appointment. Thanks Kellie Freedman
We’re full.
Love it, cant wait to move there!
Nice video, neighbor. 👋🤓
I live in Trade, TN it’s about as far northeast in the state as you can get. Out of TN’s 647 cities, towns, municipalities and unincorporated areas, we’re the highest, oldest, and snowiest. It’s an amazing place to live in the mountains but with the recent influx of people (which I’m not against) the lack of infrastructure is a real problem. For example if you’re moving here and plan on building there’s a two and a half year wait to have a well dug.
If I was ever to move to another state, it would be in Northeast Tennessee . I love it there.
What does Northeast TN offer for soon-to-be retirees who are looking for land, so they can build their own 3000 sq ft Craftsman dream home, on 3-5 acres of unrestricted wooded land away from highways and traffic? The quiet of nature, with no HOA telling them they can't put up a solid wood privacy fence, have backyard gardens, put up a small greenhouse if they like, and maybe even have 3-4 chickens for eggs. Seems like there's a lot of beautiful land out there, but they are gobbled up by big developers who split it up to investors, and then make it so all you can have is a house with a "view" and social functions. Coming from the overdeveloped Atlanta suburbs, we want our peace and nature back. Can Northeast TN be our retirement utopia?
NE TN is great for people like yourself. It's a huge area geographically and the majority is rural. In between every town is farmland or woods. Very few HOA's in the area in comparison to bigger cities. Go onto Realtor.com & search for land & instead of picking a city, choose a county. Sullivan county, Carter county, or Washington county mightr have some options for you.
@@TNVAHomeTeam Thank you so much for the recommendation!
Very helpful! Thank you!
Gate City Virginia is next door to Kingsport Tennessee and it's a lot cheaper than East Tennessee. The homes are cheaper and you can get a lot of acres with some of them.
Northeast Tennessee is a good place to live ….. but if more an more people come here from high tax liberal areas my home will be ruined like those places….
a good sales presentation? you forget to say you can do the Bristol stomp three.
This video is making me consider scouting out some places to live there.
Subscribed from Canada. 👍
My family and I want to move to North TN area; but I also have a young adult child that has Autism and is handicapped and it is very difficult to find a community that has things based around his needs. " any and all info is greatly appreciated, Thanks.
Pray for God to guide you to the right place.
Thanks for this!
First, the most important thing to me is the PEOPLE. I heard the people there are great in accepting people from out of state. I am a country girl and I love the idea of having lots of land around the house I move into. Secondly, I am retired & need an affordable place to live. Third, I have two Border Colies that are like my children; I need a fenced in yard for them. I do not want to be near a busy highway or mountain roads and prefer to be next to neighbors that have chickens, goats, roosters, donkeys and horses and all what wildlife that makes beautiful music in the morning. I love four seasons. I now live 30 minutes from grocery stores, home depot, samsclub, tractor supply and all the necessary stores. I only go to town once a week & that's fine with me.
Thank you for all that good info. However, in your videos you usually say nothing about such important criterias as healthcare rating and crime rates in the areas you speak about. Especially when there is comparrison to be made betwern VA and TN. For instance, VA's much higher health care rating (as one of the best in the country and much-much better than Tenessee's in terms of quality, price and accessibility) may be a deciding factor for families with childreen or retirees. Same goes for crime rating and its importance for anyone who is contemplating a relocation.
I have been wanting to move out of New Jersey and Tennessee is on the list I'm looking to move to. Would like to be around the East Central to North East area of the state where I can have some acreage. Getting away from the big city and fast pace, meet new people, and where I can make a fresh start. Just need to find a job where I can support myself
Sounds wonderful
Good thing!👍👌💯
I really do need to contact you folk! I too would like to find my way to NE TN this year!
Anytime!
You really need to contact Scott. He’s the best.
@@annjames1837 can you give examples how this is diminishing the locals quality of life?
Set up my drop zone! I'm coming!
Thank you can you do an update on this
I appreciate this video I am looking to purchase land in North east TN thia year
How about earthquakes in Northeast TN? Do you think the expectation of a catastrophic M6 or greater quake in the next 50 years will have a great impact on Johnson City?
This is just us, but living in Hawaii,surrounded by ocean, I rarely went to the beach because I was always busy working to keep up with the cost of living. Plus there was never any parking because of all the tourists. Hawaii is amazingly beautiful but God made all the earth beautiful in its own ways. Seeing the ocean when driving always pleased me but now that we are retiring, we are thinking about moving to TN where we intend to enjoy all you’re talking about without going into poverty. Love to listen to you talk. Thanks .
We’re retiring and live in Hawaii also. I would miss the beach but the cost of living is quite high like you said.
Good stuff.
Do you have a Bristol vs Johnson City pros/cons video?
No, but that's a great idea. I'm working on ideas for 2024 videos now & that's a great one.
what about buying land and building is it easy to get permit and constrution
As someone who lives in Texas I find it surprising that people distinguish between north and south Tennessee.
This goes back to the civil war days where TN was split on being a free state - look up the Mason Dixon Line. The natural weather/climate difference also causes a natural split.
Sounds like we need to give you a call.
If you'd like to schedule a call with us, use our link if you would. calendly.com/scott-1lp/30-minute-consultation
There is also the Jonesborough National Storytelling Festival in the fall.
Recently retired to Jonesborough.
How do you like it?
@@TNVAHomeTeam Enjoy relaxing.
Registered at ETSU as “undergraduate special,” so that I can audit classes and attend lectures that may interest me.
iam considering it need to make a trip to check it out ,i love the idea of making friends
We are full
How about medical facilities/hospitals? Retirees usually have health conditions particularly cardiovascular
Do you have information on affordable 55 plus housing?
I’m buying a tiny home can you tell me if there are more tiny home communities being developed?
None that I'm aware of...yet.
People block the aisles in the supermarket here in NY. But it's because they don't think anyone else exists.
Does anyone know if the humidity is as bad as Florida? I'd appreciate some feedback. Thanks
We lived in Bristol, VA for two years. MIss it so much!! The friends that we made during that time period are lifetime friends. The biggest thing that hit me the first time we visited the area was how people would stop in front of Walmart at Exit 7 and let people out of Walmart. This was before they put up the trafffic light.
Interesting as weve been looking at new constructions in Knoxville. Where do you buy meats from over there? Do you have an equivalent to BJs wholesale in the area?
Great video. Wish you never made it though. ;-) I want to move to NE TN and you are driving housing prices up. ;-)
I was Stationed in Memphis back in the 80's and I hated it unbelievably humid and honestly not that pretty but we would leave the area in my buddies car every chance we got almost always heading north east and let me tell you it's beautiful with friendly people great food and stunning scenery now I'm from So Cal and back in the 80's it was great it wasn't the insane shithole it is now, funny thing is I had an Instructor tell the class that 25% of the students in the class would end up moving back to Tenn I told him he was crazy well jokes on me I'm looking at moving to NE Tenn don't worry I won't be bring the California politics with me. I want an old house on land with a barn or a shop to run my business.
Travel to bristol every year for the race alway hate leaving to back home to Indiana
Im considering a move to the tri cities probably Bristol. Im in South west Idaho. Due to some changes in my life, I find I can no longer afford a home in Idaho (Boise area). Ive got family in Kingsport and Johnson City as well as Abingdon, VA. Im Retired and widowed so I need a change.
Here in East TN, we are working on our 8th year we have not had one day in the 100 degree weather. This is not true for middle and west TN.
How is the VA healthcare system in the area ? Can anyone comment ?