I just showed my wife your post she thought I wrote it LOL. I am about a year from retirement March 2022 and I’m planing to do the same thing I told her we need to go look around this summer . 1 thing we talked about doing is rent a place for a year to make sure we get in a place that we like . Good luck on your journey.
This!!Originally Posted by sll
I was born and raised in East TN (born in Greeneville and grew up in Mosheim). Still have family in the area and love to see them and the area, and of course kick my brothers butt on his home water.
Wife and I had looked at Cherokee and Douglas for when we retired until we realized we may not want to be too far from our sons. We were right, and now that we have a granddaughter, and a grandson on the way, it would have been extremely difficult to be so far away. Regardless of which area, you must check out Lauren Castle for your real estate needs. Just a great person and she'll look after you! I'm pretty sure she covers most, if not all, of East TN. You can reach her or her staff here: https://laurencastle.com/
Yep
We have many "Half-Backs" in Tennessee.
It seems that a lot of Ohio/Michigan/Wisconsin guys initially retired to Florida.
After about Five years or so of FL summer heat and humidity (just like Houston)...they decided they wanted cooler climes and four seasons. They headed back towards the North...but really didn't want true Winters...and they wound up HALF WAY BACK..in Tennessee! They are affectionately called Half-Backs!
Many of them still head to FL in the "Winters" but a lot more are happy with one inch snow falls and temperatures in the high twenties for Tennessee "Winters".
Ha Ha
10 Best Places to Retire
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Chattanooga is getting to be an overrun crap hole, you can have it. Also, if you love waiting in line at boat ramps in the middle of the week you will love it here!
Exactly what a lot of my Tennessee friends are saying!!! The good people of Tennessee that have lived there for generations are seeing their state and way of life destroyed!!! Slimy real estate developers are a huge cause of this problem!!!
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"Luminous beings are we not this crude matter." Yoda
The golden era of our lakes is well behind us.
I'm afraid if you look at the current nightmare they call Atlanta, then you are looking at Chattanooga in the not to distant future. We are thinking of getting out of here in a few years when my wife retires. It's just becoming way to crowded.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the help with this and share that I am now a land owner on Telico.
Welcome to the neighborhood. I am there too in Toqua. We love it here.
Welcome to Tellico Village! Lots of building going on here right now. It appears to take about eight months to complete a new build house......
I've been here a year now. Trying to learn Tellico, Fort Loudon and Watts Bar lakes. Fishing here is pretty different than Texas.
Thanks, TexomaDan
I did not purchase in Telico Village and I am closer to Vonore and Fort Loudon Historic Park. I have fished Watts Bar in the past and am familiar with that lake but am excited to learn more about Ft. Loudon and Telico.
I live in Vonore myself. Welcome!
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