Moving To Northeast Tennessee: Out of State Buyers Share Their Experience
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2024
- Are you thinking about moving to Northeast Tennessee? Hear what out of state buyers have to say about moving to and living to Northeast Tennessee. Four couples tell their stories and share their experiences.
Why they moved to Northeast Tennessee.
What they love the most about living in Northeast Tennessee.
How they have been welcomed by the locals.
What they have learned about Northeast Tennessee.
What they would tell someone that is thinking about moving to Northeast Tennessee.
We specialize in helping people that are making a move to Northeast Tennessee. If you have questions, feel free to call, text or email us. Our team would be happy to help. Remember, it is never too soon to start planning your move!
Stephanie Morr
423.429.4214
stefamorr@gmail.com
Shad Freck
423.631.1716
shad@shadfreck.com
The Freck Group at Greater Impact Realty
423.973.8634 ask for Stephanie or Shad
Website: livinginjohnsoncity.com
Contact Us:
Stephanie Morr - stefamorr@gmail.com 423.429.5214
Shad Freck - shad@shadfreck.com 423.631.1716
The Freck Group at Greater Impact Realty 423.973.8634 Ask for Stephanie or Shad!
I grew up in Tennessee and have lived in Florida for the past 20 years. One of my biggest reasons for moving back to Tennesse is the people. They are the best!
I was born and raised in Elizabethton and have traveled all over in business. It didn’t take me long to realize how great this area really was. It was a great kept secret. But I’m glad to see all the new people rolling in. I am excited for them to see how we are. It’s a wonderful life here in the mountains.
Tennessee is a wonderfull place to call home. People are so helpful, and caring. We are interested in Johnson City. Really like the country attitude of people!
I shopped NE TN and ended up w/in Johnson City Limits. Disclaimer: First I'll echo some of the concerns about out of staters moving here to the locals. EVERY person I've met who moved here from another state has been VERY adamant that they will be militant voicing opposition to (lets be honest- its politics) the cause of crazy and the blight of where we moved from. The guy working the gun counter at the Bass Pro shop moved here from CA. He came here because he loved the 2nd amendment. You'll see the same theme in most everyone.
PROS:
1- Schools are great. Those of you leaving insanity of Ca, Wa, Or, NY- you will be pleased with what you find. Even if you end up outside of Johnson City- the schools here have none of the garbage you see in other states.
2- same note- ETSU is here and so there is a great op for your kids to attend a local college.
3- crime/safety. Honestly I have PTSD from how bad my former state had gotten. While every place has some level of substance abuse and cardboard carrying zombies, NE TN has done a fair job of keeping it in check. You'll notice the sides of the freeways are CLEAN. Litter is at a min.
4- Restaurants. Johnson City has a lot to choose from. They are all great. You will put on 20 pounds because it's all good.
5 - Shopping. This is a pro/con. There isn't a Costco, but Costco does deliver out here. I'm not a Sam's Club fan. Also for lumber yards - you don't have the smaller family owned outfits here that sell the really high quality lumber- so you are stuck with Lowes/Home Depot and their off the shelf wood is very low quality.
6 - NE TN gets a break from the tornados. This close to the mts is where the tornados tend to stop. Not saying it never hits, but it's one reason we chose Johnson City over Crossville or elsewhere.
7- Tricities airport is very convenient and easy to use. Great trade off compared to buying in knoxville, ashville or nashville.
CONS:
Note: none of this should disuade you moving here. I'd move here again 10/10 times. But buyer beware:
1- There's no Costco. Closest one is Knoxville.
2- Drivers. Buy a sticker that says "Do you follow Jesus this close?"
2.a Roads. There is NO SHOULDER to any rural road. You aint biking or jogging safely on any road here.
3. Quality of Construction. We shopped for a long time. The quality of construction most everything we looked at was horrible. Our friends bought one in the 900+ range in 2020 and I have to say it cost them 200 more to get it up to snuff. A lot of clowns were in the construction industry here and built a lot of garbage- especially in the 2006-7 era. Also note- I think there was a plumber that wasn't deburring copper because you're going to find a lot of homes in that era here have leaks associated with that. We know people who bought in "The Ridges" who had to have plumbing and drywall replaced in a 1M+ house - so it's in the higher end homes. Very sad. It looks like it happened in our house as well as I can see the drywall repair under the plumbing. I also just had to fix under the shower pan where they did a poor job on it. The clowns that built the house we are in didn't even know what "square" was because nothing is square. It's not just our "bad luck"- I've seen it in a lot of houses on the market here. - the sad truth is- the home inspectors are pretty much Mr Magoo in pointing this out.
4. Inventory. Stuff is way out of whack for houses. There just isn't a good supply of quality builders to meet with demand. I'm hoping when we move from this place that the market settles out- but it was a huge trade off for us having to hold our nose on this purchase.
5. Parks and stuff. NE TN has some catching up to do on recreational stuff. Bodies of water are somewhat limited and not close. It's not like there's nothing, but before Washington Statewent to hell in a handbasket, I'd say hiking, running, biking, boating, tubing etc was far better (but they can't have nice stuff now, can they???)
6. Infastructure: It has some catching up to do to. The grid barely stayed up last winter. Also the outter areas are constantly having "boil water" warnings. At lease high speed internet does seem to be catching up here.
It would be interesting to see another video like this, but with a younger demographic represented. It seems most of the videos of this nature that are currently on CZcams are geared towards retirees, but many young families are moving to our region and there are many pertinent questions regarding schools, activities, dining and entertainment that would likely be answered with a different perspective than that of the older clientele. Not a knock on this video, just a thought.
Agreed!
Just moved to the area and let me fill you in as a young parent. The people are really kind, lots of intentional parenting going on. Lots of community activities. I’ve met more people that are transplants than locals lots of people from CO NY FL.
It’s not cheap, homes are expensive and the high sales tax make everything more expensive. Unless your moving with a remote job and paying way less in state taxes it’s not cost effective currently unless the housing market has a major correction
Loved this video! Thank you for your valued time to do this for us!
Seems like a great area!
Bland suburbia, which can be comforting and definitely what people want.
Thank you,my son and I have been watching homes that are coming up for sale lots of moving to Tri-City area. So I've been watching some of your videos thank you I appreciate what you do
You are so welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
I'm interested in what communities these couples ended up in?
@@LivinginJohnsonCityTennesseedo you see things slowing down or decreasing in price?
Do you think that things are slowing down and decreasing in price? I am definitely seeing that in many parts of the country with lots of layoffs beginning
@@spcurrieNorth Johnson City, East Johnson City in Carter county and 2 couples are near historic Jonesborough.
@@mooselodge3881The market is still hot. Low inventory with a good amount of demand. Not as crazy as 2022.
Tennessee's full. Stay home and fix your own state.
We tried. Believe me, we all tried.