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What he said. Let's not get this thread locked down

 

Must continue to resist!!!!!

 

I went and sat out out back to watch the rain over the lake

I was flying too low.

 

Nope. Just giving friendly advice. If I wanted to inform on somebody I wouldn't post about it. I'd just hit the button and scroll by.

 

Buuuuuuuuuut Texas slid into that there list

 

It's a free country but there is a huge amount of animosity growing towards people moving here from out of state. Wages in TN are pitiful but people keep moving here with west coast wages and it's killing the locals. I know lifelong residents that have been priced out of the housing market.

I think TN is great and I understand why people want to move here but others are borderline hostile towards new people. My house was worth $250k in 2015 and is now worth $500k. Not sustainable.

 

Same thing happening here...as well as Florida.

 

No way to stop it though. Like I said, free country. We're like the 48th least taxed state. Nice climate. For people nearing retirement it's almost perfect. For everyone still working it's brutal. Our rent in Knoxville grew by some of the highest amounts in the country during COVID and we're still around 97% occupancy.

 

And wages didn't move an inch right?

 

Very true.

Honestly I think most people will be nice to you. Some will cuss you privately. Our neighbor are from CA and we like them. They just wanted a better place to raise their kids which I understand.

 

I think a lot of it is about how a 'newby' approaches their move into a new neighborhood, state, etc...

If you walk in like you own the place cuz you sold your previous home for a chunk and then pay cash for a home in a less expensive area (all the while acting like you're better than everyone), then yes I think folks may be a bit fed up while they still struggle to make ends meet. However, if you approach it from a perspective of 'hey we are new here and want to contribute to and be a part of this great community', then I think you'll get a warmer welcome...

Most folks that have a problem w/outsiders get fed up when someone from out of the area moves in and then wants to change everything to meet their needs or what they are accustomed to...

No different than moving into a new country

 

I’m in the greater Nashville area. It’s a transient enough place that no one is really hostile to newcomers. But we've had so much development. Too much. Downtown smells like pee all the time and has far more aggressive panhandlers and parking scammers.

I have also watched recent property tax increases (that came on the heels of a devastating tornado no less) push fixed income retirees out of their 1100 sq ft homes, only to see the home bulldozed and three “tall skinnies” pop up on that lot priced at $500-700k.

The real charm of Tennessee is in some of the small towns. In middle Tennessee, the farther you get from country music Las Vegas, the more reasonable prices become.

 

Sad, but you could literally take "Nashville" out of that statement and plop in any growing urban area into it. "Progression" they call it.

 

Litigious? The lawyers are bad there huh....

 

You can't move, nothing quite like a cold beer on the surface of the sun.

 

Well said.

You working back-shift tonight?