You need to SERIOUSLY think about Upstate SC. You can be within 45 mins of Asheville.
I say this having lived in Asheville four years.
Price are high - housing is outrageous. Costs prolly 40% more in Asheville than Upstate SC.
SC is CCW and Class 3 legal.
Stay away from Charlotte (Mecklenberg cty) Wile state law is shall issue, the CLEO is may issue (little tyrant)
Asheville is a center for crystal worshippers, tree huggers and homos. I would never go back.
West of there - Canton, Waynesville, Murphy, Maggie Valley etc are all very nice
Ditto that! I currently live in Charlotte and it is a liberal bastian for sure, but Asheville is even worse in that regard.
I've chosen also move to upstate SC.
Less taxes, cheaper land and housing, less ridiculous laws regarding vehicle inspection, etc...
Last but not least, they're a lot more tolerant of firearms and those that like to use them.
Go take a drive through Asheville, check out the Biltmore Estate, see the countryside and then make a beeline for SC.