Recently I was given word that my parents are heading down to Tennessee to scope around the Knoxville TN area for lakefront property.  They are planning on moving down there sometime in the near future (2 or so years or more).  They know from getting price estimates they will buy about 3-6 acres, at least 1-2 being lakeside, with the money my family saved up for retirement.  Well, I'm still attending college here in MN (and will for another 2-3 yrs), and my parents don't seem to see any problem with selling the [b]HOME[/b] I've called [b]HOME[/b] all my life...  We've put tons of sweat, blood & labor into that house to remodel it TWICE, and have upped the property value a great deal in the area, but STILL they are thinking of moving into the mountains near Knoxville.  I wanted to hear your opinions about this area of TN.

I just don't know about this whole thing.  When I graduate I will then have to decide if I want to stay up here in Minnesnowta, or move to TN with the parents.  A great deal depends upon whether or not my brother will move too.  I will follow him into the depths of hell if I must, and would gladly die for him, but I don't know if I'll move to TN for my parents.

What I want to know is:
1.) Are people there as friendly as in TX, MO, or (Nicer parts of) MN?
2.) What are the gun laws?
3.) Is there CCW Shall Issue?
4.) What Class 3 (Silencer/FullAuto) laws are there?
5.) Any good shooting ranges in that area?
6.) Is it safe there?
7.) What is the climate like in the winter & in the summer? (Is there snow? I LOVE SNOW)

There are so many questions I have about TN, because I only was in a shitty hood of Memphis once, so I know VERY little about it.

I'm so upset that my parents are thinking of selling my [b]HOME[/b] though, I can't bear the thought.  I buried time capsules there, we've hidden surprises in the walls (murels(sp?), and time capsules, etc.) for future generations/residents, but I never thought they'd sell my [b]HOME[/b] so soon after I moved out.  This is so F*CK!NG depressing.  How will I ever get to see my family if I'm poor right out of college, and then I have to fly to see them, get strip searched by bubba the airport security guard looking for a letter opener, and then fly back...  How could I ever afford plane tickets for my future kids to see their grandparents?  This is so strange...  Man, I'm f*ck!ng depressed today.  I think I'll go do my laundry.

-iNuhBaDNayburhoodwishingIwillstillbeabletocallmy[b]HOME[/b]my[b]HOME[/b]...  [:(]

[size=5]THEY[/size=5] say [size=5]I[/size=5] have an accent, but there is good ice cream at Maggie Moos in Nashville [:D]

Thanks a great deal for the information you all added to this thread.  It sounds like a nice state there.  I hope to someday be able to afford a trip there too.  My parents will know where they are most likely to move & live sometime next week.  They may even have money down on the lakefront property by then.  I don't know, but they have been looking at TX for living, but they don't like some of the places like Dallas, etc... (Too big/spread out), but what they really want is:

1. Lake front property.
2. Good Summer Weather.
3. Short winter weathers with little snow.

One of the reasons they are looking into East TN is because they heard from friends that it:
1. Has good lakes in the countryside near larger cities, but in the mountains.
2. They will be able to go boating 8-9 months of the year rather than 3 months of the year like here in MN.  Summers are hot, but not excruciatingly painful heat like MO/TX because it is in the mountains...
3. Short or Mild winters (They don't like snow that much).

This sounds like it will be right up their alley, and I would probably like it too.  However, I think I'll wait to see what my brother does with his life.  I do not want him to be away from family, or he WILL get depressed.  I might end up moving, then again, I might end up staying here in my home town.  Perhaps my parents won't sell my [b]HOME[/b], but they hopefully will give it to my brother like they said they would a long time ago.  My brother & I have other future renovation plans in store for that house too.  Kind of like a tornado/storm/bomb shelter/gun/supply room in a hidden location.

Thank you all for your information so far...

Do any of you know if there is an abundance of lakefront property for sale there?  They are looking to buy a good amount (3-6 acres), My parents have recently been getting into paintball, so I was wondering, are there wooded areas there to play in too?  This sounds like a good place so far...

If I were to move, I'd have to go out on more survival expeditions in the wilderness areas again.  I like survival in MN, winters particularly.  Build a BOB & go out into the woods, see how long you can live reasonably well.  Trap animals for food, gather other food, build semi-permanent shelters/bunkers/foxholes.  This is particularly fun in Minnesota, as the winters don't allow much shelter options, but make trapping easier (can see tracks better).  In MN summer, hunting/gathering is so easy it's shocking.  I can live for 9 days in MN winters with a VERY SMALL B.o.B., but A LOT longer in the summer.  I hope training/wildlife isn't too dissimilar there.

 Read between the lines, there is a message for you. (no flame)

I am not quite certain what is meant by this, but I do not believe it has anything to do with the house, just the location.  The reason the property value in the area decreased, was because racist realtors said it did just because hispanic/latino migrant workers moved in across the street into 4 houses, which began a negative outlook on our neighborhood as "The Mexican Village".  I have over 250 close mexican/hispanic friends as a result of these nice people moving in, but they (realtors) believe they wiped out all property value for the neighborhood.  My family fought to help keep them feeling welcome in their redneck town.

As for the house itself, we remodeled twice, once the upstairs, once the downstairs.  When doing the upper part, we remodeled the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and three bedrooms.  When doing the basement, we installed a fireplace on one end of the house, and created (out of open space) a brand new bathroom, arizona stone (hand installed) tile floor, created a home theater system with both digital RCA, digital fiber-optic & standard RCA cables, etc. built into the walls.  Infinity Rear channels built into the ceiling, subwoofer behind reclining couch, and MagnaPlanar speakers & home theater equipment.  It's just beautiful how everything turned out. in that house.  Now my parents are thinking of moving, mainly so they can live lake-side in a warmer climate (I think because that's what my dad's always yapping about).  I'd love to have that house, and my brother would too, but they want to sell it all & move.

Uh dude, are you sure about this?-her face is all melted...