Quote from countryBoy:
When I was a kid, I had a traveling sales job. Used to go Northeast TN alot. Gatlinburg TN is very scenic. Moderate temps. but no idea what the RE prices are. Since those times, I think Dolly Parton built a large theme park nearby. (Pidgeon Forge??) Might have gotten trashy??
Also check out Lake Gaston, NC // VA. Large lake, north of Charlotte NC.