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  State of Tennessee Ranks No. 10 in 2020 Forbes Best Employers Report Nashville, TN. On Monday, August 24, 2020, Forbes' released the second annual America's Best Employers by state report, ranking the State of Tennessee No. 10 out of 75 Tennessee employers having 500 or more employees.Only thre...

 WhatZ that?Ok, this is one of the many fun crazy places to explore. Pigeon Forge.Pigeon Forge is about 27  miles East of Knoxville.It's a combination of Disneyland and Las Vegas. It's not the negative things you may vision when you hear LasVegas, but rather the fun architecture and fun adult and...

Here are more fun, exciting things about Tennessee. Tennessee became a state 222 years ago, on June 1, 1796. Tennessee is one of only two states the state with the most borders.The two states with the most state borders are Tennessee and Missouri, which is one of the eight states Tennessee touche...

Utility Costs in TennesseeAverage Utility Costs in Tennessee: $391 per monthWhile not the most exciting expenses, utilities are a necessary one you’ll have to finance every month. Here’s what utilities tend to cost monthly in Tennessee. Average Tennessee Utility BillElectricity$126Gas$100Cable & ...

  There is so much to do, so much to see in Tennessee. It's exciting to be able to drive anywhere in a matter of a day or just a few hours in many cases. Hawaii was around and around the island and the same old tourist destinations over and over when someone came to visit. Idaho is beautiful, but...

It's been a while.My last post was about moving to Idaho for Dummies. What happened!?We moved to Idaho from Hawaii (the Big Island about 20 years) and built our dream home. Never say never ("We'll never leave here!").After four years, we  had had enough.The summers were beautiful, though last sum...

Wow! I've been in the real estate business for 40 years now and licensed in 5 states and a broker in three for almost 40 years (as a broker). I have seen the booms and the busts: the dot.com and the dot.gone. The recessions. The no listings, the flooded market with listings. But I have never seen...

I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD TO LIVE HERE! Ok, I know, one is neva' supposed to talk about politics or religion. Especially in these days!Well, if you know me, you know I am passionate about both, so it might be hard to keep my mouth shut.I am so proud to live here in Sandpoint, Idaho.We can proclai...

 WHY DO I NEED A PROPERTY MANAGER ANYWAY? With the upsurge in second home purchases, many people find themselves in a quandary if they should hire a property manager or rent the property out themselves or leave it vacant.This also greatly depends on whether you plan to do a long-term rental (over...

LET'S START WIHT THE OBVIOUS. THE WEATHER. So when you are "60" something, (not saying I am LOL!) who would ever consider moving 2800 miles away? 2800 miles away to a place that differs in temperature probably in some cases 80 degrees from one place to another?From sandy beaches and 80-degree cry...