I’ve recommended it before and am going to do so again, the far Upstate of South Carolina, right up against the border of NC. Foothills switching over to mountainous. Ample surface water, low prices on land and houses if you avoid the summer home areas. Low taxes. Red state. High enough elevation that the summers are not intolerable, far enough south that winter is just an occasional visitor rather than a daily or weekly chore. Good soil. Good people. On up into NC in that region isn’t bad either, same for east TN.
VA or NC. Take it from a retired NJ guy here at the OBX of NC. Change of seasons and a great place to retire.
It ain’t New Jersey I can tell you that.
Why don’t 2 or 3 million armed Americans all move en masse to Mexico.
Clean up the cartels and fix the corrupt governments. Then post sign saying “keep out”