You might want to look at east Texas - say between Athens, Lufkin and Shreveport, LA. Homeschooling laws are generally more friendly than in Kentucky. The terrain isn’t quite as pretty. I’ve not seen the vaccination affidavit form; I don’t know if it is required for home schooling. Real estate taxes are high (mostly for schools, of course) but it’s offset by no income tax. First registration of the car will be high, but subsequent years are fairly cheap.
I really don’t like Texas. Texas is too big of a place to ever say “I hate that state” but Austin is liberal hell, and I’ve never met a Texan who didn’t try to con me.
I’ve had 2 business partners from out there and they stole everything and ran. “down home boys” too who were suspicious of me being from the NY area.
Every interaction I’ve had with a Texan has ended up disastrously. I’m not a fan.
But like I said, Texas is too big of a place to ever have a single opinion of it. I like the idea that Texas is talking about seceding though. With their dedicated power grid and expanse it’s a great idea.
I understand that Water can be issue there as well. The terrain is nothing that I am looking for except up by Arkansas. But Texas is on the list, regardless of my run-ins with it’s natives.
Actually, you know what ? I just looked at some pics of some areas in East TX.. I’m on board :)
I’ll bump it up the list.