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I'm assuming also that you want mountains. If I had to pick a place in the mountains to retire right now it would be the Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport. There are many beautiful old homes and properties in that area. The place is chock full of history and there is so much to do. Check out the Virginia Creeper. The land is beautiful everywhere you look. My SO's family lived there for most of his life, so I have visited often.

If mountains are not required, the land around Seagrove, NC makes me drool - lush, green, rolling farm land, very cheaply purchased and only about 20 minutes from the Triad area.

SO and I purchased a home on Lake Townsend outside of Greensboro because of his job considerations. I'm still trundling back and forth between SE TN and the Triad area every weekend while I job hunt. If I could have had everything my way, I'd have bought 10 acres with a creek around Seagrove.

SO and I would meet often in Ashville - because it was halfway. There are a lot of things to do there because of the University, but I would never, never, never live in that city.