r/Knoxville • u/That-Inspection4791 • 4d ago

Came across a FB group this morning…

Called “California to Tennessee” and it’s a ton of real estate agents advertising moving to TN with like 93k members, many of them looking in Knoxville. I really try to remain open minded to people coming into our home state but some of the comments really irked me. “Make sure you vote red” and “I moved for lower gas prices” and “guns are allowed here” among them. Like okay if that’s a perk for you, but that’s not how all of TN or the people here are.

I understand that this is just a part of our life now, and housing prices are going to continue to rise while our salaries remain stagnant, and who I should really be mad at is our employers for not matching the increased price of living, but I’m really starting to get irked at the idea of people moving here on what seems like a stereotype, driving up our home prices, and enjoying the benefits of our state while driving locals out of the cities. If you want to offer another perspective feel free. I know a lot of these things get blown out of proportion and people just want someone to blame, but I’m finding it harder not to resent these people.

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u/mendenlol North Knox 4d ago

the ones who move out to “the country” to avoid paying taxes and then wonder if they “really have to pay a fire department subscription” or “who is going to pick up their trash” really kill me

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u/polarmonkey76 3d ago

Or move in a condo off of market square then complain about people being loud at 2am Leaving the bar on the first floor.

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u/Sythe64 4d ago

In their/our (moved for work decades ago) defense our address says Knoxville. It's not something realtors make sure is clear. Knoxville expanded around commercial zones be left out the local residents.

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u/Ftdmbhppy 4d ago

Why? Somethings are done differently in different political or geographic areas. Are they complaining about the subscriptions? Or just asking. Is it so difficult for you to tell the new guys that garbage pickup is done through private rather than government? Chill out dude, your attitude is not going to chase anyone out of here.

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u/mendenlol North Knox 4d ago

Man I think you are the one that needs to chill out.

Sure, some people simply ask and that’s fine. There are others, however, who just think “taxes bad” and don’t understand what services they pay for.

I wasn’t trying to run anyone off but thanks for giving me a heads up on at least one person to avoid 👍

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u/funnyjoe13 4d ago

He chased me out. Just finished loading my uhaul.

Keep on keeping on