East Texas around Lufkin looks pretty attractive for retirement. Nat'l Forrest, two big lakes nearby, Sam Rayburn & Toledo Bend, far enough from the coast to not get washed away...My sister & her husband are building out there.
Bob, I would second Patrick's idea. Anywhere around Lufkin, Diboll, Livingston area. Several rivers around there, but the Big Daddy is the Sabine ("suh-been" in Texican)that becomes both Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend. More hogs and deer than you can shake a stick at (that means a bunch), good people, low taxes and property values compared to the hellhole you are currently in but don't know it, and you're not far from Pat Powell, tex n cal, Sponxx, or me.
Ed
A man would have some top shelf neighbors in that area.
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