Mooner,
good luck wherever you end up. If it's as far back as TN, just remember to be polite when they mention going up to the mtns. Those are what we out here refer to as ridges and hills. There are no Cascades, Blues, Rockies, Tetons, etc back there. Just be polite and go along with them calling them mountains.
And remember, you can always come back to hunt and fish as a non-res.
After 10 years living and working most of the year away from my wife and dogs I'm ready to pack it in and join them, retired like.
I wish you the best.
Geno