By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated August 2026 For about fifty years, the default American retirement plan was simple: sell the house and head for the beach. In 2026, more and more of the people sitting across the table from Kim and me are doing the opposite. They looked…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated July 2026 Is Bristol, Tennessee a good place to live? For a lot of people relocating here — especially retirees and remote workers coming from higher-cost states — the answer is yes: Bristol offers no state income tax, home prices well below the…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated June 2026 If you are deciding between South Carolina and Tennessee in 2026, here is the honest short answer: both are excellent, but they win on different things. South Carolina gives you the ocean, mild short winters, and a slightly lower sales tax….
Buying a house in Northeast Tennessee from out of state is not harder than buying in your own town — it’s just different, and the difference comes down to having a plan and the right people on the ground. Kim and I specialize in out-of-state buyers here in the Tri-Cities (Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol),…
Can locals still afford to buy a home in Northeast Tennessee in 2026? The honest answer: it has gotten harder, but not impossible. The median household income in Washington County (Johnson City) is roughly $52,000 and in Sullivan County (Kingsport and Bristol) it’s about $48,000, while the median home price across the Tri-Cities is hovering…
Why Are So Many People Leaving Virginia for Tennessee? A Realtor’s On-the-Ground View If you’ve been thinking about leaving Virginia for Tennessee, you’re not alone — and honestly, the reasons go way deeper than any single issue. I’m Scott Henninger, a real estate agent with eXp Realty in the Tri-Cities area of Northeast Tennessee, and…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated April 2026 If you’re researching a move to East Tennessee, one name keeps showing up everywhere: Knoxville. It’s on every “best places to move” list, every cost-of-living comparison, every relocation YouTube video. It’s the third-largest city in the state and the one most…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated March 2026 If you are comparing Johnson City and Kingsport, Tennessee, the short answer is: both are solid choices, but they offer different lifestyles at different price points. Johnson City is the larger, more amenity-rich city with a college-town energy and a growing…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated March 2026 A report came out about six weeks ago that almost nobody in this market is talking about. Between now and 2045, somewhere between $60 and $70 billion in generational wealth is expected to transfer hands in the nine-county Tri-Cities region of…
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated March 2026 Four years ago, Kim and I made a video about a little town here in Northeast Tennessee called Elizabethton. We called it one of the region’s hidden gems. That video still gets nearly 700 views a month — four years later….