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….
By Scott Henninger, MBA | The Home Team, eXp Realty | Updated March 2026 Johnson City is the largest of the three cities that make up the Tri-Cities metro in Northeast Tennessee — and it is increasingly the first place relocators want to explore. With a university, a growing downtown, solid healthcare, and housing prices…