Tough call. Do lots of research on the areas you're interested in. It's on the internet. This is the Bible belt, so there's plenty of churches. Home prices run from a 3-5K for a older mobile in a park, to 150-200k with some land for a modest home, to off the chart for a McManson. Don't pay full asking. I moved from the Fl. Keys, 19 years there, to central Fl. 5 years here, I wish I was back in the Keys. But the Keys are way to costly with my retirement income. Don't make any knee jerk decisions. Good luck.