>rentingMostly just avoid downtown. Other than that, use your gut and common sense.
http://www.raidsonline.com/?address=Knoxville,TNhttp://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tn/knoxville/crime/ >electricityEh, Not too bad. It’ll depend on your place though. Is it shaded? How’s the insulation? The window seals? How big? All that jazz. This year it’s been a pretty mild summer. To which the power company responded , ” We’re raising rates because we aren’t making as much money as previous years.” TVA are some fuckers to be sure. Their excuse before was, “There’s too much demand, so we need to raise rates.”
>boat-only camp sitesThere are a few big islands in the lower lakes too. You can do primitive camping on most, but since lots of people have camped there already, you can just use an existing site in most cases. No permits required.
>not looking forward to rebel flagsJust remember that most people in the south don’t see it as the symbol of bigotry that the rest of the country does. It’s just the flag of the south. Something they’ve been told for over a hundred years by their fathers and grandfathers that they should be proud of. And so they are. Really is best to be ignored if you don’t like it. It’s a quick way to make unnecessary enemies and honestly not a big deal.
>>374855Na. Most are rentals or vacation homes.