Vicky 's Blog

We are experiencing the end of winter and the beginning of spring.  Some days are so beautiful and you hope they will never end only to be followed by a beastly unpleasant day of dampness, cold winds, and the sky as gray as any winter day.  This week coming up is Cumberland Countys official sprin...

Crossville, Tennessee is a retirement destination for many reasons.  We have a very attractive property tax rate, no personal state income tax, property is reasonably priced, and we have eleven golf courses.  My children play golf.  When we travel out of town to tournaments I am always amazed tha...

Spoke with two lenders that I do business with and they both confirmed that there is changes in the "B" credit lending market.  Among some of the new guidelines for the 100% loans market is higher credit scores - 620 minimum.  The My Community programs has extremely high PMI.  For folks short on ...

It is spring time in Tennessee.  The sun is shining, the  birds are chirping, spring flowers are blooming, the air is fresh and my entire family and office has the  winter crude.  We have all been passing this mess around for a month and it arrived in my head and throat last week.  I have now suc...

If you are going to be in the Crossville, TN area on Saturday, March 5, 2007 at 5:00 P.M. and are into auctions be sure to attend the benefit auction at Homestead Elementary School.  It is sponsored by the Homestead Elementary PTO.  This is a great organization that is working for the school.  Th...

Things have been great in Tennessee in spite of bouts of cold and even colder weather.  Sometimes I look forward to snow days, but even that did not work.  People still came.  I am happy that people are still considering Crossville & Jamestown good destinations.  We are presently enjoying 50's we...

I have had a tough month.  Our kitty of almost 14 years started loosing weight.  He had spent most of his life as a "fat cat" of 25 pounds.  When he started loosing weight I was not alarmed at first.  I knew he was getting old and old people tend to be thin.  As he continued to loose weight I kne...

We are being blessed with a week of arctic weather that we are one day into.  Depending on where you live you received anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches.  But no matter where you live on the Plateau it is cold.  It was in the low teens last night and in the high 30's today.  There was minimal s...

East Tennessee is under a snow advisary for the night.  It does not look like snow but who am I to argue with the weatherman.  My son thinks that if the weatherman just talks about snow that school should be canceled.  Our school system has a little trouble deciding if school should be canceled o...

If you are thinking of a relocating because of high cost of living, insurance, or crime rate you might want to consider the Cumberland Plateau.  Cumberland and Fentress county have very competitive property taxes, property is reasonable and the crime rate is low.  Our schools are good and our nat...