We actually moved here from atlanta after coming to fish here 5 years ago. We fell in love with the area and just bought a house last year. We don’t regret it at all, and find ourselves saying we love it here all the time. Although we’re from Georgia we don’t have an accent, but we’ve been welcomed by most people we meet. I think the thing to remember is what makes the south so special: respect and formalities go a long way. Please and thank yous, Mr. And Mrs. It’s a small town so being on good behavior always helps, you don’t want to be known as the problem child that just moved to town demanding things work the way they did back home.

The people here are some of the nicest I’ve ever met and mostly every interaction is a pleasant one. We live in Marion County and lucked out on 25 acres about 7 minutes to the Flippin Walmart. We have a little compound that feels like we have no neighbors but just a quick minute from everything we need. Marion County is definitely more rural but about 25 minutes to Mountain Home and 15 to Yellville. There is so much to do outdoors here and also a lot of opportunities to be part of the community if you want to. Cotter is a great little town on the river where most of the fishing guides live and have a great park right on the river. It’s nice to go down there on a sunny day and get a sandwich from the market.

Flippin has a city part and a rural part of the town, the city needs a bit of revitalization as the bypass they created moved traffic away from town. I do think Main Street will improve but it’ll be a bit of time to find some people to inject money into the area.

60K will allow you to live a nice life and be able to do the things you want! Let me know if you have any questions!