Luxury ones are a pain.

And it looks like we are heading into another unseasonably hot fall as ultra-low mortgage rates and employers’ remote-work policies mean Americans are still on the move.”Key housing market takeaways for 400+ U.S. metro areas:Unless otherwise noted, the data in this report covers the four-week period ending September 19.

I have done some research about submitting a variance, but the situation does not look ultra promising.

Remodeled kitchen and replaced carpet with LVP (luxury vinyl plank).

Putting stuff in from IKEA is not classy nor is it luxury that will command top dollar. 

New luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout.

Sports or luxury car back from Europe.  

I was determined, so I’m building a 3 bedroom luxury pool cabin in Gatlinburg, but I’ll likely not build here again and buy an existing cabin on the emerald coast.

The big three areas (Huge cites several counties each) are Austin, Dallas, and Houston.Research each one....Houston is the most 'Southern" feeling of the three, Dallas is little bit Cowboy (Dallas Cowboys), and Austin is the State Capital and smallest, but not "Southern Feeling nor Cowboy feeling".Then there is Beautiful friendly San Antonio aka Bexar County...Visit all four and decide what's your favorite.Note these are HUGE areas, with several "Neighborhoods" that can be very different from one another in the same city as you would find in Atlanta--from crime holes to mansions and everything in between. 

When people can't afford luxuries like trips to "exotic" locations, they don't take those trips.