Live inland in North Carolina, it still gets real hot here. It's been over 90 since the beginning of June except for maybe 4-5 days. The winter was nothing. Two months of average highs at 40-45 degrees. Maybe 1.5" of snow if that. In Charlotte you'd be a 2-3 hours to the beach or mountains. Plus the city is growing and straying from the banktown mindset. Duke Energy is becoming a powerhouse, nuclear and IT/Data Centers are also some growing industries.

Plenty of Ohio transplants to make you feel at home but without all the nasty weather that Ohio brings.

Check out Nashville or Gatlinburg Tennessee. Not 80 degree weather but both growing cities with decent weather and tons of opportunities for landscapers