WELCOME to the forum from a neighbor over here in Haywood County. I am in you neck of the woods several times a month for work.
I've been in "water boxes" for over 50 years but I've been out of "salty water boxes" for about 10years but I'm getting back into it in the next few weeks.
Have you decided on what tank and equipment you're going with? I'll suggest, don't skimp on the front end or you could end up buying things TWICE.
Again WELCOME to the group. When you join the Mountain Area Reef Club you'll see several other local Reefers in the area. Hopefully, (fingers crossed) we can get enough interest to start up having Frag Swaps/Meets again like we did several years ago.