What one can find is that if you are in another state bordering a big city you often can get huge savings at least in the USA.. An example, work in Chicago but

What one can find is that if you are in another state bordering a big city you often can get huge savings at least in the USA.. An example, work in Chicago but reside in NW Indiana..guess what a house costs in NW Indiana? $250k and with rentals at $900 I am sure you can figure out that in a few years the house is paid for in cash and no mortgage to speak of...