Do a search for land/housing, you can buy a ton of it in rural places for pennies compared to areas like San Francisco. But I think SF is expensive just from ma

Do a search for land/housing, you can buy a ton of it in rural places for pennies compared to areas like San Francisco. But I think SF is expensive just from market forces alone. Example: Right now on Zillow.com, there appear to be 735 houses for sale at $50k or less in Iowa alone. (this is not auctions or forclusures either) https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IA/fsba,fsbo,new_lt/house_type/19_rid/0-50000_price/0-198_mp/pricea_sort/44.964797,-87.659913,38.022131,-99.470215_rect/6_zm/0_mmm/ https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IA/fsba,fsbo,new_lt/ho... These aren't cramped dinky places, these are full multi-bedroom homes with land. And this is one single state. The issue isn't land, space or housing, it's jobs, knowledge and opportunity. (and I am sure other social dynamics...) Edit: I did not verify pricing, so who knows how many are bait-and-switches... but it's still a high number to start with.