Why start from scratch? Why not take over an existing town with some infrastructure which has been mostly abandoned? There are plenty of small towns in Northe

Why start from scratch? Why not take over an existing town with some infrastructure which has been mostly abandoned? There are plenty of small towns in Northern California, say Corning, that were once large productive communities in the past that could be revitalized and modernized. One could purchased 5 homes for the price of a house in the Bay Area.