There are properties all over the midwest that can be had for a song - run down, in Detroit or not. My sister in law just bought a nice house for 70k in Kalamaz

There are properties all over the midwest that can be had for a song - run down, in Detroit or not. My sister in law just bought a nice house for 70k in Kalamazoo. That wouldn't buy you a house boat in Seattle. My point is that if you want to be surrounded by mountains, forests, ocean, high paying jobs, and culture, of course it is going to cost more than the Midwest.