Yes - but that's a $300k small house, usually with a poor build quality. In Cleveland & Detroit and many small towns you can get literally old mansions for les

Yes - but that's a $300k small house, usually with a poor build quality. In Cleveland & Detroit and many small towns you can get literally old mansions for less than $200k. You can get small pieces of crap an hour out of even NYC and LA for around $300k - even in this crazy market. Plus your wages will likely be higher... SF night be the only metro in the US where this isn't possible.