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I'm currently in the process of buying my wife's grandpa's house in rural Louisiana. It isn't on a lot of land (only 1.5 acres), but he's selling it to us "at c

I'm currently in the process of buying my wife's grandpa's house in rural Louisiana. It isn't on a lot of land (only 1.5 acres), but he's selling it to us "at cost" and that was how much it cost him to build it 20 years ago. We haven't decided if we want to live there full time and give up all the niceties we currently enjoy (a target within 10 minutes vs 2.5 hours, every type of ethnic food you can imagine, etc)., but it is always there for when we retire. Starlink gets over 60mbps in the area, and my wife's telemedicine practice only needs 10mbps for SD video, which is what most of her clients run at anyway since they use their phones and iPads for their sessions.

Jerrrry 5y ago
>every type of ethnic food you can imagine I know it's hard to believe, but the only difference between a major metropolis and bum-fuck nowhere is the lack of ethnic food, and less stressful traffic. Almost all modern-niceties have been commodified to even the outer regions of the hills.
- jermaustin1 5y ago
  I've spent months at my wife's grandpa's house, they are lacking (at least without making a full day's trip) in almost every modern convenience. What is funny though is once we close on it, he's loading up his 5th wheel and driving it to an even more remote property his friend owns out in Colorado. They are fully off-grid.
- rowanajmarshall 5y ago
  As someone from bumfuck nowhere currently living in a megacity, there's more to it than that. Cultural events for one; the difference between a 20 minute train home and a 7 hour drive is pretty significant. Job availability is another one, remote helps but even with COVID we aren't there yet.
- asdff 5y ago
  >Almost all modern-niceties have been commodified to even the outer regions of the hills. It's hard to commodify a large economy of local businesses like you'd find in a large city. I can't imagine anything worse than being beholden to a handful of chain stores or the amazon catalog for all my wants and wishes. I've been doing all my shopping lately with local businesses, hard to do that in smaller areas that lack the customer base needed to support all these different businesses locally.
ryandrake 5y ago
I had a chance last March when all the temporary remote work started, to grab a nice rural property and move there from the Bay Area. Chickened out because I didn't know how permanent the remote culture would get, but I wish I had pulled the trigger. Seems like since then, the rest of the country (including rural areas) has caught up with the huge real estate price hikes. Every stereotypical "lake house" has spiked and it doesn't seem like such a bargain anymore. Too bad!

Jerrrry 5y ago

>every type of ethnic food you can imagine I know it's hard to believe, but the only difference between a major metropolis and bum-fuck nowhere is the lack of ethnic food, and less stressful traffic. Almost all modern-niceties have been commodified to even the outer regions of the hills.

jermaustin1 5y ago
I've spent months at my wife's grandpa's house, they are lacking (at least without making a full day's trip) in almost every modern convenience. What is funny though is once we close on it, he's loading up his 5th wheel and driving it to an even more remote property his friend owns out in Colorado. They are fully off-grid.
rowanajmarshall 5y ago
As someone from bumfuck nowhere currently living in a megacity, there's more to it than that. Cultural events for one; the difference between a 20 minute train home and a 7 hour drive is pretty significant. Job availability is another one, remote helps but even with COVID we aren't there yet.
asdff 5y ago
>Almost all modern-niceties have been commodified to even the outer regions of the hills. It's hard to commodify a large economy of local businesses like you'd find in a large city. I can't imagine anything worse than being beholden to a handful of chain stores or the amazon catalog for all my wants and wishes. I've been doing all my shopping lately with local businesses, hard to do that in smaller areas that lack the customer base needed to support all these different businesses locally.

ryandrake 5y ago

I had a chance last March when all the temporary remote work started, to grab a nice rural property and move there from the Bay Area. Chickened out because I didn't know how permanent the remote culture would get, but I wish I had pulled the trigger. Seems like since then, the rest of the country (including rural areas) has caught up with the huge real estate price hikes. Every stereotypical "lake house" has spiked and it doesn't seem like such a bargain anymore. Too bad!