> That's why after a plane trip across the country, the amazingly high prices for land/real estate seems like it must be a scam. Why would it? Lots of empty la

> That's why after a plane trip across the country, the amazingly high prices for land/real estate seems like it must be a scam. Why would it? Lots of empty land in faraway places. You can buy an acre of land in the desert in Nevada for like $500. Of course nobody wants to be there, that's why it's cheap.