For a kilobuck a month, you can buy a 4-bedroom, 2-story, single-family house on a half acre in a lovely suburb of Minneapolis. Of course, you'll also have to

For a kilobuck a month, you can buy a 4-bedroom, 2-story, single-family house on a half acre in a lovely suburb of Minneapolis. Of course, you'll also have to buy a down parka, a car to get you to work, a snowblower, a lawnmower, gas for the foregoing... ...and you're not living in San Francisco, which is a deal breaker for some.