Originally posted by: DrPizza
Check out various places Allegany or Cattaraugus county. Real estate is cheap here; I purchased a smaller 4 bedroom home with a barn and 18 acres for about 45k earlier this year. The only downside is that property values are not rising like they are everywhere else... in fact, in Alleg. county, the average property value actually fell. On the other hand, this keeps the dream of owning a home very realistic in communities with very little industry. I'm not sure what major cities offer that smaller cities don't. Maybe I'm missing out on some wonderful part of living that I don't know exists. But, last night, after a small party for the kids (post homecoming party), we took a walk to the top of our hill and looked out at the stars away from the house lights.. One of the girls, who is from a rural area and used to stars, still was amazed at the shear number of stars visible out here. It's absolutely gorgeous here, almost year round (I do find the spring thaw to be a bit ugly for a few weeks)
However, what do you do? Unless you're retired, options are fairly limited for employment. Well, you could always work at the cheese factory, or for a dairy...
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