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How to Buy a Ghost Town
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Posted on 05/17/2021 5:30:01 AM PDT by mylife

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To: bassmaner

Auto correct is not your fiend.;0)


61 posted on 05/17/2021 9:09:59 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting.)
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To: jmacusa
Back in the late 80’s upstate New York was like that. Whole little towns either abandoned or close to it.

Been there. Would live there but for the taxes. You really can't beat PA for low taxes, and whole communities that want to keep it that way. Plus, it's gun friendly. I've occasionally considered going elsewhere but nothing compares. (The majority in my family says the trees here look undernourished, there are no beaches, and Manhattan is too far away. But they don't want to move either!)

62 posted on 05/17/2021 9:20:29 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Buttons12

My late father lived in Emmaus, PA. My two sisters life there. Yeah, PA is nice.


63 posted on 05/17/2021 9:23:39 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses . Now governed by idiots.)
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To: srmanuel

Thanks, I reacted too quickly. I LOVE the one with the kittens!


64 posted on 05/17/2021 9:59:13 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: DoodleBob

I also got some good land in Pricher Oklahoma,


65 posted on 05/17/2021 7:02:36 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Organic Panic

Gimme two lots.


66 posted on 05/17/2021 7:30:13 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: struggle

Imagine having a place like that to one’s own!

When I got that first feedback looked on line and was amazed at what was available and thought that would be so cool, but then the old Realator line hit me, location location location. Kind of surprising that those millions living in Tokyo don’t have a weekend place to get away from the city for a few days.


67 posted on 05/18/2021 3:59:55 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: struggle

Of course Japan would not let us in, but I would love to go there and live in a small village with some like minded people. I understand that the stargazing is superb off the coast of Japan


68 posted on 05/18/2021 4:25:33 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Chickensoup

Yeah, it is amazing. Also, the absolute silence and the squid boats that run late night and use UV lights for illumination.

I think that most unreal thing was my daughter and I caught 5 fish, which we scaled, prepared, and at that night with rice and local vegetables. As long as you have rice, all the fish in the world are right down at the harbor.


69 posted on 05/18/2021 5:25:15 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Jolla

If you want to see how cheap things are, enter in 空き家 and a rural location in Japan and see the local area’s “open house bank.”

Basically the elderly pass away and their children refuse to inherit the property, so the local government takes it and attempts to sell them (which they rarely do). You can find old houses with little upkeep for $5k.

My friend bought a place in rural Miyazaki that is 5 minutes walk from a miles long beach with awesome surfing and nearly 2000 sq ft with a BALCONY ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF and two separate 1000 sqft mini houses, all for Less than $100k.


70 posted on 05/18/2021 5:30:05 PM PDT by struggle
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To: struggle

I could live there forever


71 posted on 05/19/2021 2:48:34 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: struggle

With a cow for butter one would have the perfect diet.


72 posted on 05/19/2021 3:33:53 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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