“It’s amazing how many people I know, who live in big cities, are doing this. However, they all have beaucoup inherited bucks to do this.”
“What do poor conservatives do?”
Thats a really good question. We are lucky because we are selling an intellectual property and buying something. Otherwise we would be hard pressed. I have done some research for a friend of mine who just wants a place to run to in case everything goes South. In rural GA there are some really cheap properties. You would not want them as your dream home but just for a run to they are fine. I have found several really nice doublewides on 1-2 acres up in the mountains for $15,000 to $20,000. They are FHA repos and in good areas so if you offered $10,000 you could probably get one. They have wells and septic tanks. You should go online to the MLS in your area and check stuff within 100 miles or so of where you live. You might be suprised. There are so many foreclosurs in the rural areas. Good luck.
I think that’s a good plan. Read this by Fernando Aquirre, just on his blog:
Hi Alex, thanks for your email and I’m glad you’re liking the forum. Its getting more people every day and its getting pretty good.
From the security point of view the townhouse is safer. The security issue is pretty complex but that’s the short answer. Are you more likely to get your bike or football stolen if left on the front lawn? Yes. But is your isolated house more likely to get broken into and picked clean when you take a weekend off and leave the house empty for a couple days? Yes. I don’t like having people near by but I now know that not having neighbors in sight also means there wont be eyes watching while the bad guys break into your place. That’s what every criminal wants. There’s no guarantees though. With bad enough crime, you can suffer home invasions in the townhouse or detached house just as well.
There’s also other factors to keep in mind. Some people (me included) like having their privacy. Attached houses means you shore a bit too much with your neighbor.
The balance for me would be a community in the suburbs or near by small town or subdivision with detached houses. Close enough so as to have help, but still enough distance so as to have enough privacy.
At least for me it comes down to balancing with the different pros and cons. Security, privacy, distance from schools, work, stores, and can I reach them if the price of gas doubles next year? Walking distance is great, availability of public transportation would be preferred, or at the very least know I don’t have to drive 50km back and forth.
If the security problem isn’t very bad in the area you’re looking ( its probably not) I would look for a detached house, but one that has at least a couple neighbors within sight.
Take care,
FerFal
http://ferfal.blogspot.com/
“Surviving in Argentina”
(If you don’t have his book already, I HIGHLY recommend it! It’s much more practical than books which say that you will need a fortress in the mountains to survive.)
Book Link: “The Modern Survival Manual”
