RE: A nice house and about 20 acres in NH.
You can have 20 acres. At my age, I don’t have the energy to maintain that large a property :)
You don’t maintain 20 acres when all but one is wooded.
You enjoy the scenery and wildlife outside your window.
I have 5 ++ acres & it isn’t a park-—it is purple sage & sand. AND paddocks for my horses.