[Capriole]

I know people living in NOVA. One has about 5 acres and a nice three bedroom home and paid about $ 80,000 for the whole shebang last year.

Um, you mean $800,000, don't you? I've been doing a lot of shopping for 5 acres in Northern Virginia with a three-bedroom house on the property, preferably a fixer-upper, and I never see anything less than $600K east of the Blue Ridge. If someone told you he bought even a modest townhouse for $80K, he's joking with you.

[ex-Texan]

In should have said Western Virginia. I saw a photo of the house.