My nephew is one of those tech bros trying to find a place in rural Tennessee. Every property he finds, already has an offer, usually well above asking. Look what they are doing to Idaho. Idaho for cripes sakes.
A billion people is A LOT of people.
My recommendation, for anyone young, is...leave.
“Those areas won’t be rural or semi rural for long, or affordable for that matter”
So true. The place my niece is looking was a empty farm field 2 years ago and now it has 400-500 homes.
The realtor told her if they don’t make a move soon they will have to move even further out. The house they looked at 8 months ago went up $45k