I go back and forth on this. I'm in my 30's and grew up in the rural exurbs of a midsize American city. All I wanted as a teenager was to get out of miles of 5+ acre lots and strip malls and get...
I go back and forth on this. I'm in my 30's and grew up in the rural exurbs of a midsize American city. All I wanted as a teenager was to get out of miles of 5+ acre lots and strip malls and get to where the action was. I accomplished that in my 20's. Now I live in the rural exurbs of a different American city, mostly because I'm currently priced out of the market closer to work.
This semi forced return to exurbia has given me a certain appreciation for why people moved out here in the first place. I'm currently renting but am planing to buy/ or build here in the next few months to a year, but where I am now i have a certain amount of elbow room, a shop for my hobbies and the ability to sit on my porch and drink a beer in my drawers without wierd stares from the neighbors. It certainly has its drawbacks, especially in regards to my commute and the distance I h ave to travel for cultural events but like i said it does have some major advantages too.
I think my dream home would be to have a modest single family home in a pre war section small to midsize city, but until that happens, I'm pretty alright where I am
I go back and forth on this. I'm in my 30's and grew up in the rural exurbs of a midsize American city. All I wanted as a teenager was to get out of miles of 5+ acre lots and strip malls and get to where the action was. I accomplished that in my 20's. Now I live in the rural exurbs of a different American city, mostly because I'm currently priced out of the market closer to work.
This semi forced return to exurbia has given me a certain appreciation for why people moved out here in the first place. I'm currently renting but am planing to buy/ or build here in the next few months to a year, but where I am now i have a certain amount of elbow room, a shop for my hobbies and the ability to sit on my porch and drink a beer in my drawers without wierd stares from the neighbors. It certainly has its drawbacks, especially in regards to my commute and the distance I h ave to travel for cultural events but like i said it does have some major advantages too.
I think my dream home would be to have a modest single family home in a pre war section small to midsize city, but until that happens, I'm pretty alright where I am