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Yeah, ultimately this is the really sad consequence of non-local land ownership. Homeownership has been put out of reach for pretty much any American.

Hell, I read here yesterday that 44% of Americans apparently make less than $18k/year.

I'd kill for 10 acres. Even 1 acre near any kind of town is currently out of my reach as a lower-paid software engineer.

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Depends on the town. I found a job in the middle of nowhere where I can afford 1 acre of land, and walk to the bus stop. I'm not a lower paid software engineer, but the lower paid ones should be able to afford the payments if they are careful.

There are not many such places in the world though. If my city was any smaller it wouldn't have bus service at all. Good luck finding one.

> I found a job in the middle of nowhere where I can afford 1 acre of land, and walk to the bus stop.

It isn't the middle of nowhere if there is a bus stop. If there is a bus stop, it's a city. Most of the United States (by inhabited area, not population) doesn't even have public transportation.

Yes it is a city. There are a lot of similar small cities scattered across the US. It isn't the bay area where there are a lot of job choices.

> Even 1 acre near any kind of town is currently out of my reach as a lower-paid software engineer.

I'm sorry but I don't believe that, unless you have some specific personal circumstances such as very high debt or something.

If you're ready to go near any kind of town, it is absolutely possible to find 1 acre on a lower-paid SE salary.

He needs a job in a town where he can find a job. There are many towns where a lower paid SE can afford an acre of land. And the one company that hires any software people at all has 1 opening every 2 decades. They often don't know how to get word to software people who might be interested so you are unlikely to find out about that opening. Some place in the country it exists though.

> He needs a job in a town where he can find a job.

I'll assume you meant that he needs a house in a town where he can find a job.

First, this was not mentioned as a prerequisite in his post, but fair.

Second, software engineer is the job that can be done from anywhere, if your priority is to find 1+ acre of land then maybe you can put up with working remotely.

And finally, there are still plenty of towns, with jobs where buying 1 acre of land is completely possible.

Yeah, my goal is ultimately to work remotely to fund something like this. I don't even care about being 30 minutes from the nearest store... I am good at stockpiling and cooking my own stuff.

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