Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid
by blazespin on Sunday August 13, 2017 @05:01PM
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The goal of living off the grid is not individualism, it's utilizing all that freaking cheap real estate..
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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid
by brianwawok on Sunday August 13, 2017 @06:28PM
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You can buy 10 acres of land in randomtown Michigan for like $15,000. Power hookups included.
The US has lots and lots of cheap land with utility hookups if you don't care about things like high paying jobs.
I expect your overall cost of living is going to be lower in a random Rust Belt town (or for that matter in a far flung suburb of Las Vegas) than in some middle-of-nowhere property unless you're really willing to give up a lot of modern conveniences.
Michigan! Blah! I'm thinking somewhere a bit warmer.
You can get pretty cheap real estate relative to prime coastal locations while still having at least electrical hookups. Broadband, water, and septic are less widespread but still pretty available at reasonable prices compared to really prime locations.