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<blockquote data-quote="DELACROIX" data-source="post: 4581013" data-attributes="member: 49065">I live in a small village (farm community)(4,000 people) about 20 minutes outside of a major city in the midwest.&nbsp; It has about 2 percent minority listing on it&#039;s last census (Mayberry RFD) with a lot of acreage.&nbsp; I noticed within the last year that a lot of the farmers are selling their land and people are leaving the burbs and city to build their dream homes, getting out of the muck of traffic congestion, high taxes and crime. The realtors couldn&#039;t sell a house inside the village a year ago, now everything on the market is snatched up within a few months.&nbsp; The current low interest rates are another incentive to downsize and simplify a fast paced lifestyle (Green Acres)...I took the plunge aver 10 years ago and never looked back by leaving the burbs after seeing somebody trying to break into my car in my driveway and the real estate values dropping.&nbsp; I leave the door unlocked sometimes because the neighbors see things and everyone in our village owns a firearm, occasionally we have petty crime (local druggies risking their lives for some fast cash) but it is as rare as hen&#039;s teeth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DELACROIX, post: 4581013, member: 49065"] I live in a small village (farm community)(4,000 people) about 20 minutes outside of a major city in the midwest. It has about 2 percent minority listing on it's last census (Mayberry RFD) with a lot of acreage. I noticed within the last year that a lot of the farmers are selling their land and people are leaving the burbs and city to build their dream homes, getting out of the muck of traffic congestion, high taxes and crime. The realtors couldn't sell a house inside the village a year ago, now everything on the market is snatched up within a few months. The current low interest rates are another incentive to downsize and simplify a fast paced lifestyle (Green Acres)... I took the plunge aver 10 years ago and never looked back by leaving the burbs after seeing somebody trying to break into my car in my driveway and the real estate values dropping. I leave the door unlocked sometimes because the neighbors see things and everyone in our village owns a firearm, occasionally we have petty crime (local druggies risking their lives for some fast cash) but it is as rare as hen's teeth. [/QUOTE]

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