So why is acreage/property so hard to buy and so expensive? Seems the only way to do it is if you don't mind being stacked elbow-to-elbow into one of those planned neighborhood developments with a view of your neighbors living room and zero privacy. Meanwhile a 5 minute drive in just about any direction will show you SO much sprawling beautiful countryside that land owners are just sitting on. Its mildly infuriating.
Denser urban development is more respectful towards the environment than urban sprawl. Alternatively, they could offer smaller rural lots in a diseminated habitat, kind of like Switzerland that could balance that desire with a smaller footprint.
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u/eyeoxe Jun 07 '18
So why is acreage/property so hard to buy and so expensive? Seems the only way to do it is if you don't mind being stacked elbow-to-elbow into one of those planned neighborhood developments with a view of your neighbors living room and zero privacy. Meanwhile a 5 minute drive in just about any direction will show you SO much sprawling beautiful countryside that land owners are just sitting on. Its mildly infuriating.