City folk who moved rural or semi-rural because of housing costs, how are you finding it? Do you love it or regret it?
If you're within an hour of a city, are you commuting regularly to it? Did you buy a small acreage or a suburban house in a regional town. Do you miss the conveniences of the big city? Have you felt isolated from your friends and family?
I am trying to decide if I follow through on purchasing a block of land 1 hour out of a major city near a small country town. There are the basic amenities - IGA, hardware store, doctors, school, daycare, pub, and not much else at this stage. 1 hectare (2.5 acres). Main selling points for me were size of land (I cant stand the blocks they sell these days - 500k for 220 square metres?) the price (440k) and the ability to do basically what I wanted, when I wanted with very little resticition on timeframe or house type.
Going rural was always a flight of fantasy for me. sort of like - oh that would be nice - with no real thoughts about committing to the idea. I always imagined I'd be in the suburbs somewhere but unfortunately not on my income and not in this market.
So Im looking to hear what other people found when they moved away from the big city and if they regretted it or not. What was something they found out that they never thought of. what would you say to someone considering the idea.
I swing back and forth about loving the idea and freedom and the thought of raising a family there and building a big house one day - and crying over the distance, the commitment to a mortgage for a dream i may realise one day and the fear of isolation.