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Existing-Bat5810 t1_iz033vz wrote

Rural living is more expensive than you’d think… buying firewood ($300-600 a cord), getting your driveway plowed ($60 a pop), and so much more. So even if you’re finding a house for 200k beware of the day to day expenses.

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popquizmf t1_iz097ai wrote

Even more so if it's an old house. We paid 280k for a house in town, on town water/sewer but the house is 200 years old with 200 year old problems. The list of possible repairs is endless and the amount of money it would take is daunting.

For reference, we bought at 2.9% interest and we make about 120k between us. We live in eastern Vermont along the Connecticut river in the upper valley.

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businessrighter t1_iz4gnw1 wrote

$600 a cord for firewood? That's gotta be stacked on the third floor or something right? I've never seen above $300 a cord.

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