Rural Living – Is It A Yes Or A No?

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Nothing beats the fresh air from the countryside. RayLen Vineyards Collection features this drawer cabinet with mirror.

House prices are breaking records each year, driving city dwellers to the countryside. Those who work and lived most of their lives in the city now have to face the great decision of whether or not to move more affordable places, the most obvious choice being the rural areas.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Country Living

Unlike the housing prices in cities, the regional ones are at a much slower pace. It could be a struggle to live away from the metropolis at first but there are benefits to embracing the rural life. First, if you love the smell of fresh air and freshly-cut grass, then you would find joy in rural living. There are also many wide open spaces.

While these fresh amenities offer the best environment to you and your family, there is always the fact that your property will not appreciate just as much as the city properties. If you are looking into buying a rural home as an investment, then that won’t be a sound investment that you are going to make there.

Moving to the countryside becomes a positive thing if you have decided to stay permanently. Before you make your decision, though, you have to make sure that you are ready to face rural life and all the responsibilities that come with it. Keep in mind that it becomes difficult to go back to city living once you have uprooted your family.

Another reason to move into the rural areas is that you will have the chance to live a stress-free life. City living could be toxic since you always have too much on your plate. If you’re tired of living in such a way, then relax and embrace rural living. Wait for the evening to unfold and you will hear nothing but the sound of crickets. During the sunrise, you’ll hear bees and the singing birds.

A downside to country living, yet again, is getting bored. If you are the type that gets easily bored, then you will surely find rural life boring. If the sound of silence gets a little too much to bear, then find out where the nearest art galleries, restaurants and theatres are. You can plan your break from rural living by visiting any of these.

Don’t equate rural living to farming right away. Most would think that they would raise their own food once they buy the rural property. The thought of harvesting fresh eggs, eating clean meat and having your own supply of vegetables is just the tip of the iceberg. The reality in this situation is that it is difficult to get up in the morning, feed the chickens, weed the plants and clean up the entire rural property.

Before you invest, again, think ten times if you are ready to move into the countryside. Perhaps your system just wants to have a rest from the busy turmoil of city dwelling, the traffic and the general white noise all around you. While the greeneries could help, you might be the type who does not want to become isolated from friends so just plan for a short vacation if this is the case.

A New Home, Career and Interior Design

Life will still go on when you move to your rural home so plan for what you would be doing to earn money there. You could be retiring soon or are looking into shifting to another career. Technological advances now make online work available to a lot of people. See if you can have one of such jobs.

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