Please Consider Becoming Landed Gentry.

Owning property isn't just about yourself. It's about providing a place over generations for the support of your family. It is easiest to do this starting on cheap country land. Don't sweat property taxes and other things, those complaints are more sour grapes of peasants.
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[@nicksalvador9729]

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.” -- Mark Twain

[@rusty9060]

😭

[@arcynic5404]

Laughs in Reclamation

[@sbrazenor2]

It's possible to buy land that's not valuable though. If it's not buildable, or it's got no water access, or has no road access, or no utilities to service it, or some other issue. You can end up getting a big old patch of land that's basically worth nothing and unless you can convert it, you're just going to end up doing nothing with it. (Or trying to sell it to some other sucker, to hopefully break even.)

[@corajeelperrocobarde3987]

@@sbrazenor2 welp thats pretty much all the land before we build upon it. if we keep producing more people then eventually we will fill all the land

[@DarkLight-sz1vp]

Look up Richart Sowa on YT. He built an island in Mexico using empty plastic bottles, nets, and some natural materials. It is possible to create land in this way, Just imagine what could happen if a large group of like-minded people got together and basically built multiple of these islands. Find a way to desalinate seawater, make aquacultural farming cages for fish / crustaceans, seaweed farming, hydroponic farming for crops. Find a way to get power (Solar, Wave, Wind ect.) Now move these islands into international waters, far enough from any nations territorial waters and you essentially have a self sufficient society.

[@marciomaiajr]

Buys an apartment. Wants to paint the door. Can't paint the door because it's not allowed by the condominium. Smiles cause it's only 27 more years until you finish the mortgage.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

I understand the appeal of city apartments. But I don't understand why anyone would buy property without owning the whole building and the land it is on. If I'm spending big money on real estate, I'm going to own it, all of it.

[@orthodoxNPC]

​@@rightwingsafetysquad9872if you're a citizen of a country you dont own ANYthing. the best a citizen can do is hold a title

[@jan_harald]

@@orthodoxNPC welllll, being a CITIZEN of a country doesn't mean you have to necessarily permanently LIVE in that country ;P even if there's requirements to live X amount of time in the country to retain citizenship, if you have enough friends to juggle accomodations, or have enough income to live that time otherwise, it's still not all that hard and at least in theory, technically it's always to make a new country, and to figure out agreements to buy the land out from the government (although the bigger and older the government, the harder, and good luck actually getting recognized as a country, without serious diplomatic skills and stuff, some, like Principality of Sealand, has been there since 1967, and (at least allegedly) even fought out other people trying to claim it as their own)

[@_zigger_]

Wagie cagie

[@jung9399]

thanks for not adding >>>>

[@thurston04]

We can't teach people about generational wealth Luke! They might start to realize that they can be way more independent than they've been told.

[@russellzauner]

Generational Wealth can be taken from you in the blink of an eye. Thank Keynesian economics and zero-sum games.

[@2OXX]

"A staggering 70 percent of wealthy families lose their wealth by the next generation, with 90 percent losing it the generation after that."

[@botbeamer]

@@russellzauner Stop being pessimistic, how they gonna take it away if you and your children are armed?

[@xealit]

Pfff the problem is not that are not told something! The problem is that they don't want to hear this stuff or act on it. People want to be dependant on other people. Nobody wants to be independent and take care of themselves. People want bread and games, not independence. Independence is for those boring adults, boomers, and some dusty farmers like Luke.

[@charlesc.9012]

The real challenge is keeping it instead of having useless kids to blow it all away, so some independence from the educational system is also needed in case it makes them catch poor again.

[@awildtomappeared5925]

it's better to call it just prepping rather than doomsday prepping, because doomsday implies it's only for some very rare super bad event like nuclear war, when infact prepping helps with minor and VERY common problems, like the past few recessions including the one we are going in now, the food shortages during lockdowns and the food shortages we are going to have over the next year+ and of course the current fuel shortages or the summer of peace etc, You can prepare for events like this that will happen many many times during anyones life, the focus isn't prepping for armageddon

[@jan_harald]

tbh, it's the hardcore preppers who're giving it the "crazy" vibe, people who have like, full on bunkers, and walls upon walls of canned food and stuff a bit of prepping is useful for everyone, not only stocking up on food and such necessities, but e.g. everyone should have an everyday carry kit (or a few, e.g. one pocketable, one backpackable, etc), you probably don't need to stealth away like a gray man, but you probably still want multitool(s), tape, bandages, a few safety pins and paperclips, maybe a few different cables (even ones you might not use yourself, like micro-usb, when all YOUR gadgets are usb-c), etc, no need to go overkill, but just handy stuff (and of course, differs from person to person)

[@BenMordecai]

Right, the degree to which you can truly prep outside of food, water, shelter, and hygiene is pretty small since you can't produce the future. It's best to mainly "prep" these things and otherwise design your lifestyle around gaining more and more independence or local community dependence. It makes sense to prep a food and water supply for the people in your household knowing that if done right it can actually save you money compared to normal groceries and you can easily get a food supply with a 20 year shelf life using mylar bags and oxygen absorbers with heat seals. $20 for 50lb of food, $50 for 100 gallons of mylar plus oxygen absorbers. Put them in a plastic bin for rodent immunity and portability and you are set.

[@theloniuspunk383]

the only possible outcome of our ruined cities and short sighted politics IS doomsday that's what is driving us to escape to rural living

[@volusian95]

For sure. The doomsday stuff will get you the clicks, and of course it is very good to have enough food and water to last you a few months in the event of something very bad happening. But the micro stuff should be talked about more. I was glad my pantry was full in March 2020, if I'm ever stuck in a situation like people were on I-95 last January I'll be glad to have my backpack in the trunk, etc.

[@BenMordecai]

@@theloniuspunk383 there is a world of difference between doomsday, dooms-month, dooms-year, dooms-decade, and dooms-centuty. In the event of an instantaneous collapse you want to have everything you need to escape, bugout, and survive for a temporary period while things get reestablished. In the event of a long slow decline you want to put yourself in a situation where your own needs are met and your contributions are needed by others. Basically building an estate.

[@francisgg7046]

My parents keep pressuring me to take out a 500k loan to buy a 2 room soy apartment. No way. 2 room apartments cost from 800k to 2 million in Australia.

[@Cynidecia]

Screw that.

[@rusty9060]

Bro literally every apartment in any city

[@lapio8222]

Embrace the bush

[@Cynidecia]

@@lapio8222 im hoping to buy land eventually. Best way to get a house now is to unironically buy a huge block in the country and build on it.

[@flip4119]

@@Cynidecia That was always the best to have a house if you valued freedom over convienence.

[@python360]

"A love of nature keeps no factories busy." Aldous Huxley.

[@Aleksandar0100]

this is very true, I have noticed a trend even in first generational city dwellers who moved to the cities that their priorities are most often on the individual level, only revolving around themselfs while people who are from villages/rural areas look at things on a family level I assume this is because in more rural areas people are more directly depended on one another in the family, for example if you plan on growing something like tomatoes or potatoes it often takes a group effort to make it sustainable, while in the city you go to your job, your wife goes to hers etc

[@theloniuspunk383]

ya

[@patrickbateman783]

Literally waz thinking about this exact topic this morning and came to the conclusion that you home should be Generational wealth. Keep it in the family... 🙏🙏🙏

[@sock4238]

Thanks Pat!!

[@charlesc.9012]

It was the way of the world until the fkin boomers came about. When they became adults, they were the ones who made it trendy to piss away your ancestors' legacies just to have more fun in your own time

[@alexbellury]

Impressive, very nice... Now let's hear Paul Allen's opinion

[@KaiserTheAdversary]

Family collectivism is often overlooked be people in our circles, but it 's the most immediate and practical form of collectivism. Instead of the individual being the primary economic unit, we should return to seeing the family as the primary unit.

[@GameSmilexD]

yes, marriage assigned at 12 and autocratic goverments rule dude!

[@victorvaida4272]

@@GameSmilexD chadyes.jpg

[@emanuelriquelme1133]

@@GameSmilexD if it's gay marriage are you ok.

[@ezu5131]

@@GameSmilexD reddit tier strawman

[@randomrfkov]

@@GameSmilexD Worked for the most of the past centuries.

[@derekstevens164]

You're right Luke! I'm not drinking the corn syrup. Thanks again for all the work you do and I'll see you at the Artix compound

[@SanderBuruma]

Over in the Netherlands you get taxed 40% of the market value of whatever you leave your children to inherit.

[@LayDownAndRot]

Criminal

[@aengle.]

I bought a semi-suburban house in the UK because the mortgage payments were literally £200/mo cheaper than rent. The plan is to sell up next year and use the equity to get a plot of land. If you can get mortgaged for a cheap house in the interim, it can be a good way to build equity instead of tossing money down the drain. A fixer-uper is a great way to learn how to manage a home and maybe turn some profit as well.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

Saving money on a mortgage vs rent is big. But for others, use this rule of thumb if rent and mortgage are similar. You won't break even buying vs renting for 3 years plus an additional year for every percentage point of interest you're paying.

[@Sputnikcosmonot]

All well and good until house prices start falling. None of this libertarian go out to the land and be independent and support yourself stuff actually makes any sense. Unless you go full unabomber(and even he relied on shops for some supplies). It’s an extension of the American frontiersman fantasy - that period I’m history is over and we live in society now. Best to have a politics that is actually relevant to societies - class politics. It’s all well and good being a kulak until the workers come to collectivise your land.

[@theskyizblue2day431]

@@Sputnikcosmonotall the people telling us to go buy property in the woods got rich off of contributing no skill to society other than advice videos online, and they live out there and go to stores to buy everything while raking in the patreon bucks

[@QTwoSix]

​@@Sputnikcosmonothmmm so, how does Mr. Smith do it then? No matter, I'll just leave you to wallow in your own misery while I and people like me make an effort to be successful.

[@bbsara0146]

I used to want a condo because you can get one close to the beach, and travel and know that the condo will be relatively safe. However as I get older I will never live in an HOA community. Also the condo collapse in miami made me realize that many of these condo buildings have deferred maintenance and you are basically at the mercy of the condo board. Living on your own land is extremely based. Ideally in an unincorporated area so there are very relaxed building codes and other regulations

[@FlavourlessLife]

One good thing about living near the coast is that you can fish for your own food.

[@joshmnky]

I think it's a long shot these days. Kids usually want to go do their own thing. It almost always ends up with the heirs cooperating just long enough, without killing each other, to chop it up and sell it. Preventing that kind of collapse would make for a very interesting discussion.

[@joshmnky]

@@screwstatists7324 This doesn't get at the question I was posing. Why would any of the heirs respect this system? The standard practice today is equal inheritance, so in their eyes, you've pitted them all against the eldest. There's no accounting for actual merit, just a gamble that the eldest is the most capable. Royal lines have folded on this assumption. You've made a big deal about land splits, but that can be dealt with in a modern trust. No one pays dowry anymore. There's no reason to treat your daughters as second class. There also used to be true class hierarchy in society. You could not buy or sell a "lordship" title. You could only lose it. Not any more. What I want to hear about are modern legal structures, bonding through tradition and ceremony, specific financial education, long term investment vehicles, etc. If you're serious, you need a complete reexamination that's robust against any reasonable future.

[@CE-vd2px]

@@joshmnky he copy and oasted that on many of the threads in this video's comments

[@BeHappyTo]

@@tissuepaper9962 multiple research papers disagree with you

[@davidrohan3104]

@@screwstatists7324 This is incorrect and doesn't really make sense 🤣🤣

[@QTwoSix]

Raise the children right, teach them about why what you have built is important.

[@KaiserTheAdversary]

>less than a quarter of a million dollars. _Cries in British Columbian_

[@etheretherether]

Just bought a house in the country side. It’s not much with only an acre of land, but I can pay it off quickish and rent it out to get my dream country estate. Feels good owning the place I lige

[@flip4119]

if you couldn't buy an acre of land out right, you might issues paying it off 'quickish' lol

[@slimee8841]

If I can't gain a title of nobility is it even worth it?

[@emanuelriquelme1133]

you can build your own self sufficient state inside your compound and declare yourself the king of it.

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

This may work in a country like the USA. In UK, don't be tempted by the "quaint villages". These are like living in a HOA on steroids. Very hard to find land that is truly yours in the UK. Maybe the Highlands, but then you have to worry about the SNP.

[@alejandrosrwebmaster]

HOA, SNP?

[@alejandrosrwebmaster]

@@pinkaltercation Thanks, these are localized search results, HOA returns a video game and SNP was "single nucleotid polymorphism" and also a Padel tournament.

[@alejandrosrwebmaster]

@@pinkaltercation They control what we see, next result pages were the same and some other medicine terms, no scotish party.

[@wesleysullivan8047]

USA rules

[@henryc7548]

Armed revolt? I don’t know what your other options are

[@danmartin313]

Honestly i thought you'd recommend buying a fixer uppa, it forces you to learn DIY and get all the tools you need. A perfectly in tact house will still need work doing to it at some point in the future anyway

[@LukeSmithxyz]

I think it's an okay idea, but it might be a somewhat stressful transition for people new to it.

[@Bruh-hd4rj]

It's like having Arch as your first linux distro, most people will struggle with it.

[@rockytom5889]

@@Bruh-hd4rj Tbh most people struggle already with a lot of shit, struggling for something that gives you results is better than struggling for nothing.

[@rockytom5889]

@@kentandersen9526 Wouldn't be fun without it ;)

[@ezu5131]

I bought a fixer upper a year ago and it was a really bad decision. Electrical work, framing, drywall, etc. all done by the room temperature IQ primate who lived in the house prior. Missing electrical boxes and walls held together by beads of silicone abound. I sunk $30k of my savings into this place and it still looks like garbage, has bug problems, water damage...just buy a well put together home and get an inspector during your contingency period who won't pull punches.

[@0x007A]

I bought a building lot in the country and its market value, at least for tax assessment, has tripled. For size reference, almost 36 1000 square foot houses, could be built if there is no space between houses. When I build a single 1000 square foot open-concept house there will be plenty of yard.

[@dukeofearl8078]

I relocated to rural America three months ago and am happy with the change. It’s peaceful here, and people still have strong spiritual values. I’ve hired several locals to help me get settled into my 100-year-old “mansion”. Next week the Mennonites will be here pouring cement for new sidewalks and side patio (their quote was quite reasonable). I estimate that their $18k project will easily add $40k to the property value, and I think putting my savings into property is safer than having it in the bank. I’ve also hired three local teens to help me get settled- three fabulous young men - and a twice-a-week housekeeper.

[@supamalleo64]

You renting?

[@user-og6hl6lv7p]

"I’ve also hired three local teens to help me get settled- three fabulous young men" Might want to rephrase that statement...

[@joedirte6476]

>"just buy some land bro" >i have a B.S. and work helpdesk for $20/hr and live paycheck to paycheck > >0_o

[@desktorp]

Ditch whatever rent you have and get a stealth camper van that you can park close to work (preferably walking distance).. don't treat it as a typical commuter vehicle, but as a stealth living quarters that can move if it absolutely has to. Make all your own meals and eat very frugally. If you work full time, there's no way you're spending that much free time at home anyway.. $20/hr isn't bad if you can eliminate the biggest money suckers from the budget. If you do it right, the amount of money you spend on gas, vehicle maintanence, auto insurance will pale in comparison to the amount of money you're saving on rent and you will be able to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

[@emanuelriquelme1133]

@@desktorp or you can just learn a better skill like coding or even spreadsheets and become a small business owner

[@desktorp]

@@emanuelriquelme1133 sure that's an option, but there are degrees of the rule "easier said than done" and I would argue that for most people, the solution I suggested is far easier and less risky than the responsibility of starting your own business.. also, both solutions could work in tandem. Start with working mundane jobs and living in a van and in your spare time, learn a valuable skill so that by the time you're ready to buy property, you're also ready to change professions to something more profitable and hopefully something that can be done remotely.

[@QTwoSix]

First step (which you didn't do) is to have an actually useful degree, not some garbage like comp sci. Either get into the sciences (the more niche sectors specifically) or just do trade school

[@alejandrosrwebmaster]

In Spain you cant legally live in your land. It has to be "urban" land. And the goverment says what is "urban" and "not urban", thus you can only legally live in cities or villages.

[@zorandusic7079]

The end of feudalism was a mistake in Spain.

[@Stephen-so9oi]

Really? I have people in Spain I know who live on their own land.

[@catholic_zoomer_bro]

The hardest part is finding a nice trad wife

[@teacon7]

Highest risk, highest reward....

[@russellzauner]

surf the "MANLY MANS MUST MAN AND BE MAN AND MORE MAN MAN MAN MAN" channels and you'll find lots of women willing to submit to you, they've been programmed just as you like. If the channel has a name in it like "Bjorn" or "Jocko" or "Ted Nugent" you are guaranteed to become 20% more mentally swole than before you watched it. Big brain time.

[@whirled_peas]

It’s not that hard. Start by never visiting a city ever again.

[@GameSmilexD]

start by going where the women are... outside

[@kmann100500]

@@GameSmilexD and yet here you are...

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

Bought my house cash and spent three years fixing it up. I lived in an apt with three friends for 15 years to save up for it. Now I have another house as a rental and bought an old church for 70k that I'm fixing up to rent out. I've been giving this same advice to people for years. Highly recommend.

[@chadthundercock646]

Jesus will return to turn over your coin-counting tables in the desecrated church of iniquity.

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

@@chadthundercock646 haha I hope not

[@MrStinkels]

Id need to be a millionaire to buy a house cash.

[@howhow54321]

4:03 ambient cicada noises

[@lxx7035]

Klaus Schwab does not approve this message.

[@kapliger]

It's the fault of all of us that Klaus can even exist. 200 years ago this demon would have had his head on the floor faster than he could say: "You'll own nothing and be happy".

[@JohanKylander]

​@@kapligerWhat's stopping us?

[@cmatthew91]

you can't make generational wealth in my country (Hungary), the state takes everything every 40 years. Ppl learned it and gave up. In western europe or in america this might be possible I guess.

[@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie]

Soon it won't be possible..

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

Property taxes

[@Jimmy_The_Goat]

what do you mean by the state takes everything?

[@cmatthew91]

@@Jimmy_The_Goat The turks, the habsburgs, the russians, ,the germans, the communists come and nationalize the people's private property (land, factory, crop, animals, church)

[@Jimmy_The_Goat]

@@cmatthew91 lol, what does this have to do with modern day reality? It's like saying you can't invest in Russia because of the mongols. Also when did Habsburgs ever nationalize anything? Or Germans? Even turks is stretch. Only communists really.

[@andljoy]

Escape the cyberpunk dystopia cities ASAP.

[@sprucescentedschizoid]

Hard to buy a house in cash in Washington State, the most desolate nowheresville desert houses in the Basin still cost 300k. Bare land that's near unfarmable 70 miles away from anything is still 5 acres for 100k. Hope I can scrape together a lot once I'm 23

[@user-li8wj3lt2l]

most of people who are lucky enough or good with finances get their hands on land do that in their late 20s or early 30s, while majority of people do that in mid 30s land is becoming more and more expensive compared to wages of people

[@Yehu12311]

Consider yourself lucky. Up here in Canada, 5 acres is around $250,000, at least.

[@QTwoSix]

Idaho is right next door

[@nullnull9478]

Does metaverse property count?

[@russellzauner]

it counts as many times as you want it to, unless there's a brownout. Then you get nothing.

[@doraymi7963]

Hehehehe boiiiiiiii

[@volusian95]

I'm already landed gentry in my Minecraft world Feels good to be winning, boys

[@ibmicroapple9142]

@@russellzauner Same goes for shitcoins - can't pay without electricity

[@rockytom5889]

Yes, if you're the one selling it. No if you actually want property.

[@goldengriffon]

Looking to buy some land in my tri-state area. If there are trees or water it's a quarter million per acre, I shit you not. The only cheaper plots are flat and barren, fit for nothing but grazing animals. Oh, and they have "covenants" even a hundred miles away from any incorporated township, where despite "buying" and "owning" the land you're required to do all sorts of things (or not) like foundations for any shack, wells only dug by XYZ company, septic only put in by ABC company, etc. The hunt continues. I suspect the only good finds aren't to be found on internet listings.

[@BenMordecai]

Move to the country. Begin restoring top soil. Plant perennials. Get ruminants and chickens.

[@russellzauner]

How ruined are the places everyone lives? Even in major cities here I can throw a seed in the ground and it will grow, there's plenty of bugs and worms and shit everywhere I go. I have never seen any place so ruined you couldn't grow something unless it was so toxic the people that live there are all going to die anyway, like Chernobyl. It's more about people deciding to change their lifestyles, not take their lifestyle out to the country and subsequently RUIN that too. As someone who's been through several cycles of redevelopment and gentrification right where they sit I can tell you it's always the people who are the problem not the location. The locations are great until people move in and instead of celebrating that which they came for they try and force upon the local environment that which they were trying to escape. That's quite literally always been the case in the half century plus I've been alive.

[@whowereweagain]

agroecology is the future

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@@russellzauner Even in a city filled with an impossibly high rate of "good people" you can't do your own thing without stepping on others' toes. If it's the people and not the location, pick a location with less people. Also, Chernobyl is pretty alive.

[@SamTheEnglishTeacher]

Restoring top soil? Just buy a place with good soil maybe? What are you talking about

[@desktorp]

@@SamTheEnglishTeacher Any land that has been used for modern agriculture is going to be depleted and probably disrupted to the point that the top soil blows away when back-to-back crops aren't planted .. look at any former orange grove in Florida for example. They push the soil to the breaking point, the orange grove fails and the younger generation sells off the land to a real estate developer, who slaps up 100+ houses and then good god don't drink well water there for another 80 years. This applies anywhere modern farming exists. Most of Nebraska is in pre-dust bowl conditions right now, but they have such tight planting routines, it keeps things barely clinging together. The only places with good soil are places that have not been farmed.

[@speakertwentytwo]

I live in one of the most unaffordable cities on the continent. As a result, I've become a housing advocate, bent on closing the supply shortage until prices stabilize. Rural areas are in decline, NIMBYs block homes in established neighbourhoods, while unlivable suburbs sprout from the fringes of cities. *Edit: To explain the line above, desirable North American cities have stopped building housing to meet demand for the past few decades. Yes, I wish there was demand to live elsewhere but increased vacancy rates are necessary to discourage speculation on rents and home prices. There is research to back this up. There is also plenty of room for people to live in cities without towers or crowding. In fact, much of the demand for units comes from people wanting to move out from their parents or roommates place.* Luke, do you think decentralization of technology will allow country households to provide for themselves again? I hope so.

[@yorch802]

"As a result, I've become a housing advocate, bent on closing the supply shortage until prices stabilize", wtf am I reading.

[@volusian95]

The description of bringing back villages makes me feel all warm and fuzzy in the deepest way possible. I feel like it's the way we're meant to live. Even if it's worth it to get out of big urban areas or endless main streets, it's still unfortunate that the only alternative is usually relative isolation.

[@rockytom5889]

@@volusian95 The cities were always ment for production, not long term habitation. It's like that by design. In the past you'd run to cities if your reputation in your village was ruined or if you needed a lot of cheap labor close to your factory. It's really simple. Small communities are for habitation, cities are for production.

[@jan_harald]

no clue what "bent on closing the supply shortage until prices stabilize" is supposed to mean, but, uh, fat chance that'll actually happen, that people recreate full-quality villages... even small towns are having trouble... villages worked, because the villagers DID their work in, and around, the village... work in a city? well, your commute's gonna eat all the time you'd be spending in the community otherwise... want decent internet? (who doesn't, these days) hah, pay quite extra, or get about same quality as more profitable places had a few decades ago... want pre-made anything? you're gonna be lugging it from some store (or getting someone else to do it, which costs extra) (some stuff could theoretically be made locally, e.g. I'm sure you could find someone to make you a desk, or a chair, but it's gonna take time, and most likely more money than mass-production) etc etc, I'm too lazy to list all the other ones, lol, but yet another is schooling, TECHNICALLY in most places, it's possible to homeschool (and similarly, in a lot of cases it's pretty easy to set up a brand new education institution, but you'd still need someone who doesn't despise teaching stupid kids), but that'd also mean someone who has to deal with that...or lugging kids to and fro school, since you can't really make a school to be around EVERY village group...etc etc

[@monad_tcp]

"I've become a housing advocate, bent on closing the supply shortage until prices stabilize." WTF And what are you going to do to materialize houses out of nothing ? in a space where you can't fit more. Its a stupid thing to be worried. Ahhw, cities are unaffordable, then don't live in cities. How hard is that. That's how markets work. Meanwhile, I bought land near the outskirt of my city for cheap, and 20 years later I'm going to sell it for 10x the price. I love gentrification. Just buy for cheap, wait the city to be packed full of fools, then sell it for lots of retirement profits ! Its unaffordable, of course it is, there more demand than offer. Its economic 101.

[@Juzztas]

Your videos are so relaxing and enjoyable to watch. No matter what topic!

[@EWOKakaDOOM]

My only worry is locking down a property and not liking the area

[@Anouyz]

You literally come from multigenerational wealth you aren't starting anything.

[@Eric21]

6:18 was really well said it hit me hard, great words of advice Luke!

[@RippDrive]

Damn, a rural property for only 100k?? I need to figure out how to immigrate to the US.

[@rh906]

Destroy individualism, return strong collectivism. Leave the thinking to the blue bloods.

[@stumbling]

I just bought an internet domain yesterday. One thing at a time. xD

[@russellzauner]

pssht that's not a real kingdom

[@tvathome562]

Wow how's in UK countryside is bought by rich as a second home, can be more expensive than a home in a rundown town.

[@shaurz]

Yes Luke's advice only applies to America. The UK does not have any cheap houses with a few acres of land. For that sort of thing you are looking at £1,000,000 to start with.

[@Vitlaus]

Indubitably 🧐

[@kluchtube7042]

Can you do a video about how you use your land? Such a growing plants etc..

[@elfoxy1997]

Here in the UK I could probably get a shed or a garage. I will live in a garage like a king though.

[@chadthundercock646]

take some land back off the crown

[@supermachoalfa5015]

I think that's nuts, mabey 10 years ago. They already said 4 billion will starve. Id rather buy a RV and become a warlord like in mad max.

[@teklife]

then spend double or triple on gas and time commuting to and from work over the years, of the initial savings

Luke has you looking at refurbished, beat up, lenovo thinkpads' the same way you're looking at beat up, house with large acres.

[@thetechfromheaven]

I live in a mildly gentrified area in a 3rd world country and it´s not that bad, I raise chicken and grow some crops, tho that would only let me survive like 3 months due to space constrains. I still worry for looting since crime also comes accompanied with gentrification, but I´m mastering welding so I can reinforce my little cage space. There are pros and cons to everything but I agree that living in an open land in nature is the way everyone should live. Greetings

[@_d0ser]

Bought a 500k home this past year and I'll end up paying over $1mm in total after all escrow and interest

[@BiancaAguglia]

The great resignation followed by the great landed gentrification. 🙂

[@Yehu12311]

You can buy a house in the countryside in the states for 100 grand? Here in Canada, raw land costs around $25-50k per acre.

[@bbsara0146]

I want 10 acres or 20 acres ideally so then I can build extensive gardens on my property. The value of a suburban house where you are right on top of your neighbors is worth $0 to me. Because whats the point if buying a house if you look out your window and see your neighbors LOL

[@leviticus8930]

My 15 acres are planted in pine trees. I use Arch. I like tiling window managers. I went to Southeast Linuxfest. My crap is paid for. Does that make me the Luke Smith of Alabama?

[@theoddone887]

Do you plan on developing your rural land for rental income? Or use it for personal/family utility such as growing your own food? Very interesting content

[@trask9100]

My only issue with this is employment. I'm from the country, and work is so unbelievably sparse, especially work in IT/tech, which is near non existent where I'm from. You'd need a 100% wfh job, and you're fucked if you get laid off and don't have extremely cushy savings. Compared to where I live now, near the city, I could easily job hop if I felt like it with my qualifications.

[@hineko_]

What I hate about my country house is mosquitoes. Sooo annoying

[@xxtuddlexx]

I bet you could at least in theory if you had multiple say 5 acre lots, maybe you could rent one to a farmer for a year and they grow Wheat on it and also maintain it for that year. Definitely interesting how many options you have even though it seems like you might not. Also just a little thing but I bet you could charge people a little for permission to hunt on your land, and they take care of some deer fucking up your trees at the same time.

[@dameck9570]

And you mostly automatically protect wild habitat from "concrete investors" by keeping natural forest and meadows there

[@leadhead__]

I got a 10-year mortgage on a flat back in 2020. I wish I just stayed home and saved a couple more years.

[@frankprit3320]

great advice.!!! that's what i did, only i took it to the next level and built my own place. NO mortgage. 😁😁

[@theloniuspunk383]

what's the point of saving money if the government devalues it faster than I can collect enough to buy a property? My government is already talking about doubling the welfare payment to curb inflation...

[@joope125]

Can you comment on traveling while living rural? Are there extra responsibilities that one has while living in a rural areas that need to be attended to if you decide you want to be somewhere internationally for a while?

[@ireminmon]

Family is kinda key. When I travel I have my fanily take care of the chickens and the cat, for example. It gets complicated as you begin with proper farm animals.

[@percyblok6014]

Move to a place where you can put a yurt or a camper on a plot. Start defining your wealth in verifiable terms like the chieftains of old. Livestock, property boundaries, production capabilities, etc...

[@nightcrawler2561]

This kind of things only work for America 😢

[@reinoob]

I have tons of acres in nft land, so my future is set

[@Crewlietsful]

well I live in a country that has 50-60% anual inflation and a make $300usd per month and a house here cost like 100k USD lamaoooo Little update: I wish I make $300usd Now with inflation rate that money now is 170usd

[@john99brazil]

What country?

[@Crewlietsful]

Argentina, its fucking depressing and things are not gonna be better in the next years LETS GOOOOOO, LETS GET TO VENEZUELA LVL

[@user-li8wj3lt2l]

I'm in eastern europe and we have 15.5% inflation, in last 3 years prices of land or even flats rose by 30-40%, if you want a house or flat you either have to earn a good money to afford mortgage or inherit a house

[@john99brazil]

@@Crewlietsful Soy de Brasil, melhoras hermano.

[@Crewlietsful]

the economy minister just quit his job about 2-3 hours ago brb I'm gonna killmyself

[@tylerdean980]

Your ideas are sound, however, as a generational country dweller, if too many people heed your advice, it will ruin all the good points of the country. When people enter the region with city levels of wealth en mass, it quickly drives up the housing market, and also increases the population, eroding away what free space is left in the countryside. Not to mention the political ideologoes that people bring in that are contrary to the average countryfolk's. I'm just glad that people feel like they need to move to cities, keeps things clean and tidy in rural America.

[@stephenharrison6870]

This is happening is places all across the south. My family is from a rural area of nc, and I'm watching developers rapidly build 500k holmes in a county where the median household income is 40k. I learned to code, stayed away from the bug people, and now they're gentrifying my area with shitty wineries and townhouses. Our counties voting demographics have permanently been changed in just 5 years, and now the urban ideologies are seeping into my home town, propped up by transplants. Its not enough to just move to the country, you need to get involved in the county level politics to ensure it remains rural.

[@tylerdean980]

@@stephenharrison6870 There's not much you can do about population increases as a politician, other than having laws so conservative that leftists would never dream to live there. But I don't know how sound that really is, it hasn't saved Texas or Florida, in fact their conservative success is what attracts those fleeing from the downfalls of liberal areas.

[@WLange-pp1dk]

Not possible in Europe.

[@chadthundercock646]

How is it not? Portugal, Spain, France, Italy all have sparsely populated areas with relatively low cost land. Bulgarian land with basic houses are cheap enough. (East) Germany perhaps (comrade)? Even England if you know how to play...

[@tellmey1]

even half a million is extremely cheap in europe. prices are insane

[@remychadwick2467]

rip hearing you talk prices as an Australian

[@MrStinkels]

He said a quarter of a million is a lot when where i live a fixer upper in the countryside is at that price lol He's so lucky but he thinks everyone has access to the same opportunities as him

[@remychadwick2467]

@@MrStinkels I can't live anywhere 300km of any of my family members for less than $400k - and no bank would lend me that on my income

[@MrStinkels]

@@remychadwick2467 Damn that's brutal. At least here if you're willing to drive 100+km every day for work you can find decent homes for over 200k. But with today's interest rates it's just not worth it anyway

[@chadthundercock646]

go outback

[@felixlipski3956]

Anyone in Poland trying to do this? Seems impossible to buy >1 acre plot here with all the legal gatekeeping around the farmer profession here...

[@stephenharrison6870]

Luke, unfortunately, too many people are heeding your advice. This is happening in places all across the south. My family founded areas of nc, and I'm watching developers rapidly build 500k holmes in a county where the median household income is 40k. I learned to code, stayed away from the bug people, and now they're gentrifying my area with shitty wineries and townhouses. Oh, and drag queen story hour at the bar they put up in my local town of 2500 people. Our counties voting demographics have permanently been changed in just 5 years, and now the urban ideologies are seeping into my home town, propped up by transplants who think its eclectic. Its not enough to just move to the country, you need to get involved in the county level politics to ensure it remains rural. All it takes is for your 5 acre property to be in a rural area that is in the path of two major cities (even cities 100 miles apart) and eventually you will get the urban sprawl.

[@ArniesTech]

Getting into real estate was my #1 decision. At age 28 bought my first 4-apt-house + a 2-apt-house. This year another (maybe my last) 4-apt and thats it. Retirement 💪😅

[@joacava12]

I would like to do this, but I don't know how this would work having a family, any of you have gone through this while having a family? Having a kid, I'm worried about having a school and a hospital/medical center near.

[@ireminmon]

My schoolmate had 9 siblings. The hospital was always nearby but the parents worked around the "oh kids are sick" issue by simply never sending them to see the doctor, unless they were really, really sick and obviously unable to get well on their own. The kids were growing up on a farm and they were always above average regarding health and strength and it all seems to have worked out for them well enough.

[@bbsara0146]

I would love to do what you are suggesting, however I am not rich. I want to build a house and based on my plans it will cost roughly $700k plus the land. if I get 10 acres or more I am looking at just over a mil to build it. I need to stay in a high cost city to save up. I plan to pay cash for it.

[@tellmey1]

But now you have to think about transportation and ever rising oil prices. And then you need to invest in solar panel farm for your expensive electric vehicle and that will probably cost at least 3 times as much as the land and house together

[@samizdat113]

This is why I'm moving to rural Maine next June. The state is 95% whites, land is cheap, Maine is strategically insignificant.

[@samzx81]

100,000 USD for a house! In Aus? In my dreams 😂.

[@toomanycooks4526]

Could find this easily, but you're gonna have a big problem with lack of infrastructure & water especially. Most of the continent is empty with cattle vastly outnumbering people. You're not a homesteader if you think you're going to build intergenerational wealth in Aus by building within 60mi of the coast

[@samzx81]

@@toomanycooks4526 yeah I should have qualified that im specifically talking about Victoria and also not totally in the middle of nowhere.

[@toomanycooks4526]

@@samzx81 yeah... that's kind of his point. In USA, a suburban home is ~400k. But in rural Virginia where population is much less dense I'm sure I can find acreage for less than 100k

[@samzx81]

@@toomanycooks4526 I guess it depends how rural were talking.

[@samzx81]

@@toomanycooks4526 Also land in the bush is really cheap. But the thing is people usually only sell really big plots. Which then makes it unaffordable. I guess you could try and get a few people to buy the land with you and then split it up.

[@xealit]

Is that a Jaeger LeCoultre on his wrist?🧐 Land gentry life is not too shabby indeed 🤔 (That's not a Jaeger LeCoultre.. I'm just kidding)

[@RicardoLuna]

Just one little thing: I have to go to work.

[@she3esh]

half a million for a suburban house? you have not seen Sydney - 1 million will get you a drug shack at best

[@oscarlove4394]

god i wish i could do this, except my homeland is so densely populated that 'moving to the country' just means 'moving to a different country' which I'm not willing to do. I'm willing to leave my hometown but I'm not going more than a 30-40 minute drive away from my parents and family.

[@__-bz7wh]

Thoughts of climate/location/top ten states? I see beautiful rural properties for reasonable priced in upper Michigan, montana, maine, etc but would the winters be feasible long term

[@spinQubit]

Ohio and West Virginia are solid options. All 4 seasons (sometimes all in the same week), but the winter isn't especially brutal. Property isn't terribly expensive, relative to the other larger states and major cities.

[@spinQubit]

@@orionroberts1253 I lived in AZ for 6 years, the gun laws are great. Ohio just instituted constitutional carry, and has stand your ground / castle doctrine. It's on par with AZ with respect to gun laws.

[@smorrow]

Arizona because of the gun jesus

[@alt_warn4211]

TORX

[@_antoniocouto]

I prefer to pay more for an appartment and be able to live at a walking distance from my work than paying less on the country side but spend more time and money on transportation. To me, moving to countryside means losing quality of life.

[@_antoniocouto]

@@tissuepaper9962 You are not are farmer, aren't you. Half of my family is. They have to work 18 hours a day to make ends meet. Maybe where you are from farmers are millionaires and can afford to have a contemplative life. Where I live that's not the case. Philosophy doesn't fill your belly.

[@emanuelriquelme1133]

@@_antoniocouto bruv in the country there are tons of jobs because kids move to the city because it's trendy so there's a huge labour shortage and salaries are not much different, which amenities you have in a 5 million inhabitant city that you don't have on a 0.5 million inhabitant city that you have nearby your town?.

[@_antoniocouto]

@@emanuelriquelme1133 We don't have cities with 5 million inhabitants. On average our cities have 150.000-300.000 inhabitants. The fact that people moves to the city should give you a hint as to why. Maybe in your country the are a ton of jobs, in mine there aren't. There is only one job, farming and farms are pretty small. Also, you need to work 12-16 hours to earn the same as a regular 9 to 5 job and that's if you are lucky. There is no hospital. An ambulance takes at least 30 min. to get to you. If you have a heart attack you are dead. The only internet connection available is the one in your phone and that's if you have signal. You need a car for everything so whatever money you save from renting an apartment in the city you have to spend it on petrol (or buying a car). There are no schools so you need to take your kids to the city everyday. Forget about going out. It's completely forbidden to drink and drive. The only people I know that want to move to the country are people with money and they are not thinking precisely on working the fields.

[@electricsquidxd3254]

Granted you probably spend more paying off the mortgage, its not like the everyday person makes enough to save for something else like its not like we can just not pay for a place to live while we build a savings, if financial insecurity wasn't a problem in the first place then we wouldn't be paying for what we do already

[@alexgodeye3031]

100k? I would never get to save that in a million years here in Uruguay.

[@Jimmy_The_Goat]

land in Uruguay also doesn't cost that much. Don't apply US value to your own situation if you aren't in the US.

[@alexgodeye3031]

@@Jimmy_The_Goat there definitely are houses that cost that much here in Uruguay. And they're not mansions.

[@green3488]

I agree completely except nobody has kids or other family now, dude, so there's no generational wealth crap.

[@charlieshoestring7900]

🎩

[@madmartigan1634]

Pipe burst in my apartment today. Called some dude, had it fixed in an hour. Free.

[@OtherDalfite]

Consider yourself lucky

[@madmartigan1634]

​@@OtherDalfite I call it maintenance

[@whirled_peas]

I’d have it fixed in 10 minutes and I aint a plumber

[@kmann100500]

@@whirled_peas fixed many faulty pipes?

[@desktorp]

@@madmartigan1634 no, you called a repair man. if it was actual maintenance, then the pipes would have been properly maintained and would not have burst in the first place

[@CaptZenPetabyte]

I originally came for the Linux, stayed for the 'pills

[@David-fh6rr]

damn, half a million is cheap, ... cries in european :'(

[@MW-ow3jr]

Does the USA have property tax?

[@chadthundercock646]

Yes, high.

[@Asynd88]

what is an acceptable price per rural acreage in current year

[@connor43057]

*Laughs in Canadian*

[@russellzauner]

*laughs in residential schools*

[@herooftermina]

Woah a luke Smith double upload

[@harrygarry2637]

I just wanna live in the middle of nowhere. Grow my own food. Raise animals. Have solar panels, hydro electric, Wood furnace, starlink and so run a monero minning operation

[@whirled_peas]

You can do it man. Save, don’t spend your money on frivolities. Start looking into how to DIY everything you’d need, not jus for the initial cost saving (which is considerable) but the peace of mind knowing you can maintain your system. Growing veg is easy, animals it depends, power generation is just a bit of math and electrical knowledge.

[@tellmey1]

Dude, speaking about centuries... doesn't the state of florida cease to exist with little changes of sea levels? Wouldn't it be better to buy land in the montains, preferably in a high plateau then

[@vertex3000]

The sea level isn't rising. That's fake.

[@tellmey1]

@@vertex3000 because the earth is flat?

[@vertex3000]

@@tellmey1 no, because you're a zombie

[@tellmey1]

@@vertex3000 I think you are referring to reptilian humanoid, they are green as well. Just like zombies. Mark Zuckerburg is one as well

[@stuckmannen3876]

Good point

[@davidsolomon1175]

What area do you live?