Making The Transition From City Life To Country Living
Is the rat race giving you the blues? Tired of a weekly coffee bill that exceeds the price of an oil change? Perhaps it's time to ditch city toil and head to a life of ease in the country. But before you buy that straw hat, let's examine some challenges that come with a rural lifestyle.
1. Pooping In A Box-- City life comes with city pipes. Ever wondered what happens when they flushed on Green Acres? Rural properties typically feature septic tanks. There's nothing wrong with such units, but it is one more thing that needs maintenance.
2) The Calvary is a long way off-- Need help in the city? The ambulance is there in a flash. Most restaurants won't even deliver a pizza to rural addresses. Guess how long it takes a fire truck to arrive at your country cottage?
3) When the lights go off it stays dark for a while-- Remember that city storm when the power was off three hours? Now imagine three summer DAYS without any AC. Oh, and once the WATER goes off you won't even worry about the electricity.
4) Ever smelled diapers burn-- In the city folks can get a citation for not recycling. In the country people can burn their trash. Why pay a sanitation company 28 bucks a month when you can burn that cereal box? Outside the protective bosom of zoning rules, not all cars have wheels.
Country life can be an adjustment, but honestly I have few people who move to the sticks ever call wanting something closer to town. When health concerns do force people closer to the crowd, often the transaction is full of emotion.
Ready to search for rural properties in Central Louisiana? Click Alexandria La Real Estate to explore country homes within an hour of the city. Or Call Doug Rogers (318) 613-1994 to explore farms in the area. If you are nice we can even take my truck!
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