Mainly the issue is not being able to afford a house, but being able to afford a house close to civilization.
There’s plenty of houses to buy for 5 000 € or less but in places where the closest store is 100 km or more away.
My uncle is retired so the distance didn’t really bother him. He bought a 1200sq/ft(~111m2) 1 bedroom 1 bathroom house built in the 1890’s in a town with a population of about 900….It was still $87K. So you were pretty much right on.
Well a house like that would be more expensive as well because it’s a turn-of-the-century house (sekelskifte). But a more modern house can easily go for much less. The further from stores, schools and healthcare the cheaper the house.
Mainly the issue is not being able to afford a house, but being able to afford a house close to civilization.
There’s plenty of houses to buy for 5 000 € or less but in places where the closest store is 100 km or more away.
Holy shit in the US a one room shack 100km from civilization would be like $80000 plus.
My uncle is retired so the distance didn’t really bother him. He bought a 1200sq/ft(~111m2) 1 bedroom 1 bathroom house built in the 1890’s in a town with a population of about 900….It was still $87K. So you were pretty much right on.
Well a house like that would be more expensive as well because it’s a turn-of-the-century house (sekelskifte). But a more modern house can easily go for much less. The further from stores, schools and healthcare the cheaper the house.