@nugger@DW2 >tons of "cheap" houses in these ghost towns >they come with a 6 figure bill of back taxes >banks won't lend for anything but a cardboard mcmansion in the suburbs of a big city >local authorities demand tens of thousands in repairs to bring it up to code before you can live there >the only job within 50 miles is part time gas station clerk, and Jeff has had it since 1985 and can't afford to retire