@napav wrote:

"Homes in Sicilian villages were selling for one dollar. Perhaps for good reason. "Crumbling" comes to mind.

These days, not even the Amazon rainforest is safe from deforestation. Nor its rivers free from industrial water pollution.

Ghost-town countrysides is great for a two-week meditation retreat. May help in mindful flipping of your remote cottage.

Mega cities, particularly capital cities in emerging markets, maintain historical resiliency to housing price downturn if not steady growth rates.

Gov. infrastructural investments in hospitals, schools, and transportation, etc., (deemed important by potential buyers) may be sorely lacking deep in your rain forests.

To say nothing of career opportunities for those who need to work to make ends meet.

FYI, authentic extra virgin olive oil, even organic ones imported from Greece or Spain, can be purchased on TMall flagship stores run by said multinationals. Delivered to our "asia wife" faster than to your forest hermitage....

oh I forgot, Peter processes them fresh from his backyard olive tree garden."

Good points. May I also add Peter has neglected many foreigners are married to locals and have children. Hence, responsibilities to elders, work, and child's education. Not everyone are meant to escape the cityscape.

soy boy left the country and still needy to be heard. sad

There are many ways to increase the experienced value of ones own dwelling, be it a property or surroundings in general.

Peter here is demonstrating one.

constant need to come back here to post smacks of buyers remorse

soyboy has been whining on here for months now. and he dont even live in kunming no more

peter? a euphamism