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| nuclear option.. there's always the nucelar option.. move!
when the local municipality sees people moving out and their local & state tax revenue decline they'll have themselves and their incumben monoplies to thank for it..
would you buy a $200k house that didn't have plumbing or any chance of getting clean fresh water? how about electricity?
well, broadband.. more specifically, next gen broadband at a cheap/reasonable price is going to affect the value of that $200k house.. if no broadband, deduct $20 - $50k right off the top, regardless of what the housing market does. That's how much you'll be gouged for a lifetime (or 10years) of broadband service from incumbents. Always important to factor these things in when you decide to live someplace, along with demographics, crime rate, schools, diversity (or segregation, by race/ethnicity) preference, political makeup of community/neighboring communities.
You don't have to move to the northeast or west coast to get decent broadband at a fair price, but it's more likley that's going to happen in major poulation centers. In the northeast, you could move to geographies where at least 5/10 USA cable companies do business, and 2/4 major telcos. | |
| said by tmc8080:would you buy a $200k house that didn't have plumbing or any chance of getting clean fresh water? how about electricity?
I've seen $500k houses that were totally off-the-grid. (Granted, with $300k land value, because they were on the ocean.) By that, I mean septic tanks, well water, and propane-fired generators.
But yes, if you want Internet badly enough, you should indeed treat it as a capital improvement. If you want to buy a house that has a bad roof, then it's only logical that you get a quote to replace the roof, and then deduct that amount from your bid. Similarly if you see a house with bad Internet, for whatever reason. | |
| reply to tmc8080
The real question in Lake County is would you pay $11k so you the guy 30 miles up the road in St. Louis County can have internet? Best deal in the history of the world if you live in St. Louis County. All paid for by the unwitting generosity of the Lake County taxpayer. | |
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