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murielm99

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2. There are a lot of abandoned houses in rural areas.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 10, 2021, 01:14 AM

Apr 2021

In some places, family farms are bought up by larger owners. If the farmhouse is decent enough, the new owners may rent it out to a tenant. If the house is in need of modernization or repair, it can just sit and rot as far as the new owners are concerned.

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Who would just abandon a huge house like that? BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #1

There are a lot of abandoned houses in rural areas. murielm99 Apr 2021 #2