<prompt> Human: Hey all, I have been lurking for a while, lots of good advice on here. I searched around and dont see a question like this having been asked, so: Living in a major city LA, house prices are ridiculous. Im considering purchasing a house in the countryside, about 3 hours away, that I could sometimes work from during the week self employed andor bring the family to on the weekends. We could AirBNB it out at different times of the year to cover some costs. I would easily be able to put 20 down and get a great house with some land this way. What are the groups thoughts about this? Other than the normal purchasing issues taxes, maintenance, etc is there any reason someone might view this as a bad idea?EDIT: Thanks to everyone for their input; after consideration of everyones comments, I think were going to nix the country house idea and save for the house in the city...we plan on being here long term so it makes more sense...  <response>: I think its a preference thing. As another guy living in LA, it does sound pretty nice to have a place a few hours away to get away from it all, but also keep in mind that if you start doing AirBNB it almost becomes another part time job. Especially if you have to drive 6 hours round trip every time you need to go there it might start to wear on you. Financially it isnt the worst idea in the world if you get the mortgage covered through renters, but you really have to ask yourself if you are willing to take that on. 