[okmokmz]

That would be nice. Unfortunately, in some areas such as Seattle where I'm currently located, you would have to live hours away from any major cities to find anywhere where you could open a business and purchase a house walking distance from your business without a million plus dollars

[markstos]

In Richmond, Indiana it costs less than $100k to buy a building on Main Street downtown and about $55k to buy a house 1.5 miles away.

[davidw]

That's a political choice that places make.