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Ditto! :) .. "not to mention our well being." I was already on a tangent so that was my attempt at sparing people. I think we're very much in agreement.

I take your point and it is valid. Solar panels are in my future. My current house is oriented all wrong for panels and the neighbourhood is full of big old trees - a Toronto trademark (and lovely too, wouldn't cut them down). Any house I'm buying in the country will either already have a solar...

Heh. Yes! Toronto is urban sprawl on a scale as big as any in the states. We have the busiest highway in the WORLD (the 401). I can drive east or west of downtown for one hour and never see a farmer's field. North of the city is still undeveloped (sort of). A million bucks is the average house...

FWIW. The distances I'm considering are 60 miles to tops, TOPS, 90 miles. So thank you for posting distances. I'de like to keep it down by the lower end of the spectrum.

Thanks for all the replies everyone. Really appreciate the personal insights, just what I was looking for. I have my concerns, but the only way I'm going to go forward with a plan like this is if I can get my work week down to 4 days. I have 5 weeks off work and we get christmas, that's 6 weeks...

How long is your commute?

Thanks for the replies - the "give a try" idea is a good one. I was hoping to hear back from owners that have done something similar. I've never invested a lot of money into a car - right now I drive an old 3 series and have never purchased new. Living in the city it didn't make sense. But I'm...

Hi All. I've lived in the city all my life and my career is here. But I've always wanted to live in the country and lately I'm getting really tired of the city. The long commutes have always been the detractor. Right now, the price delta between a house in the city and one in the country is huge...