The lake was nice at Stillwater - we would ride snowmobiles on it when it would freeze solid - and Pocono Farms had a golf course that we would hunt golf balls on - but a lot of the houses were in sad states of disrepair, which is why we lived there - they were cheap. 

As for Peru you can find really really cheap land but not in the areas where there is a lot of tourism or big expat communities.

We were happy that we got a really nice single family home for a cheap price, and the wholesaler made a sizable fee.

New construction going for so cheap in this area as opposed to how much new construction goes for New Jersey made me very interested in just purchasing something that is already completely done and hopefully good to go for the next few years.

I'll throw you a curveball of an idea.

These people will let your property fall apart, repair they will go cheap and Capex you dont want to know.

People like to throw that term around, but a true free market would be anarchy and nobody wants that (or if they do they wouldn't like it for long). 

Replacing a toilet can be relatively cheap but wasting water via a leaky toilet can add up to thousands of dollars in costs.

Living for very cheap/free takes time.I'm at the point where if I rent out my main house, it will cash flow positive.

Cheap purchase & potential ARVHow did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?