Buy A School As Your New Home

Urbanites craving a more rural lifestyle for their home or business are buying entire school campuses in the midwest for as little as $25,000.

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December 23, 2004, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"In the past year, at least a dozen communities have turned to EBay to sell schools shuttered for lack of kids. They've attracted tremendous interest from entrepreneurs seeking a bargain and an escape.

...The schools are cheap, generally priced at $1 to $3 a square foot. They're big, too, and some are beautiful solid brick with hardwood floors and quaint cupolas. In most small towns, there are no zoning ordinances to limit commercial or industrial activity. And the communities offer a refuge from the anxious anonymity of urban life."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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