The Dream of Escaping to Small Town America is Dead

Unless you’re willing to put in the time and effort to do it right, your family could pay the price.

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In the 80s there was a movie troupe so common an entire genre was possible. A family or couple escapes the trappings of the big city to a rural area where they can start over and live a simple life. Funny Farm, Beetlejuice, Arachnophobia, Footloose, the list goes on. I can see…