Next Avenue: If you’re thinking of moving to the country, be aware of these hidden costs

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When we moved to our very rural small lake home in the Ozark Mountains nearly 15 years ago, we thought our expenses would be much less. There is a well, so we would no longer be paying a water bill. We were very happy to ditch the high real estate taxes of our suburban home for a property the state actually paid us to develop with a Homestead Credit, which is a property tax credit.

Finally,…