Thanks so much for the detailed run down. My husband is a furniture maker and I'm a graphic designer. I could work remotely, but my husband can't, and there's not much to pick from as he's been looking the past 6 months. The lifestyle change is honestly what we want: slower simpler living and closer to nature. We won't be leaving for vacations, because we'd be living exactly where we'd escape to when we lived elsewhere in the US. So in some ways, we could make it work. But we'd love to buy a house within the next few years and the renting costs in VT seem to leave very little for a savings account. The pros and cons list is extensive on both sides.