Many counties have adopted the universal building code to reduce insurance costs for their residents. That could happen in this situation. Some counties have later dropped the universal code or tried to add grandfather clauses after a high percentage of the existing homes were so far out of code they could not get a remodeling permit unless a lot of other updates were added to bring them up to code. Buying a country house in those areas is really "Buyer beware" and the selling prices reflect it.
One of the smartest ideas I've seen in building new farm houses is to build the new house away from the farm stead, especially if the farm is on a paved road. The farmer plants a wind break of trees and bushes next to the road, builds a house with an attached garage, a pole barn and space for a garden. The new house is now on a away from livestock and grain driers, and is next to the road with easy access. The new home can easily be separated as a small acreage whenever it's convenient. As time goes on the couple can sell off the farm at their retirement and retain the acreage if they want to, living out in the country as long as they are able. After they don't need the acreage anymore the couple or their estate can easily sell the acreage at a still decent price. I don't see the new homes build on farm steads retain nearly as much resale value unless the farm stead is already next to an existing paved road where it can be split off as an acreage and there is no livestock operation. Today, a house often adds little value to a farm, or is a liability and an added expense to dispose of it.
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