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Sep 7, 2021Liked by Henry Coutinho-Mason

I live in the city of Chicago. We have owned a second home in a planned community on an apple orchard in rural Michigan for a number of years. Suddenly during the pandemic lockdowns, a number of Chicago families who have homes there relocated during the shutdown. The advancements of zoom and accessible high speed Internet enabled this transition. A new lifestyle window opened as people discovered they could actually work, attend online school and live successfully from a rural location offering enormous lifestyle benefits over the inner city. On any given day, you will see Amazon trucks on the community road, delivering travel-friendly products. Food isn't one of them. Imagine what would happen if you could add this capability to communities like this? Lower cost of living, safer environment, outdoor lifestyle, hot food, and no deficit to city life save access to some cultural experiences? Transformational. Whole new frontier of lifestyle options....

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