If you have a good internet connection, it's easier to have a more white-collar job in remote places these days. Some friends of mine bought a place in a small town, more than an hour's drive from the nearest airport, and have been working remotely for over a year with no problem. They bought a plot of land, had a place built, had to have the road put in, and electricity ran to the property, so it was fairly isolated, but they got it all done and moved from Los Angeles to live there. One works in advertising and the other does IT support.
You bring up several excellent points and this has increased relevance now in our post-COVID world where teleworking is seen as a pretty much standard thing to do.
