If we all stopped buying games, we would be richer than Oprah!
Anyways, good luck on the new job and the house hunt. Owning a home has its pros and cons, but in comparison to living in an apartment, it's so much better. You'll be very happy with your decision.
I live out in the country/boonies/woods. Not bad as I actually have a front & back yard, I'm close (enough) to the road, but the rest of the property is woods. Here's the pros & cons.
Pros:
I can take a piss outside if I like
Me and my wife can get frisky outside to a certain extent
No loud neighbors
I can play my games/movies/music as loud as I want
Not a lot of traffic
Not a lot of theft/crime (your ass WILL get shot)
Wild animals like deer, turkey, rabbits, armadillos, possums, coyotes, foxes and the rare mountain lion (among others) just show up. And it's pretty cool to wake up in the morning to find a box turtle hanging out in the driveway getting some sun! Lizards running around, snakes slithering around, toads & frogs jumping. Just great stuff to me.
No idiot Poke-zombies wandering around trying to catch 'em all and entering my private property!
Cons:
Janky wireless internet. Fairly dependable, but expensive. Only other alternative is satellite internet. No thanks. Been there, done that.
Storms make the DirecTV conk out if they are bad enough
10 mile ride minimum to go to McDonald's, Walmart or pretty much any other retail store
More frequent power outages than if you live in town/city
Deer running across the road in front of you. Worse if you don't stop in time or if they run into the side of your vehicle.
An occasional skunk stirring up a stink
Mowing the grass....there's a lot of it!