I don't see why more folks don't join forces, form some sort of LLC or whatever and buy themselves a place. I bet you put the pencil to it over the long haul you could come out on it in most cases.
The math never works if you’re comparing ownership cost to a lease cost.
I look at it as an investment , land will appreciate in value, could be timber to cut and/or row crop land to farm. I know several individuals around here it's worked for.