I call bullshit. how many homes are sitting empty cause fucking Blackrock or some Chinese corporation bought them up? how many boomers are sitting on 2 or 3 vacation homes? and who's to blame for those interest rates and record high prices?
and not just because of interest rates and rising prices either. income inequality is still increasing which means the rich are getting exponentially richer but the rest of us are stagnating or even losing purchasing power. we tried to fix it with the Great Resignation but y'all told the Fed "everyone got raises so they have too much money now! raise interest rates to bleed them dry and keep them stuck in the same socioeconomic class!"
at first I was like "well maybe you have unrealistic expectations, why do you need FOUR bedrooms for 2 kids?" but then it says they're looking for ONE extra bedroom? so they already HAVE 3 bedrooms but they're still making their kids cram into one room the size of a closet?
and why do you HAVE to live in Lincoln Park? y'all out here pulling 6-7 figures and wasting it on stupid bullshit like guest bedrooms & "popular" neighborhoods
WHY DO YOU NEED A *NEW* ENTRY-LEVEL HOME?! isn't the point of a starter home to buy some 40yo dumpster and fix it up a bit? there are houses for under $100k, they just need work. sounds like a starter home to me!
@dietotaku There are several alternatives. 3D Printed Homes. Tiny Homes. ADU's. Manufactured Homes. Pre-Build Homes. Dilapidated homes can be torn down and replaced with the above housing units. The underground and above ground utilities are already in place. Land Banks are a great resource to purchase land to place these alternative homes on.
@ReneeVoiceBrand true, my dad got a plot of land for pretty cheap because it's waaaaay out in the sticks, and he built a barndominium on it for like $180k. but even then, sprucing up an old house is not as difficult as it seems at first. in the 16-some years my husband has owned this house, he's completely replaced all the flooring, updated the kitchen counters and appliances, expanded the master bath & closet, converted the garage into another room, and added a utility/sunroom on the side.
@dietotaku 👏 😍 🍺