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'Starter homes' cost at least $1 million in over 200 U.S. cities, Zillow data finds (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Only 1200 a month?

God I wish.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s the going rate for renting a room in someone’s house in my neck of the woods.

[–] Followupquestion@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

That’s garage money in my area. As in, $1200 gets you a somewhat converted garage, possibly without permits, and there’s garage door might be from the 70s and falling apart.

[–] NecroParagon@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Broseph they've been raising my rate since I moved in several years ago. My rate used to be $925. My brother rented a studio near my area for $1200 at that time, I have a 2 bed 1 bath unit with plenty of space. The shitty thing is that I'm more or less trapped here. I appreciate deeply I haven't been priced out of my home, but there's nowhere to go. And believe me, I want out of here. I guess at least I'm grateful there's some agencies not entirely committed to totally fucking their clients.

I'm grateful to have a stable roof over me these past years, especially considering my past, but I recognize I may be in a more favorable area in general in regards to rent prices. Shit's rough. I wish you the best. But right now this is taking up near 35% of my income. I'd rather have the two floors plus basement even if the place is falling apart compared to having a studio somewhere. And they'd make me pay to apply and have to do a credit check. All they did here was confirm I had an income. I consider myself lucky now, though I was sour in the past.