Portland recently enacted special renter protections that force landlords to give substantial relocation assistance to tenants in the event of "no cause" evictions or rent hikes over 10%. They are also expanding the urban growth boundary to allow the development of new housing.
Wages, especially for low-skilled, no education required type jobs, aren't ever going to catch-up with the cost of coastal CA housing in your lifetime.
CA lost over 20,000 dwellings to fire this year. Demand will likely not ever be met by supply in your lifetime either.
Prepare your kid well for a challenging future. The housing, jobs, environmental, and associated social crises to come will make these look like Golden Days.
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,197
that is more or less, assuming 2 incomes.
assuming homes are $3k/mo....that is almost 50% of household income.
why are people's household incomes greater than or equal to california's in "shithole states", aka Illinois...etc. when our cost of living is so much higher due to people from shithole states moving in...
I don't see the correlation between cost of doing business and cost of living.
If we moved our business (that actually pays the wage I listed above) to bumfuck Iowa, about the only significant cost reduction would be the rent/mortgage. And since there's a glut of commercial real estate here, it would only save us like a grand or so a month, which isn't going to add up to squat when divided by all the employees and then taxed.
Of course, the employees would be able to have better houses there, but what long term incentives does the business have to relocate?
Steve, you do realize that some (most?) people don't have a $52,000 plus closing costs, or 'even' $26,000 plus closing costs, plus the added cost of mortgage insurance?
I happen to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity and have been since 2005.
One of my favorite projects was working with the future owner one day who showed up and happened to be someone I started out in construction with in 1995. He got out of the business and had some bad luck. Putting a roof on his house with him had me smiling all day.
I'm also involved in a mixed use project that has 30% of the units earmarked as more affordable in an effort to address the problem of municipal workers such as teachers and police not being able to afford housing bear where they live. There is also a huge housing project closing down nearby and we want to be able to absorb some of those folks.
It's not a perfect system, but I'm aware of my responsibility to ::attempt:: to balance where I can.
I plant trees because I butcher them all day long.
In full disclosure, I also pop the tops on ranches sometimes and flip them for a pretty penny to the custies in already nice neighborhoods because I like to make nicely crafted things that will last for generations and try to address more than our cooking, sleeping and protection from the elements.
Architecture is an immensely satisfying career and I struggle with my relationship to it often. It's a dynamic balance.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who cant ::survive:: without doing it though. It'll kill ya.
That four bed, two bath house for $256,700 is well below market. It's in a rough section of town (east of I-205) but still a steal. Wonder what's wrong with it?
Funny thing about living near the ocean. Up here, most of the coastal communities are pretty run down and economically depressed and unless you are right on the ocean, property values are generally much cheaper than in the Portland metro area. I am sure you can find some good deals in places like Reedsport, Oregon and Aberdeen, Washington.
Before I had two kids and really had more free time, my friends and I used to enter design competitions for disaster relief housing and mobile homeless person housing for fun.
I'm not saying we fixed anything and a lot if it is academic masterbation but all this is to say my head is in the game.
If you don't have 250k for a house, you have to look where they are cheaper.
Stating facts may make me a "choad". So be it.
I know the East Bay, slacker, I have done a lot of work for Contra Costa County, spent a lot of time in the Green Monster in Martinez. I love the East bay, and would love to live there if I could afford it. But I have nothing to do with local zoning, that's your fellow Californians. I'm from Utah/Texas.
You can buy houses around me for under 100,000...but you have to live in North Texas And if you can't afford $100,000 for a house, I sympathize, and wish we had higher minimum wages.
When I worked in Contra Costa, I worked with a great young lady who was a beginning lawyer, she commuted from Stockton because she couldn't afford Contra Costa, then lost her ass on her house during the housing crisis.
Life is shitty sometimes, but it's not my fault for stating facts, Slacker.
<< They were practically giving away houses there a few years back
I have some friends that have done a few really interesting projects with those free/$1 houses in Indy, Detroit and Baltimore. Those programs seemed more available in the early 2000s though.
I don’t know what to tell you, Slack. Most of the rest of the country isn’t quite as bad as California, but it isn’t perfect anywhere. A lot of people are resigned to long-ass commutes that fuck up their family lives.
I considered putting my unit on Air BnB rather than renting because I could make bank. I decided to keep renting because there are so few places in my town that are big enough for families and allow dogs.
I’ve raised the rent once in the past 5 years, all of $25 (1.9%). Taxes and flood insurance have gone up 33%, and I know I can get more but I like my tenants and want to keep them around.
I’d like to think that I’m not part of the problem.
>>> Can two miminum wage workers in Texas or Utah by a home near you for $100,000?
minimum wage is too low, slack: I agree, so does just about every Democrat. (I'm not a democrat, I'm an Eisenhower Republican/Libertarian/VotingfordemcoratsBecasueThe GOP is NUTS). Both Parties are not the same, you should keep that in mind when you call everybody out.
As to the question,
well:
IIf two minimum wage workers can afford rent around me, they can afford a $100,000 home around me.
I live less than a mile from here, I walk my dog around here regularly, it is pretty normal semi-urban neighborhood:
George Walker is selling his Eugene home, here's what he posted on Facebook, and the ad.
Pranksters: Own a piece of history! Selling this Eugene house, which I have owned since 1985. Built 1910. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, plus separate apartment (converted garage) with kitchen, bedroom, bath, more. Financed by Garcias (Jerry & Carolyn), formerly occupied by Annabelle Garcia. Great neighborhood, close in town. Want to sell to do more amazing things! (New Farthur bus, writing all the stories). Make offer in $325,000 range. I will work with you!
California could use a few dozen hipster housing projects.
This is a regional ad from the link. I moved to San Francisco in 96 and worked in or near this building for $10 dollars an hour doing shipping and receiving for a print shop. I lived with my parents in a condo in Walnut Creek.
The tightening of bank regulations hasn't made it any easier to finance, adding another hurdle trying to meet rising prices.
The housing problem in Salt Lake is off the charts and really affects low income folks and the elderly. Up to 2 years waiting lists on subsidized housing.
Sad to talk to a disabled woman today who's living in her truck. I wished I had a solution for her. It's frustrating.
I know a vet who has a housing voucher for $872. His landlord is trying to kick him out. The voucher amount means he's supposed to find housing where $872 would cover the rent AND utilities.
I live in a neighborhood in Santiago which is technically upper class, even though my house is 120 m2, meaning it's small. Small yard, small everything, but in a safe nice kind of neighborhood. Chilean average salary is about 800 dollars a month. My house is worth about 270,000 USD. In other words, in Chile, if you're not in the top 5% of the economic layer cake, there's basically no chance of you ever owning a home.
That NY Times ad - 181 Fremont is the brand new tower close to the Salesforce Tower and is mostly leased by Facebook and the condos there are the highest lux you can get for new. The priciest penthouse in SF is in that building.
In SF all condo projects must have 15-20% below market rate (for sale, not rent - that's a different program). It's a Mayor's Office Of Housing program. I know because we qualified and won a good lottery number and bought one. Needed it since I was getting the boot from my old apartment.
There are about 12 new buildings going up within 2 blocks of where we live, including the old Honda dealership/Fillmore West building. Someone absolutely BOMBED the building over the weekend with a massive graffiti tag the length of the entire top floor.
Building new projects has been the subject of much debate in San Francisco. Anyone wanting to learn about the current issues can start by googling
YIMBY Action
Scott Weiner SB 35
These are centrist pro-development folks who got crushed in the recent local election with their desire to build everywhere close to public transit, regardless of neighborhood or demographics.
Meanwhile, in Japan, people have stopped having sex, resulting in a rapidly declining birth rate and lots of abandoned homes. There are so many abandoned homes in some parts of the country, they are giving them away:
Instead of incessantly complaining about the Bay Area’s housing crisis and your situation, you might consider spending some time researching current options for low and moderate income housing in your area, serving on a housing commission or other community group that is already advocating for affordable housing, and partnering with government agencies and other groups to provide it to people in need. local government officials already know there’s a shortage. Figure out how you can be part of the solution.
or you can spend countless hours on a drug band web site.
This agency (link below) has some info for you about where to find affordable housing in your community. Some communities are better at providing affordable housing than others. No, I’m not going to do your homework for you, or answer any more of your inane questions. Not telling you what to do either, just offering suggestions to help. there are options out there if you put in the time and energy, you’ll find them.
I don’t really care what happens to Ryan Adams, I own a home and trust Mueller and our intelligences will deal with Russia interfering in our government affairs.
While I do advocate for affordable housing in my community, no doubt the situation is bleak at times because there is definitely a shortage. savvy people though manage to make it work because they’ve done their homework. Often just volunteering with those who build affordable houses - Habitat for Humanity, for example - can lead to positive affordable housing search results.
What you missed was that there are housing agencies that can help you if you really want to find affordable housing. I think you like whining more.
“If we want a California for All, we have to build housing for all,” Newsom said during his address. “I want to support local governments that do what’s right, like Anaheim and Santa Rosa. But there must be accountability for those that don’t.”
Oregon is on the verge of becoming the first state in the Union with statewide rent control. Under the new bill which seems certain to pass, landlords can only raise rent 9% per year and would ban "no cause" evictions after the first year of a tenancy. Portland already has passed local renter protection ordinances which require landlords to provide hefty relocation assistance to tenants when they raise the rent by more than 10% or issue a "no cause" eviction.
Opponents of the law say that landlords will be scared off from renting places and the law will result in an unintended shortage of rental housing.
Come on, Slack, you know that it is all about the profit. Not enough money in providing housing for lower income folks. Need to find effective incentives for builders and landlords. Personally, i believe rent control is a disincentive for landlords. I understand the rationale, but i wouldn't want to own a rent controlled property.
I’m wrestling with raising the rent on my rental, just a measly $25 p/m. It’s been the same for two years, flood insurance has gone up over 25%, $700 or so, and taxes have gone up over 33%, $1,100. The unit is very fairly priced, and will still be with a $25 increase. I just hate raising the rent.
Being a landlord isn’t as great as some think it is.
For reference, it’s 1,450 sq/ft, 2 story, 2 br plus office, 1 bath, and I allow dogs. Tenants get free WiFi and whatever they want out of the garden. Current tenants estimated that it saved them hundreds in food costs last year. It’s also on the most desireable street in a very desireable town.
Turtle, You live in one of the most expensive places in Southern California. So yea, no pity when you’re bitching about rent. You could move, you know?
There are deals to be had near the coast. Long Beach for example or San Pedro. Ghetto, no waves, but cheap. I’m not so sure that would fit into your OC lifestyle though.
i left Santa Barbara because I knew I would NEVER own in that town. When are you going to see that you’re never going to own in your town?
Sucks paying rent out of your social security check, brah,
Could move, sure? I still need to get to work. More than 30mins commute is not how I want to live.
I know long beach has come a long way but, yeah I have no desire to own a condo in in that dump.
Have thought about Pedro. My family has been there since the 50s and extended family since the 40s...I like it and there is surf...just the non dangerous places are just as expensive...
I am ok with the choices I made. But everywhere is pretty much expensive.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 03:12 pm
Portland recently enacted
Portland recently enacted special renter protections that force landlords to give substantial relocation assistance to tenants in the event of "no cause" evictions or rent hikes over 10%. They are also expanding the urban growth boundary to allow the development of new housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 03:56 pm
We didn't have kids...
We didn't have kids...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:01 pm
We don't vacation in Hawaii.
We don't vacation in Hawaii.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Is forgiveness possible? Number 6
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:05 pm
No, I don't. If anyone is
No, I don't. If anyone is fixing it - they are a tad leisurely in their pace.
We need to build more affordable housing and raise wages. Perhaps a large tax on the super wealthy?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GravyTrain Gravytrain
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:10 pm
Move out of state.
Move out of state.
Wages, especially for low-skilled, no education required type jobs, aren't ever going to catch-up with the cost of coastal CA housing in your lifetime.
CA lost over 20,000 dwellings to fire this year. Demand will likely not ever be met by supply in your lifetime either.
Prepare your kid well for a challenging future. The housing, jobs, environmental, and associated social crises to come will make these look like Golden Days.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:12 pm
This seems to be something
This seems to be something pretty important to you Slack.
What kinda of ideas do you have on fixing it?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:14 pm
Asking employers/homeowners
Asking employers/homeowners to pay a fair wage?
Would you guys agree to paying a fair wage ?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:17 pm
Do you guys own properties?
Do you guys own properties?
Do you rent to low income people, couples or families?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:18 pm
where does "the help" live?
where does "the help" live?
how do they get in to the city?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:19 pm
We don't want to talk about
We don't want to talk about that, Turtle. It ruins the taste of foodies.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:23 pm
You profit from my labor
"You profit from my labor
While I feed my kids on hope"
https://www.whitegum.com/introjs.htm?/songfile/MOVINGRI.HTM
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:29 pm
>>>Would you guys agree to
>>>Would you guys agree to paying a fair wage ?
Would you consider 50K per year fair for low skill (no college degree needed) 40 hour/week job (w/medical, 401K and paid vacations and sick days)?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 04:34 pm
My wife almost made that with
My wife almost made that with a degree.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:06 pm
at this rate, the poor are
at this rate, the poor are catching up with me.
the poor need 50k sure. double that for middle class.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:19 pm
$50K is somewhere around in
"... a household of three would have to earn between $42,000 and $125,000 to qualify as middle-class."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/how-much-money-middle-class-families-earn-in-every-us-state.html
$50K is somewhere in the 62 percentile nationwide, while those who earn $125K are in the 92 percentile (8 percenters).
https://dqydj.com/income-percentile-calculator/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _________ Plf9905
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:28 pm
The INSANITY Of Costs ......
The INSANITY Of Costs ........................
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:30 pm
There are plenty of jobs for
There are plenty of jobs for unskilled workers. Not enough apartments, I guess.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:32 pm
oh, i see.
oh, i see.
CALIFORNIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,197
that is more or less, assuming 2 incomes.
assuming homes are $3k/mo....that is almost 50% of household income.
why are people's household incomes greater than or equal to california's in "shithole states", aka Illinois...etc. when our cost of living is so much higher due to people from shithole states moving in...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:37 pm
This is the way Gravy and his
This is the way Gravy and his coastal elites want it. He said pollute commute or split.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:44 pm
If we moved our business
I don't see the correlation between cost of doing business and cost of living.
If we moved our business (that actually pays the wage I listed above) to bumfuck Iowa, about the only significant cost reduction would be the rent/mortgage. And since there's a glut of commercial real estate here, it would only save us like a grand or so a month, which isn't going to add up to squat when divided by all the employees and then taxed.
Of course, the employees would be able to have better houses there, but what long term incentives does the business have to relocate?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:49 pm
https://www.zillow.com/homes
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Bakersfield-CA/pmf,pf_pt/18941025_...?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:55 pm
who wants to live more than 5
who wants to live more than 5 miles from the ocean?
maybe we can make 1 poor costal city in each coastal county where the normal people can live?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:57 pm
https://www.zillow.com/homes
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Portland-OR/fsba_lt/house_type/176562744_zpid/13373_rid/3-_beds/pricea_sort/45.738297,-122.446747,45.348284,-122.903367_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:58 pm
Turtle, I'd love to live close to the Ocean.
Can't afford it, so I live in North Texas.
Should I be taxed so that other people get subsidized living close to the Ocean?
Should people in Bakersfield pay higher taxes so that everybody else can afford to live next to the ocean?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 06:59 pm
Why is Portland and
Why is Portland and Bakersfield a third of the price of a home here?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:00 pm
Slacker, all honesty, living
Slacker, all honesty, living somewhere extra special nice costs more than living in fucking North Dakota, ok?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:01 pm
We're not next to the ocean,
We're not next to the ocean, kooks. Remember what Jerry said about Where Brent grew up?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:02 pm
look at Steve trolling Knots.
Steve, you do realize that some (most?) people don't have a $52,000 plus closing costs, or 'even' $26,000 plus closing costs, plus the added cost of mortgage insurance?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:02 pm
Because choads like you
Because choads like you changed the rules about what type of home can be built?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley 73guy
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:03 pm
I happen to volunteer at
I happen to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity and have been since 2005.
One of my favorite projects was working with the future owner one day who showed up and happened to be someone I started out in construction with in 1995. He got out of the business and had some bad luck. Putting a roof on his house with him had me smiling all day.
I'm also involved in a mixed use project that has 30% of the units earmarked as more affordable in an effort to address the problem of municipal workers such as teachers and police not being able to afford housing bear where they live. There is also a huge housing project closing down nearby and we want to be able to absorb some of those folks.
It's not a perfect system, but I'm aware of my responsibility to ::attempt:: to balance where I can.
I plant trees because I butcher them all day long.
In full disclosure, I also pop the tops on ranches sometimes and flip them for a pretty penny to the custies in already nice neighborhoods because I like to make nicely crafted things that will last for generations and try to address more than our cooking, sleeping and protection from the elements.
Architecture is an immensely satisfying career and I struggle with my relationship to it often. It's a dynamic balance.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who cant ::survive:: without doing it though. It'll kill ya.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _________ Plf9905
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:07 pm
Slacks ..............Slow....
Slacks ..............Slow.....Down...Please..
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:10 pm
That four bed, two bath house
That four bed, two bath house for $256,700 is well below market. It's in a rough section of town (east of I-205) but still a steal. Wonder what's wrong with it?
Funny thing about living near the ocean. Up here, most of the coastal communities are pretty run down and economically depressed and unless you are right on the ocean, property values are generally much cheaper than in the Portland metro area. I am sure you can find some good deals in places like Reedsport, Oregon and Aberdeen, Washington.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley 73guy
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:10 pm
Before I had two kids and
Before I had two kids and really had more free time, my friends and I used to enter design competitions for disaster relief housing and mobile homeless person housing for fun.
I'm not saying we fixed anything and a lot if it is academic masterbation but all this is to say my head is in the game.
"I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd, Ringo"
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:10 pm
The affordable cities are
The affordable cities are Trump country.
Why is this? What are liberal homeowners voting for?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:17 pm
If you don't have 250k for a
If you don't have 250k for a house, you have to look where they are cheaper.
Stating facts may make me a "choad". So be it.
I know the East Bay, slacker, I have done a lot of work for Contra Costa County, spent a lot of time in the Green Monster in Martinez. I love the East bay, and would love to live there if I could afford it. But I have nothing to do with local zoning, that's your fellow Californians. I'm from Utah/Texas.
You can buy houses around me for under 100,000...but you have to live in North Texas And if you can't afford $100,000 for a house, I sympathize, and wish we had higher minimum wages.
When I worked in Contra Costa, I worked with a great young lady who was a beginning lawyer, she commuted from Stockton because she couldn't afford Contra Costa, then lost her ass on her house during the housing crisis.
Life is shitty sometimes, but it's not my fault for stating facts, Slacker.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:19 pm
>>>>The affordable cities are
>>>>The affordable cities are Trump country.
Detroit is pretty affordable. They were practically giving away houses there a few years back.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:27 pm
I'm not just talking about
I'm not just talking about buying houses, professor.
We don't have enough apartments for the number of low wage jobs available.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley 73guy
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:28 pm
<< They were practically
<< They were practically giving away houses there a few years back
I have some friends that have done a few really interesting projects with those free/$1 houses in Indy, Detroit and Baltimore. Those programs seemed more available in the early 2000s though.
I'm sure it continues though.
great opportunity if you're hungry.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 07:56 pm
Can two miminum wage workers
Can two miminum wage workers in Texas or Utah by a home near you for $100,000?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:05 pm
I don’t know what to tell you
I don’t know what to tell you, Slack. Most of the rest of the country isn’t quite as bad as California, but it isn’t perfect anywhere. A lot of people are resigned to long-ass commutes that fuck up their family lives.
I considered putting my unit on Air BnB rather than renting because I could make bank. I decided to keep renting because there are so few places in my town that are big enough for families and allow dogs.
I’ve raised the rent once in the past 5 years, all of $25 (1.9%). Taxes and flood insurance have gone up 33%, and I know I can get more but I like my tenants and want to keep them around.
I’d like to think that I’m not part of the problem.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _________ Plf9905
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:24 pm
The affordable cities are
The affordable cities are Trump country. <<<<<<<<<
HA HA !
SEE _________ Slacker __Never Slows Down __ FULL Bore.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Skitime Wngfan
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:26 pm
I bought my first house in
I bought my first house in Bend Oregon with $2500 down in 1998. Those days are long gone
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:28 pm
>>> Can two miminum wage
>>> Can two miminum wage workers in Texas or Utah by a home near you for $100,000?
minimum wage is too low, slack: I agree, so does just about every Democrat. (I'm not a democrat, I'm an Eisenhower Republican/Libertarian/VotingfordemcoratsBecasueThe GOP is NUTS). Both Parties are not the same, you should keep that in mind when you call everybody out.
As to the question,
well:
IIf two minimum wage workers can afford rent around me, they can afford a $100,000 home around me.
I live less than a mile from here, I walk my dog around here regularly, it is pretty normal semi-urban neighborhood:
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Fort-Worth-TX/fsba_lt/pmf,pf_pt/ho...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:37 pm
Lots of good suggestions in
Lots of good suggestions in here Slack.
I guess you gotta ask yourself...
What do you have control of?
Does complaining about my situation help me get closer to where I want to be?
Also, you do know there isn't a housing fairy that's gonna wave a wand and boom you've got affordable housing right?
Time to make some moves...literally.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 08:53 pm
LOT of people moving from
LOT of people moving from California to Texas.
That neighborhood above is less than 2 miles from TCU. So there is at least some sign of intelligent life.
No ocean, but the sun shines a lot and it doesn't get very cold.
And there is an airport that can get you to either coast for lunch.
Plus, the more Californians move to Texas, the more blue Texas gets.
:)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 09:04 pm
I'm here to end economic
I'm here to end economic segregation. Our apartment will be torn down when we leave but our child is in a ten right now. We need that.
I do believe in fairies, Tod.
i also believe you are more douche than thou
Thank you for being you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 09:18 pm
Reality is tough I know Slack
Reality is tough I know Slack.
You sound angry?
If you want it, go get it!
Otherwise let it go...shits gonna eat you raw from the inside, it's cancerous man.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 09:27 pm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyhmd7Gk4U
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Pipe Slingin' Redneck
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 09:39 pm
I have a real good feeling
I have a real good feeling that if we took America's most wealthy businessmen and told them they HAD to build affordable housing, they would resist.
Then, we execute one on TV.
Bring in the next wealthy businessman and give the same directions, it would get done.
Yes, you heard me.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 09:47 pm
What did New York do?
What did New York do?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 10:01 pm
George Walker is selling his
George Walker is selling his Eugene home, here's what he posted on Facebook, and the ad.
Pranksters: Own a piece of history! Selling this Eugene house, which I have owned since 1985. Built 1910. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, plus separate apartment (converted garage) with kitchen, bedroom, bath, more. Financed by Garcias (Jerry & Carolyn), formerly occupied by Annabelle Garcia. Great neighborhood, close in town. Want to sell to do more amazing things! (New Farthur bus, writing all the stories). Make offer in $325,000 range. I will work with you!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1594-Lincoln-St_Eugene...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 10:05 pm
Co Op City
Co Op City
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/06live.html
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 10:20 pm
California could use a few dozen hipster housing projects.
This is a regional ad from the link. I moved to San Francisco in 96 and worked in or near this building for $10 dollars an hour doing shipping and receiving for a print shop. I lived with my parents in a condo in Walnut Creek.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 11:55 pm
The tightening of bank
The tightening of bank regulations hasn't made it any easier to finance, adding another hurdle trying to meet rising prices.
The housing problem in Salt Lake is off the charts and really affects low income folks and the elderly. Up to 2 years waiting lists on subsidized housing.
Sad to talk to a disabled woman today who's living in her truck. I wished I had a solution for her. It's frustrating.
I know a vet who has a housing voucher for $872. His landlord is trying to kick him out. The voucher amount means he's supposed to find housing where $872 would cover the rent AND utilities.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rando Salvador Vagrante
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 12:08 am
Slack, we live in Lamorinda
Slack, we live in Lamorinda and no... there are no single family homes under a mil. Yet we still live here. And root for the Dodgers :).
Wish the ocean was closer but still not too shabby.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 10:53 am
they are building tons of
they are building tons of high density apts/condos here.
they ain't putting poor folk in there...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 11:21 am
After the housing boom in
After the housing boom in Asheville, NC.
City Council imposed a requirement for new housing complexes to contain a percentage of affordable housing units,
mainly because we're a service industry based city and service industry workers couldn't afford to live in the city.
That being said, more needs to be done.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Andean Flight Javs Corner
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 11:33 am
I live in a neighborhood in
I live in a neighborhood in Santiago which is technically upper class, even though my house is 120 m2, meaning it's small. Small yard, small everything, but in a safe nice kind of neighborhood. Chilean average salary is about 800 dollars a month. My house is worth about 270,000 USD. In other words, in Chile, if you're not in the top 5% of the economic layer cake, there's basically no chance of you ever owning a home.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High Surfdead
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 11:47 am
And Chile is the richest
And Chile is the richest country per capita in the W. hemisphere after US, Canada, Panama, Trinidad, and St. Kitts.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Franklin Page HotnannySF
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 01:38 pm
That NY Times ad - 181
That NY Times ad - 181 Fremont is the brand new tower close to the Salesforce Tower and is mostly leased by Facebook and the condos there are the highest lux you can get for new. The priciest penthouse in SF is in that building.
In SF all condo projects must have 15-20% below market rate (for sale, not rent - that's a different program). It's a Mayor's Office Of Housing program. I know because we qualified and won a good lottery number and bought one. Needed it since I was getting the boot from my old apartment.
There are about 12 new buildings going up within 2 blocks of where we live, including the old Honda dealership/Fillmore West building. Someone absolutely BOMBED the building over the weekend with a massive graffiti tag the length of the entire top floor.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Franklin Page HotnannySF
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 01:45 pm
Building new projects has
Building new projects has been the subject of much debate in San Francisco. Anyone wanting to learn about the current issues can start by googling
YIMBY Action
Scott Weiner SB 35
These are centrist pro-development folks who got crushed in the recent local election with their desire to build everywhere close to public transit, regardless of neighborhood or demographics.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:30 pm
https://www.thenation.com
https://www.thenation.com/article/affordable-housing-crisis-warren-booke...
https://www.car.org/aboutus/mediacenter/newsreleases/2018releases/2019ho...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:38 pm
Meanwhile, in Japan, people
Meanwhile, in Japan, people have stopped having sex, resulting in a rapidly declining birth rate and lots of abandoned homes. There are so many abandoned homes in some parts of the country, they are giving them away:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/asia/japan-vacant-akiya-ghost-homes/index...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-sex-problem-demograp...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:41 pm
What's the minimum wage in
What's the minimum wage in Japan? Will it cover one of those pod hotel rooms and some food?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:44 pm
Be curious to see if any of
Be curious to see if any of those homes are in Tsunami prone areas, near nuclear disasters, volcanoes, or mudslides....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:44 pm
848 Yen ($7.49 usd) per hour.
848 Yen ($7.49 usd) per hour. If they are giving away homes, should be enough.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:47 pm
I wonder how much the commute
I wonder how much the commute would cost.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly Orange County Lumber Truck
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 05:54 pm
>maybe we can make 1 poor
>maybe we can make 1 poor costal city in each coastal county where the normal people can live<
Not a city , but it's waterfront
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:32 pm
McKinleyville is pretty poor
McKinleyville is pretty poor in california costal...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:34 pm
https://www.vox.com/future
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/10/18130870/child-tax-credit-...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _________ Plf9905
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:41 pm
our child <<<
our child <<<
What A Great Father Slacker ! Who Spends 20 Hours A Day On Viva ? WTF ?
Every Time You Post YOU Are Missing Out On Time With Your Child = REMEMBER THAT ! POS !!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:49 pm
His sitting next to me doing
His sitting next to me doing homework. He has a learning disability.
Learning came easier for me. Teaching isn't as easy.
Doing his homework for him would be easier but then he wouldn't be as smart as you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:50 pm
Turtle, I almost bought a
Turtle, I almost bought a house in McKinleyville in 1969 or '70. I think it was priced at $6000, but might have been less.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:52 pm
good thing you didn't judit,
good thing you didn't judit, its a shithole.
1/2 burned out meth trailers...its pretty messed up.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:54 pm
>>>poor in california costal
Inglewood is 7 miles from the beach, but a world apart.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 06:55 pm
It wasn't a great place back
It wasn't a great place back then, either, just maybe affordable. There were trees between houses, are there still?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Franklin Page HotnannySF
on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 08:32 pm
Not sure about McKinleyville,
Not sure about McKinleyville, but I love Blue Lake. Cute houses, a great brewery...... I'm sure it suffers from some of the same problems
Crescent City another cheap CA coastal town if you don't mind the tsunami threat (and meth blight)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Thursday, December 13, 2018 – 10:23 am
Elizabeth Warren doubles down
Elizabeth Warren doubles down on affordable housing legislation
Along with Rep. Cedric Richmond, Sen. Warren introduced a House companion to the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act
https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/11/18136027/elizabeth-warren-affordable-h...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Thursday, December 13, 2018 – 10:29 am
they be gentrifying inglewood
they be gentrifying inglewood
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Thursday, December 13, 2018 – 12:24 pm
get the fuck out!
get the fuck out!
No, seriously, you got to get the fuck out.
Now.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:00 am
Fixing climate change is more
Fixing climate change is more important than housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly Orange County Lumber Truck
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:02 am
^you need to ask your
^yes.
you need to ask your governor about the housing situation
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:05 am
I left Gavin a message.
I left Gavin a message.
I told him we need a high speed train to save the environment from housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly Orange County Lumber Truck
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:16 am
^what answer are you looking
^what answer are you looking for, Slack?
The housing crisis in California needs to addressed at the state and local level, the feds aren't coming to the rescue.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Is forgiveness possible? Number 6
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:24 am
Notsauce
Notsauce
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 09:48 am
Tom, is housing an issue in
Tom, is housing an issue in New Jersey?
What are your local politicians doing about it?
I could use your feedback when I call my local pols.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:07 am
Instead of incessantly
Instead of incessantly complaining about the Bay Area’s housing crisis and your situation, you might consider spending some time researching current options for low and moderate income housing in your area, serving on a housing commission or other community group that is already advocating for affordable housing, and partnering with government agencies and other groups to provide it to people in need. local government officials already know there’s a shortage. Figure out how you can be part of the solution.
or you can spend countless hours on a drug band web site.
This agency (link below) has some info for you about where to find affordable housing in your community. Some communities are better at providing affordable housing than others. No, I’m not going to do your homework for you, or answer any more of your inane questions. Not telling you what to do either, just offering suggestions to help. there are options out there if you put in the time and energy, you’ll find them.
http://www.hellohousing.org/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:17 am
>>>or you can spend countless
>>>or you can spend countless hours on a drug band web site talking about Russia or Ryan Adams
or housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:22 am
I don’t really care what
I don’t really care what happens to Ryan Adams, I own a home and trust Mueller and our intelligences will deal with Russia interfering in our government affairs.
While I do advocate for affordable housing in my community, no doubt the situation is bleak at times because there is definitely a shortage. savvy people though manage to make it work because they’ve done their homework. Often just volunteering with those who build affordable houses - Habitat for Humanity, for example - can lead to positive affordable housing search results.
What you missed was that there are housing agencies that can help you if you really want to find affordable housing. I think you like whining more.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:28 am
https://losangeles.cbslocal
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/02/19/long-beach-affordable-housing/
gavin will help you?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:32 am
“If we want a California for
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 10:40 am
i guess we need homes more
i guess we need homes more than a train.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 11:09 am
Oregon is on the verge of
Oregon is on the verge of becoming the first state in the Union with statewide rent control. Under the new bill which seems certain to pass, landlords can only raise rent 9% per year and would ban "no cause" evictions after the first year of a tenancy. Portland already has passed local renter protection ordinances which require landlords to provide hefty relocation assistance to tenants when they raise the rent by more than 10% or issue a "no cause" eviction.
Opponents of the law say that landlords will be scared off from renting places and the law will result in an unintended shortage of rental housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GravyTrain Gravytrain
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 11:17 am
>>or you can spend countless
>>or you can spend countless hours on a drug band web site.
This. Guy could have a college degree and a new career by now....
Reinvent yourself, Slacker, it’s very Californian.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly Orange County Lumber Truck
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 11:27 am
> is housing an issue in New
> is housing an issue in New Jersey? <
Not really. Home prices are down. Property taxes are the issue.
Here's one guy's perspective... https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/category/perspectives
A little on what Newsom is doing...
https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/tcrarchive/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 11:59 am
I think we need economic
I think we need economic diversity in every community.
My wife is college educated. She was a teacher. She couldn't afford to keep teaching.
She is still underpaid because of sexism and cronyism.
My jobs are housekeeping, landscaping, home repair, mover, painter, tutor, mentor, chef, shopper, bookkeeper, security consultant and coach.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn Lloyd_Klondike
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 12:05 pm
Let's ask Manny Machado what
Let's ask Manny Machado what he thinks .
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 12:08 pm
>>> security consultant
>>> security consultant
You work for Blackwater on the side?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Is forgiveness possible? Number 6
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 01:09 pm
Knoticeme
Knoticeme
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 01:43 pm
https://www.mercurynews.com
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/29/borenstein-stop-deepening-bay-are...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: free to come, free to go phaldo
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 01:56 pm
Blackwater has been closed
Blackwater has been closed for awhile, it's Triple Canopy now.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 04:05 pm
https://www.boston.com/news
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/09/26/elizabeth-warren-housing...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Is forgiveness possible? Number 6
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 04:08 pm
Konnotesaur
Konnotesaur
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Blue Rose Task Force Rock And Roll Goddess
on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 05:38 pm
Meanwhile.....
Meanwhile.....
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/dave-matthews-band-to-donate-m-toward-affordable-housing-in/article_5cb8666a-f35f-11e8-a05e-eb1e4721ce91.html
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 03:58 pm
Put more directly, in order
Put more directly, in order to solve the climate crisis, we have to solve the housing crisis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/opinion/california-home-prices-climat...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 04:10 pm
my rent has gone up every
my rent has gone up every year.
why didn't people vote for the rent control?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 08:10 pm
Fuck Rent control, and fuck
Fuck Rent control, and fuck the Gov’t telling me what I can do with my land.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 08:24 pm
lol
lol
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 08:48 pm
Not everyone lives outside
Not everyone lives outside their means in SoCal, and not everyone needs Gov’t assistance in their housing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 09:23 pm
Which workers belong in which
Which workers belong in which cities?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 11:10 pm
where should i go?
where should i go?
what are my means?
how far should i commute?
but go ahead and plow your 1950's bungalo and put up 12 condos and charge $4/k a mo for them. it's your land.
house flippers too...
it's ok rackett, i'm in a union also, i believe... and will be getting something after 4 years of bad faith negotiations and litigation.
i'll pay gladly pay to live where the fuck i want...as long as i am able.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly Orange County Lumber Truck
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 09:55 am
>Which workers belong in
>Which workers belong in which cities?<
Come on, Slack, you know that it is all about the profit. Not enough money in providing housing for lower income folks. Need to find effective incentives for builders and landlords. Personally, i believe rent control is a disincentive for landlords. I understand the rationale, but i wouldn't want to own a rent controlled property.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 10:31 am
I’m wrestling with raising
I’m wrestling with raising the rent on my rental, just a measly $25 p/m. It’s been the same for two years, flood insurance has gone up over 25%, $700 or so, and taxes have gone up over 33%, $1,100. The unit is very fairly priced, and will still be with a $25 increase. I just hate raising the rent.
Being a landlord isn’t as great as some think it is.
For reference, it’s 1,450 sq/ft, 2 story, 2 br plus office, 1 bath, and I allow dogs. Tenants get free WiFi and whatever they want out of the garden. Current tenants estimated that it saved them hundreds in food costs last year. It’s also on the most desireable street in a very desireable town.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:31 pm
$25, that's nice bk.
$25, that's nice bk.
mine is raised annually $100.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino kxela
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:46 pm
It all comes back to this
It all comes back to this
http://www.worldometers.info/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GravyTrain Gravytrain
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:48 pm
Words on a bronzed plaque
Words on a bronzed plaque somewhere around 19th hole:
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:50 pm
$100 a year? That’s nuts! I
$100 a year? That’s nuts! I’ve raised my rent a total of $100 in the last 8 years combined.
For what it’s worth, I only started collecting a security deposit 4 years ago.
I’ve decided not to raise it this year. Maybe next. I have great tenants and want them to stay. Not that they’d leave over $25, but fuck it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:58 pm
yeah, she's a bitch.
yeah, she's a bitch.
the sad thing is we are still like $2-300/mo under market...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 01:04 pm
It just says husband and
It just says husband and father, Gravytrain. It's a small plaque.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 08:41 pm
Turtle, You live in one of
Turtle, You live in one of the most expensive places in Southern California. So yea, no pity when you’re bitching about rent. You could move, you know?
There are deals to be had near the coast. Long Beach for example or San Pedro. Ghetto, no waves, but cheap. I’m not so sure that would fit into your OC lifestyle though.
i left Santa Barbara because I knew I would NEVER own in that town. When are you going to see that you’re never going to own in your town?
Sucks paying rent out of your social security check, brah,
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 06:52 pm
My OC lifestyle?
My OC lifestyle?
What is that?
Could move, sure? I still need to get to work. More than 30mins commute is not how I want to live.
I know long beach has come a long way but, yeah I have no desire to own a condo in in that dump.
Have thought about Pedro. My family has been there since the 50s and extended family since the 40s...I like it and there is surf...just the non dangerous places are just as expensive...
I am ok with the choices I made. But everywhere is pretty much expensive.
Oside is getting the treatment now...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 06:58 pm
Vista
Vista
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Without a net T.O.D.
on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 07:04 pm