The Exponential Function

[Goldernen Oxernen]

Paying 250$ a week for a room in a 3 bedroom house, being a third of that 3000$/ month rent is not a giant weight on the shoulders of the avg single person on an avg income.

You're living in the past.  1 bedroom apts rent for $3000/mo.  Houses go $5000 and up.

RE

TDOS should squeeze his tennants more then.

The 1br has to be 'up to' rather than 'and up' though. Between a fold out bed and bunkbed, 3k$ is still ok for 3 people at 250$/week each.

[TDoS]

You're living in the past.  1 bedroom apts rent for $3000/mo.  Houses go $5000 and up.
RE

Major metro downtown 1 bedroom apartment rent maybe $1800/month. Single space garage parking included. Looked to be young professionals when examining them with .....family.....

1-2 bedroom, 1300 sq feet, included garage townhomes, $270k, mortgage at about $2200? Estimating slighty.

$3500/month mortgage $610k house, 3.5% down.

Most expensive non-coastal city in the US. All numbers on signed contracts within past 18 months or so, so reasonably current information.

I remember when Alaska was REAL expensive, back in the day, compared to every other place I ever looked at working. Last time I checked, it looked like the rest of the world just caught up.

TDoS doesn't do real estate. Don't like it, owning, renting, fixing, selling it, it always feels...dirty.

[K-Dog]

Paying 250$ a week for a room in a 3 bedroom house, being a third of that 3000$/ month rent is not a giant weight on the shoulders of the avg single person on an avg income.

You're living in the past.  1 bedroom apts rent for $3000/mo.  Houses go $5000 and up.

RE

TDOS should squeeze his tennants more then.

The 1br has to be 'up to' rather than 'and up' though. Between a fold out bed and bunkbed, 3k$ is still ok for 3 people at 250$/week each.

I get your point of view.  You consider people capable of getting their shit together and making things work.  Lower housing expenses, find a roommate.  No problemo.  Simply get thy shit together.  Personally my housing situation is not a concern at this time.  And part of keeping my shit together is not messing up a good thing.  Making bank while I still can.

But not everyone can get their shit together.  Some people despite being considered human, need to have everything planned out for them.  Without a script they have no fucking clue.  Some people also have toxic personalities.  Finding a roommate is impossible for them.

It is a situation full of contradictions, where personal flaws can cause financial ruin.

[Goldernen Oxernen]

I get your point of view.  You consider people capable of getting their shit together and making things work.  Lower housing expenses, find a roommate.  No problemo.  Simply get thy shit together.  Personally my housing situation is not a concern at this time.  And part of keeping my shit together is not messing up a good thing.  Making bank while I still can.

But not everyone can get their shit together.  Some people despite being considered human, need to have everything planned out for them.  Without a script they have no fucking clue.  Some people also have toxic personalities.  Finding a roommate is impossible for them.

It is a situation full of contradictions, where personal flaws can cause financial ruin.

Yes.'people' made clear in the full post, not just the quote, here not interchangeable with 'a person' can get their shit together. From people come communities and from communities comes culture. From culture comes values, expectations and responsibilities and ultimately if necessary, enforcement and punishment of toxic personalities. If You haven't helped out in any past barn raisins, one to house You won't happen. 

I in fact have monumental concerns about my housing situation, the cunning have thus dispossessed the guileless since Jacob and Esau.  Im not part of the demographic in question though, wheres THEIR GI bill half acre and rumbling V8?

[TDoS]

Making bank while I still can.

At your age? Why? What's the matter with doing the retiree gig full time?