cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28867930
And corporate landlords that form duopolies and then price fix.
It really gets so old. The only way to avoid housing costs being insane is multi generational living or having a bunch of roommates. Ironically, this allows for better community activism which is why they fought so hard for individual family homes after WW2. It's rough that capitalism always allows for short sighted idiots to be the ones that excel.
multi generational living or having a bunch of roommates
These are the same thing, except that you're related to your roommates in the first case and may or may not be in the second.
That's true. It's a little more risky to buy a house with random roommates, but I get what you're saying.
Eh, might be splitting hairs, but multigenerational living can look a bit more like a coop apartment than just having roommates.
Had a discussion with my dad about the concept and it's captured his imagination recently, but in his mind it's a tri-or-quadplex currently owned by someone renting out each unit, and having him and my mom in one, my grandparents in the other, and up to two interested familial subunits in the others (👋, maybe my brother or interested aunt/uncle/cousin).
I was personally thinking about one of those older big heritage properties that folks aren't interested in due to the labour + rules involved for one family unit (which is closer to the roommate model), didn't consider the tri/quadplex approach but kind of dig it. Need to learn more about what's involved to prod further (was firmly in the 'probably just gonna rent until I die' camp, so there's lots about real estate and coop ownership I need to learn).
1994, I paid $225 for a two bedroom duplex with a carport and a yard. Was it a shithole? Yes. Was it a two bedroom duplex I could afford as a student while fixing PCs on the side for fixed income retirees? Also yes.
I am paying 800 a month for a similar shitty duplex with a gravel drive way but in the middle of nowhere land.
i say the greedy landlords are likely to be corporate ones or RICH ones.
Just build more housing!
YIMBY=good NIMBY=bad
That's literally illegal.
We have to fix the zoning code first.
That's very clearly part of the "building housing" process.
Yes, but only in the sense that it's a prerequisite to it.
The point is that it's not just about waiting for developers to do their thing; it requires political action from the general public. You, each person reading this, have to get off your butt and help make it happen by lobbying your local reps for zoning reform.
Bad take imo. You don’t control any of that, but you do control how financially educated you are, and despite the “greedy landlords” it can still make a huge difference. There are still a LOT of people who buy basic items on payment plans, for example.
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