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Asheville is an increasingly trendy and prestigious resort town for very rich people from all over. It is not a place I would expect anyone to buy their first h
by closeparen 5y ago
Asheville is an increasingly trendy and prestigious resort town for very rich people from all over. It is not a place I would expect anyone to buy their first home.
- deathanatos 5y ago> ______ is an increasingly trendy and prestigious ____ town for very rich people […] It is not a place I would expect anyone to buy their first home. I've heard this about pretty much every place, at this point. ("Move somewhere cheaper!" … and get "geographic multiplier"'d into a lower salary, and you're right back where you started.)
- hiptobecubic 5y agoI am currently remote, but considering tactically moving to NYC because the increase in pay is better than the increase in rent / col. It serves no benefit to the company (even harms it) but that's HR for you.
- paisawalla 5y agoHistorical median inflation-adjusted incomes have increased around 14-16% in Asheville since 2005 [0]. So there is something to the idea that this person's father probably went and found a home in a then-unknown location, rather than starting out with the expectation that he'd be able to live in a trendy, high-cost locale as an entry level laborer. 0: https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/north-carolina/asheville/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/north-carolina/ashevill...
- closeparen 5y agoUrban and productive places should just build a ton more housing. It is frankly insane that people feel entitled to pastoral scenes 20 minutes from SF. But I’m not sure that applies to these mountain getaway towns that only exist in the first place because they are not the city.
- missedthecue 5y agoIt's very difficult for me to believe they're making $7.25 in Asheville like the article says. If you're making that, it's a matter of choice.