> Taking a bath on a home sale isn't the only solution. Make it easier for people to build houses. The majority of old houses were built by the first owner. The

> Taking a bath on a home sale isn't the only solution. Make it easier for people to build houses. The majority of old houses were built by the first owner. They bought land and built a house the way they wanted not following thousands of regulations dictating how a home must be built. If you build a shitty house, well, good luck selling it. If it falls down thats your own damn fault. All of the ways we have learned over time that houses can be built better should just be shared knowledge and recommendations for somebody wanting to build a house. Every requirement a builder must follow means it costs more to build and less people are capable of following all the rules. Where I live if you build something that doesn't follow code you get fined for every infraction. That's a disincentive for people to build. > Remove costly regulations and you get more houses. There's a YouTube channel.. our little homestead I think is the name. They built separate studio apartments for each of their kids on the same lot. They used earth bags and the costs for one was 5k, the other 8k and they're pretty amazing for being something sturdy and safe to live in, and being made of dirt and mud I think they're probably fire proof too. This is what I want to do. I'd also like to help other's do that through a collective or something where everyone builds their own home and helps others build theirs.