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I had this same argument with people over and over on HN while I was homeless. If you want to actually move there and live there, looking into those "cheap" hom
by DoreenMichele 3y ago
I had this same argument with people over and over on HN while I was homeless. If you want to actually move there and live there, looking into those "cheap" homes frequently is a case of they aren't actually livable and need many thousands of dollars of work, among other issues.
- llm_nerd 3y agoYou are predicating this entire discussion on your own personal experience. I have no idea what your income, credit rating, job, etc is, but as mentioned obviously people fall through the cracks and have trouble anywhere, at literally any time in human history. I mean, you mentioned that you looked for six years, yet even the US notion of a lack of "affordable" (which again, is a relative term) housing is a recent phenomena. No, I'm not looking at teardowns. Many of these are absolutely gorgeous, extremely well-appointed homes. This is more than just touristy noise at this point: I am seriously considering relocating to the US because of what is happening in Canada, and have looked in depth at available homes across the nation.
- DoreenMichele 3y agoYou've basically said "my personal firsthand experience trumps yours" when my personal firsthand experience includes living in multiple places in the US and yours apparently includes living in Canada and looking up info about the US online and concluding life here might be better for you. I wish you luck in finding your bliss, but this seems like an unconstructive discussion. PS: What's on the internet is not necessarily a comprehensive and accurate picture of reality on the ground.