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> People might not like hearing it, but homes are in fact affordable if you don't choose to live in an overpopulated metro. The reason the metro is overpopulat
by vkou 3y ago
> People might not like hearing it, but homes are in fact affordable if you don't choose to live in an overpopulated metro.
The reason the metro is overpopulated is because that's where all the jobs are. Move away from it, and you'll quickly discover that the cheaper homes outside of it are now unaffordable for you, because your wages took a nose dive.
- antisthenes 3y agoYes, I'm not sure why this axiom needs to be repeated in every HN thread about housing. Housing is priced proportionately higher near populous metro areas because the wages are also proportionately higher. There is no "magic hack" for real estate. You get what you pay for in terms of location and proximity to jobs/schools/social life.
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- DSingularity 3y agoThat’s broad strokes. In most large metros you can live a little further away and have some solid discount and same wages. Better be ready for that commute that starts at 6 am though.
- antisthenes 3y ago> In most large metros you can live a little further away and have some solid discount and same wages. Better be ready for that commute that starts at 6 am though. I mean you just invalidated your own argument with the 2nd part, but sure. Wasting time in a commute negates any discount you might have had.
- DSingularity 3y agoFor some people. For others the chance of having a large home for their family makes it worth.
- vkou 3y agoSure, you can either pay in dollars, or you can pay in your time, your gasoline, and your health.