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Permits and licensing is a huge factor, most of the southeast didn't even have licensing boards until the late 90s. If you wanted to build a house you could jus
by hattmall 1y ago
Permits and licensing is a huge factor, most of the southeast didn't even have licensing boards until the late 90s. If you wanted to build a house you could just do it. Now it's functionally impossible unless you are capitalized enough to spend a considerable amount of time and money on the permitting and approvals process.
One of the reasons there's so much gentrification is that it's much easier for builders to take a falling down house and replace 99.99% of it than to get approvals for completely new construction.
- msgodel 1y agoI'm just building my house myself and ignoring the permitting process. It's extremely rural and there's no one to really report the violation plus the house is so small if I'm forced to tear it down it's no big deal. The expected value of "breaking the law" this way is pretty deeply positive.