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Speaking of renting in Seattle... There's a phenomenon in older apartment buildings on Captiol and First Hills where a large number of renters are barely able
by stephengillie 11y ago
Speaking of renting in Seattle...
There's a phenomenon in older apartment buildings on Captiol and First Hills where a large number of renters are barely able to pay rent, or are already past that point and have stopped paying rent. Evicting them just means adding to Seattle's homeless population (the other 1%).
This doesn't apply to the shiny new condo you'd be living in. It applies to the ugly, squat, 95-year-old brick apartment building across the street.
- trts 11y agoIf my rent became unaffordable, that would be unfortunate and inconvenient. But I think rather than choosing to become homeless I would move somewhere else where I could afford it.
- stephengillie 11y agoYou're probably basing this prediction of your actions on your optimistic worldview, your resources, employment, and your connections. Some people only start with half of that, and don't know what to do when it starts slipping away. And what do you do if your neuroprocessor isn't powerful enough to get you a good job in the first place? If you worked hard but couldn't become more than just a laborer? If you've never been able to afford even a car? Then suddenly you lose your job but your landlord doesn't kick you out.
- mbreese 11y agoYou're assuming that you'd be able to find something that was a) affordable and b) available. The SV rental market has few of either...