- Asafum ( @Asafum@feddit.nl ) English66•11 months ago
I literally pay $100 more to live in a much shittier garage than this…
Rent is getting absolutely disgusting. I was JUST getting a promotion that would allow me to afford a house and then COVID fucked literally everything… The WFH movement started in full swing and bye bye affordable housing… Now I’m permanently locked out of the housing market as a blue collar piece of shit.
- pizza_rolls ( @pizza_rolls@kbin.social ) 23•11 months ago
The rate of increase is mind blowing. I used to rent a 1br luxury apartment for $1100 back in 2016.
- such_fifty_bucks ( @such_fifty_bucks@lemmy.one ) 28•11 months ago
Good thing wages are also inflating to keep up with these ridiculous price increases. Oh, wait…
- Altima NEO ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) 1•11 months ago
Man my fucking mortgage is only a couple hundred higher
- Karnickel ( @Karnickel@lemmynsfw.com ) English12•11 months ago
In Switzerland I could kill someone and have a better living arrangement than in this picture (look up swiss prisons)
I pay 1k for roughly 740 square feet / 69 m2. Covid didn’t change anything. It’s wild that things can be so vastly different for two similary rich countries (I kinda assume the post is in the USA).
- NikkiNikkiNikki ( @NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social ) 10•11 months ago
Same here, me and my GF make enough money now to afford housing 3 years ago, but now we’re priced out of even renting! it’s bullshit.
- Asafum ( @Asafum@feddit.nl ) 10•11 months ago
It’s so gross that we literally need 2 incomes, sometimes more just to afford a place to sleep… I’m perpetually single so I need to do it all solo. Good luck I hope you guys find something soon!
- qwertyqwertyqwerty ( @qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one ) English37•11 months ago
That’s the cost of my mortgage, and I have a 6 bedroom house.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English19•11 months ago
It looks like the homeowner is trying to get a renter to pay theirs.
- qwertyqwertyqwerty ( @qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one ) English7•11 months ago
Depending on where it’s located, this could be considered a bargain. I’ve seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn’t have windows or a kitchen.
EDIT: I should add that this wasn’t in a large city. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1042-Winthrop-St-BASEMENT-Brooklyn-NY-11212/2061307902_zpid/ is an example of $1,200/month in NYC.
- oatscoop ( @oatscoop@midwest.social ) English8•11 months ago
I’ve seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn’t have windows or a kitchen.
Huh. Fun fact, the International Building Code is a “model code” that’s adopted as the basis for building code by most jurisdictions in the USA. Meaning if you’re in the USA it’s more likely-than-not code where you live.
Another fun fact: there are egress requirements for basement that contain “sleeping rooms” (R310.1). Essentially, you need a minimum 1 normal means of egress and 1 emergency escape and rescue opening unless the building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system – and your local code might have even stricter requirements.
This is a disturbingly common code violation by people trying to rent out their basement. It would be a real shame if someone were to read up on their local code and report suspected illegal basement conversions to local code enforcement or the fire inspector.
- qwertyqwertyqwerty ( @qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one ) English4•11 months ago
I’m sure it wasn’t up to code, but in a dense student population with high rent costs, I’m sure a student would rent it and disregard the violations.
- Asafum ( @Asafum@feddit.nl ) English4•11 months ago
I once paid $600 for a single room in someone else’s house. This shit really is getting out of control.
Now I’m at $1340 for a garage… As the other person said, we’re literally paying their mortgage, but can’t afford our own… Thanks COVID! Not only did it kill tons of people, it killed the housing market too.
- min_fapper ( @min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi ) English16•11 months ago
COVID didn’t do shit. Greedy landlords and conglomerates killed the housing market.
And they’re over the moon that you’re blaming COVID for it and not them.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English1•11 months ago
Damn.
- RealAccountNameHere ( @RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org ) English13•11 months ago
I pay almost $2000 a month for a 600-square foot one-bedroom apartment.
Wish I’d bought a house ten years ago.
- Neato ( @Neato@kbin.social ) 13•11 months ago
The best time to buy a house was 10 years ago. The second best time is never, because corporations own them all now.
- qwertyqwertyqwerty ( @qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one ) English5•11 months ago
I bought mine about 12 years ago, which was a very good time to buy a house. I wouldn’t be able to afford my own house if I had to buy it today.
- Eigengrau ( @Eigengrau@kbin.social ) 19•11 months ago
This kicks ass , but price range doesn’t
- zerkrazus ( @zerkrazus@kbin.social ) 16•11 months ago
Unless there’s more shown than in that photo, that’s a not a 1 BR, that’s a studio. And a crappy and overpriced one at that.
- 0ops ( @0ops@lemm.ee ) English15•11 months ago
It has a garage!
- Vakbrain ( @Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English12•11 months ago
I still haven’t found the bath… Probably outside
- 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️ ( @Kolanaki@yiffit.net ) English4•11 months ago
I was guessing behind the door with glass slats on the right, and all it has in there is a toilet.
- OrlandoDoom ( @OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk ) English10•11 months ago
Landlords provide housing the same way that ticket scalpers provide concert tickets
- SuperSpruce ( @SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml ) English7•11 months ago
If this was half the price, I’d be thrilled with a place like this. If it has a bathroom and a Washer/Dryer, it has everything I need and nothing I don’t.
- cook_pass_babtridge ( @cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk ) English1•11 months ago
Looks like it would be freezing in winter though.
- SuperSpruce ( @SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml ) English4•11 months ago
Don’t worry, my gaming laptop spews enough heat to keep me warm! /s
- NekoRiv ( @NekoRiv@lemmynsfw.com ) English1•11 months ago
My pc used to be on the floor. It was really nice to keep my toes warm while I gamed in the winter by resting them on the tower. Miss those days.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English6•11 months ago
I’d be stunned if this was legal.
- Voyajer ( @Voyajer@kbin.social ) 2•11 months ago
Which part? The only thing I don’t see from a legal standpoint is a smoke detector. The bathroom will need to have a functional vent to the outside as well.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English6•11 months ago
I’m thinking that a garage door instead of an actual wall would be some sort of code violation.
- psyspoop ( @psyspoop@kbin.social ) 2•11 months ago
They probably have a wall outside the garage door.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English2•11 months ago
I hope so. There would be no insulation otherwise.
- El_Segundo ( @El_Segundo@lemmy.ca ) English2•11 months ago
I believe this is called a Bachelor