By NinjaFridge Go To PostI heard dy was behind the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.Had him pegged for the Zodiac killings.
By blackace Go To PostI cannot think of a more unbelievable story as a brother kidnapping some white kids..😂
By blackace Go To PostI cannot think of a more unbelievable story as a brother kidnapping some white kids..
By blackace Go To PostI cannot think of a more unbelievable story as a brother kidnapping some white kids..
By Pac-12 Go To Post😂😂😂
By Yurtlicious Go To Postwas saying african american man an important detail to point out
do they like come faster and armed or something
A few pages old but I just love how you answered your own question.
By Dipro Go To Postcan anyone compare the date blackace left the country with the day when Maddie got taken?White people: black people don't know their fathers hurhur
also white people: black men are kidnapping white children
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By blackace Go To PostWhite people: black people don't know their fathers hurhur
also white people: black men are kidnapping white children
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I mean, when you consider just how racist white people are, is that even inconsistent?
Btw, anyone know any good apartment/townhome finder sites in the US? I've been month to month since all this started because my lease ended in April. Paying too damn much, but I absolutely refuse to live with roommates again for any reason.
THe absurd sums of money I've had to surrender to get on the property market - just to put down a deposit.
I wake up in cold sweats thinning about the day I close on the property - fuck I hope its worth it.
I wake up in cold sweats thinning about the day I close on the property - fuck I hope its worth it.
By Laboured Go To PostIt usually is.
By syrenity now! Go To Postit usually isntIt's both depending on the day
I mean, compared to renting, it absolutely 100% is. If you're giving money to a landlord, I'd suggest you'd be better off just cutting it into pieces and eating it, or perhaps crafting a tent out of it.
Real estate and housing is a complete racket here and in other big cities of the world. Dingy looking one bedrooms go for over a million now in even sketchy areas. Doubt we will ever be able to buy our own unless we move out of Toronto.
I have commitment issues even when it comes to houses, no way I'm buying a fucking house I move a lot
edit: aye dy
edit: aye dy
By Laboured Go To PostI mean, compared to renting, it absolutely 100% is. If you're giving money to a landlord, I'd suggest you'd be better off just cutting it into pieces and eating it, or perhaps crafting a tent out of it.Depends on the situation. You typically want to buy/build a place you intend to live forever otherwise you view it as rental property and then rent where you actually want to live.
It is a racket, but renting is worse. It's not a terrible way to get ROI and you have the benefit of not giving money to a landlord, which is tantamount to funding terrorism.
By Daz Go To Postwhy is property so damned expensive to begin with?What you gonna do about it, don't be a commie
It is a fucking racket.
Its a racket both ways tbh. If a piece of shit place can be renovated in an area that's likely to see rapid expansion then sheiit.
Its that kind of constant gambling that makes living in an investment stressful as fuck.
Its that kind of constant gambling that makes living in an investment stressful as fuck.
By DY_nasty Go To PostIts a racket both ways tbh. If a piece of shit place can be renovated in an area that's likely to see rapid expansion then sheiit.
Its that kind of constant gambling that makes living in an investment stressful as fuck.
Absolutely.
By Daz Go To Postwhy is property so damned expensive to begin with?There’s many reasons and one is that it’s a pretty safe investment vehicle in most big cities with artificially low supply like Hong Kong, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco. Prices sky rocket due to jacked up government policies. In North America a lot of it comes down to NIMBYism and an obsession with R1 zoning that zone plots of land solely for single family detached homes and are terrified of building anything else. All the big cities in North America have depressingly low vacancy rates which is a sign of an unhealthy and overpriced housing market. Here in Toronto it’s somewhere around 2% currently - a healthy real estate market would be around 5% and up.
It is a fucking racket.
My favourite bad government policy is the one in HK. In HK the government owns all the land and auctions it off to developers and those funds make up almost 50% of the government’s tax revenue. There’s literally no incentive at all there to lower prices or build more, because the government’s tax coffers entirely depend on it.
Regardless it is an investment. Honestly buying a house was one of the greatest things I have done. I am paying about 200 dollars less per month in total with twice the space and a bit of a yard.
By Laboured Go To PostAbsolutely.Goddamnit, PB dropping knowledge -
A a first time buyer though, your options are nearly non-existent unless you make absurd amounts.
It is interesting to see how artificial bubbles are created by vested interests - I should apply for a job in HK govt - soon as the whole China thing blows over.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI find it hard to believe that people just invest in homes like they're not going anywhere.
This is market dependent and specific for each person. I live in Cali and am on my third house and am not 40 yet. Even if you had to move fast, you could easily rent the property in Cali.
By blackace Go To PostRegardless it is an investment. Honestly buying a house was one of the greatest things I have done. I am paying about 200 dollars less per month in total with twice the space and a bit of a yard.
That's the thing for me. To rent the place I'm living in I'd prolly be paying around £1k plus bills a month. I pay almost half that with my mortgage and other fees and I actually get to invest in it. I do get the point about being locked in place tho.
Both renting and buying have their positives and negatives. However, the latter is unattainable for the vast majority of people in big cities. That in itself causes distortion in the rent pricing, too.
Tokyo is probably the GOAT big city in terms of housing affordability and supply. The west needs to just steal all those policies and adapt them for ourselves.
Tokyo is probably the GOAT big city in terms of housing affordability and supply. The west needs to just steal all those policies and adapt them for ourselves.
By Yurtlicious Go To PostJapanese houses are really tiny though rightthe houses are not tiny but the lots are.... once you go over x sq fj taxes go way up
Seen too many people lose their homes to absolutely trifling issues. From natural disasters, to job loss, to injuries that mean they can no longer access their own homes, poor investments, etc. You pay less in some cases, sure, but the amount of yourself tied into a home is insane.
It gets hard to have the conversation because it really feels like those risks get outright dismissed. And in today's job market as well, being able to move is an incredible personal leg up on your peers. Being chained to a location directly cuts into your earning potential. A house feels like a point you only reach when you've put a lid on your life and are satisfied with it's contents.
It gets hard to have the conversation because it really feels like those risks get outright dismissed. And in today's job market as well, being able to move is an incredible personal leg up on your peers. Being chained to a location directly cuts into your earning potential. A house feels like a point you only reach when you've put a lid on your life and are satisfied with it's contents.
Tend to look at your place and you like, oh right, probably have to fix that and that and that.
Only escalated in these 'rona times too :(
Otherwise it's better, ofc.
Only escalated in these 'rona times too :(
Otherwise it's better, ofc.
Back when I rented my landlords would tell me that my hentai posters and body pillows were 'obscene' and 'not in keeping with local decorum', whereas now only my wife tells me that.
I didn't have to pay too much up front, and in a few years I will have made that back in what I saved from rent.
Being able to sell (even at a loss) is huge compared to just getting evicted.
Sure there is some risks but land is valuable
Being able to sell (even at a loss) is huge compared to just getting evicted.
Sure there is some risks but land is valuable
By syrenity now! Go To Posttoo much hassle imo
People deal with the hassle for a reason.
By DY_nasty Go To PostSeen too many people lose their homes to absolutely trifling issues. From natural disasters, to job loss, to injuries that mean they can no longer access their own homes, poor investments, etc. You pay less in some cases, sure, but the amount of yourself tied into a home is insane.
It gets hard to have the conversation because it really feels like those risks get outright dismissed. And in today's job market as well, being able to move is an incredible personal leg up on your peers. Being chained to a location directly cuts into your earning potential. A house feels like a point you only reach when you've put a lid on your life and are satisfied with it's contents.
