I am on disability. I had to live in a van after COVID hit because I got kicked out of my apartment because they were afraid of me giving them COVID and rental prices became insane and I had no money for first, last and deposit. Yeah, many places want three months rent up front to move in.
The one thing I appreciate RESIDENT CONTRARIAN explaining is about the housing situation. People would always point to rentals that cost $800 a month and say "Why don't you live there?" Then I take them on a tour and they see why I choose not to move in.
I am sorry for the suffering that many will go through if this happens, but the only thing I have to look forward to is an economic recession in the hope that it will lower the barrier to entry for housing.
So for now I just pretend I am renting my van for $600 a month and I throw that money into it for upkeep. I am just grateful I have no drug issues or family to worry about.
Then I take them on a tour and they see why I choose not to move in.
i am fully with you, but not being familiar with your specific circumstances i am still curious what you tell people. would you mind sharing some examples?
sorry, i meant a description of the living area and examples of things that make it difficult or impossible to live there.
while i have lived in the US i have never been to areas that one is being told to avoid (the most dangerous area i have lived in for a short time was somewhere near downtown DC), and in most other countries that i have been to such neighborhoods are inconceivable. heck even slums in africa appear safer compared to some gunshot prone areas in the US
The one thing I appreciate RESIDENT CONTRARIAN explaining is about the housing situation. People would always point to rentals that cost $800 a month and say "Why don't you live there?" Then I take them on a tour and they see why I choose not to move in.
I am sorry for the suffering that many will go through if this happens, but the only thing I have to look forward to is an economic recession in the hope that it will lower the barrier to entry for housing.
So for now I just pretend I am renting my van for $600 a month and I throw that money into it for upkeep. I am just grateful I have no drug issues or family to worry about.