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Here in Texas, you get Trumpism whether you like it or not.
Have you ever been to California? If you are not rich, enjoy Northern California or the Central Valley
Multiple times. I love it. My husband is from the Central Valley. I've lived in Texas my whole life up until this year.
We're educated. We wouldn't live in California unless there's a job or a school there that's willing to pay for us to live there.
I wonder how large the cross-section is between those wanting to move out and the people who fight tooth & nail against easing zoning and build build build so we can actually meet demand. But yeah, leave LA please that would be great.
The Great Recession cost the US alone $14 trillion in financial losses and 20 million jobs worldwide - almost entirely due to a runaway, unregulated housing market. And here we are twelve years later and ain't shit changed. The next recession will only exacerbate the problems we're seeing in places like the Bay area and Seattle. We need heavy regulation, there's no way around it. The market is too expensive and, ironically, volatile and fickle, to leave it up to the forces of greed in finance to steer the ship.
I've lived here my whole life from Northern Cali ( Modoc County) to right smack in the san joaquin Valley. Rent keeps increasing in the valley the past few years which is a shame because I love being close enough to San Francisco from where I'm at.
My Grandma lived down near Orange County since coming over from Mexico when she was a little girl so I've been around this place haha
Lord knows Texas has seen a diaspora of Californians bringing their traffic and bad manners here. For real, you never heard the horn on the road here [my town] ten years ago; and now all the migrants drive with one hand on it.
Wish someone good morning on the street and he goes, "Do I know you?" Beyotch, gtfo and go back where you came from if you're gonna be like that.
Wish someone good morning on the street and he goes, "Do I know you?" Beyotch, gtfo and go back where you came from if you're gonna be like that.
lmfao Houstonians had bad manners on the road before any Californians came
When I lived in Sacramento and the SF bubble started to expand, there was definitely a massage surge of people coming in because even the greater Sac metro area was getting some heavy traffic. By the time I was leaving, rush hour was insanely harsh.
you could try co-living
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-coliving-development-20190106-story.html
or renting a divider
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apartment-co-living-20181125-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-coliving-development-20190106-story.html
or renting a divider
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apartment-co-living-20181125-story.html
Well, the worsening traffic is caused by all the Uber's and Lyfts and food delivery trucks that weren't on the road a few years ago.
This is very true. It's insanely frustrating. Need my office in downtown SF you just see Lyft and Uber cars just circling the block nonstop.
I moved to CA 4 years ago and I want to leave.....
To fucking Europe because there is no way you can get me to live in shitty Texas or North Carolina or all the other "cheap" states that Californians are dreaming of moving to
Let's face it California is probably the best the US has as far as quality of life and lack of any extreme climate conditions and that's not saying much
To fucking Europe because there is no way you can get me to live in shitty Texas or North Carolina or all the other "cheap" states that Californians are dreaming of moving to
Let's face it California is probably the best the US has as far as quality of life and lack of any extreme climate conditions and that's not saying much
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You were telling us back at the old place how happy you were moving from Florida to Cali.
Sorry to hear that.
I want a fucking house tho and that shit ain't happening in CA anytime soon
SF is cool but I miss the nightlife of Miami and other cities like Barcelona where you are out until 7am and places are still open. For a world class city SF is surprisingly prude af when it comes to nightlife
I'd totally move to Ljubljana if I had the chance. That would probably be my pick.
Oh yea, I know what you mean since I also lived in Miami and I was stationed in Spain when I was in the military. Best times of my life for sure.
Too many Red Bull and vodkas though in Spain lol.
Yeah that's the unfortunate side of it. Last vote they passed a prop that will build 200M dollar bike lines in the gentrified side of the city and all households in travis count are footing the bill. Like $200/year almost for a middle class family that will never use it so affluent people can bike the 4 months a year that won't result in a heatstroke.
What do you mean that high cost of living states that provide terrible public services are driving people away?!
As someone who was on SNAP, son on WIC, any Medicaid on Arkansas and NY. Arkansas welfare services (and DMV/quality of life) was so much better while being broke as dirt.
As someone who was on SNAP, son on WIC, any Medicaid on Arkansas and NY. Arkansas welfare services (and DMV/quality of life) was so much better while being broke as dirt.
question for CA residents, do banks out there just not give mortgage loans? The monthly payments (going by Zillow) don't seem THAT harsh compared to what I was expecting for SoCal.
Not familiar with local laws or how much income you need to qualify
Not familiar with local laws or how much income you need to qualify
I moved to Arkansas from the East Coast three years ago and I like it. There's plenty to do and see in Northwest Arkansas and the cost of living is still low (although that could change in the future). My wife and I pay $1k/month for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a great backyard. And our house has appreciated in value between 3 to 5 percent every year because the area is attractive.
My only big complaint is the lack of mid-tier grocery stores like Kroger, Publix, Safeway, etc. Which I assume is thanks to the political influence of Walmart. I also miss the Ocean somewhat, but I can make do without it being surrounded by the Ozarks.
I think hosting one of the largest housing crises in modern history will do that to you. Wife and I would love to live in the Bay Area except for the cost of living (housing specifically) being insane.
I feel like I see just as many California plates as I do Colorado plates here in metro Denver. And they're coming here with so much money that they're dropping all cash offers way above the asking price for homes in my area. I love my house, but there's no fucking way it should be worth almost $400K.
LOL. That's a bigger pipe dream than a train from SF to LA.
What do you consider not that harsh and where in CA are you looking?
Banks definitely give out mortgage loans, and housing prices are so out of whack that it's probably a bit more lenient than other places because the percentage of your income that goes towards housing is usually much bigger than the traditional markets. But saving that downpayment costs a lot of money, a more expensive house means more property taxes (and you're basically footing the bill for longer tenured owners because of Prop 13), and in some areas, if you don't have all cash upfront good luck winning a bid.
living in New York City, so many people I know want to move to LA. It all balances out
But I'm smart enough to not leave the GOAT city
But I'm smart enough to not leave the GOAT city
All the stories that I've heard about places like LA and SF seem like it's a prime neoliberal hellhole for normal people. Could just be that cost of living is insane and people are getting priced out.