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Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

Most people living paycheck to paycheck don't qualify for a 20 year loan for land and a home even in the case of crappy manufactured homes. Plus, if they ever defaulted, they would lose the home and probably quite a bit of the equity as well, depending on local laws.