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San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code (www.businessinsider.com)
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San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code::The pods, which are 4-foot-high boxes constructed from wood and steel, made headlines after tech workers praised the spaces.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (9 children)

Speaking of the relative cost of housing, you can buy an actual whole house in other parts of the USA for that much a month. That could be a 30-year mortgage payment on a 100k house.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    In San Francisco/Bay Area that doesn’t even cover a parking space per month.

    In the US, the average home price sold was $495k. Where can you find a $100k house that doesn’t need a tear down or complete renovation?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    In the rural parts of the USA they are all over the place. Here is a 5-bedroom house for $95k in Illinois: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/417-W-Illinois-St-Steeleville-IL-62288/119741473_zpid/

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    My first house was a 3 bedroom, 2 bath in rural Texas for 5k more than that. That was 14 years ago. I just looked it up and it's currently $130k. It was built in the 90s, is brick, and still looks pretty good.

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  • [+] -12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    My guy that is a 1900 built House. That is an immediate teardown on purchase.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago

    What? Just because a house is old, doesn’t mean it isn’t still habitable. If a house that old is still standing and in good condition chances are it’s built better than new builds. And by the pictures, previous owners have taken a lot of care in it and upgraded it. Sure, the cosmetics may need to change depending on your preferences, but there is nothing wrong with that house structurally.

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