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Post by optimusclimb » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 9:28 PM UTC

rgbrgb wrote: post #9

coldcode wrote: post #7

The site is very nice, but how does anyone afford houses that expensive in those areas? I live in Texas and my nice modern 2000 SF house is only $190.

It's tough! As a company we're trying to make it cheaper by refunding half of our commission back to the buyer [0]. If you're doing an FHA loan, that can be almost 50% of the down payment. We can also help with the purchase of low income housing if you qualify [1]. We're actually thinking about building some tools to make this inventory more accessible. You might also try checking out our cheekily named list of fixer…

Post by unicornporn » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 9:36 PM UTC

Post by rgbrgb » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 9:40 PM UTC

smt88 wrote: post #14

justizin wrote: post #12

Curious where this number comes from: > It’s sad. The typical car LA or SF commuter spends more than 60 hours each year stuck in traffic. It seems low, it would be an estimate of just over one hour per week, which would be like 10 minutes each morning and evening.

The average commute in the US is something like 23 min, so the average commute in LA or SF should theoretically be a bit higher. I agree that 10 min seems incredibly low.

Post by beatricedejong » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 10:01 PM UTC

justizin wrote: post #12

Curious where this number comes from: > It’s sad. The typical car LA or SF commuter spends more than 60 hours each year stuck in traffic. It seems low, it would be an estimate of just over one hour per week, which would be like 10 minutes each morning and evening.

Post by jkmcf » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 10:22 PM UTC