Rents are dropping across the US

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 10:08 PM UTC

selectodude wrote: post #163

toomuchtodo wrote: post #63

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I'm aware. Renewables and electric cars are on a tear. Don't force density when you can use technology instead to lower your impact. It's clear the city is too expensive for many, and folks are going to filter out of urban cores until a density equilibrium is reached. Do you care if I live in the middle of nowhere in the mountains if all of my power is clean solar, our cars are electric, I work from home, and pay for…

We don’t have enough lithium on the planet for everybody to have their own electric car. Just because something is on paper sustainable, doesn’t make it actually sustainable.

Post by sharadov » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 10:11 PM UTC

asveikau wrote: post #114

treeman79 wrote: post #103

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Kids change mindset. Kids love yards. They love the little creek that runs past. I love the safety. Small neighborhood, we all know each other and look out for the kids that run around playing.

Everyone says this, as if none of us who advocate for urban life understand having kids. I have two kids. Also, they raise plenty of kids in other countries where they haven't oriented life around suburbs. Also, this was more true in the United States before white flight, and the US raised plenty of healthy kids then. So I don't think the kid thing makes as much sense as they say. But the state of US school systems d…

Post by shostack » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 10:11 PM UTC

doh wrote: post #123

taylorhou wrote: post #94

If I were a renter right now and in an urban area with a lease renewal coming due, I'd 1000% call the mgmt co's bluff. Context: my firm provides back office services to 50k+ rental units across the nation and unless you're in some oddly hot market, most mgmt companies currently are holding their breath that their renters don't say anything and renew at the same price. If you're reasonable, you can easily negotiate a…

We just canceled our lease two weeks ago. We had a large apartment in one of the new high-rises in Downtown LA. The last offer was 3 months free and 2 parking spaces free if we stay for 12 month lease, which comes to 34% discount on the rent including parking. Other buildings are offering by default two months rent-free and they will pay the movers if you decide to move in. DTLA is a special place as it has plenty of…

Post by shostack » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 10:13 PM UTC

subsubzero wrote: post #106

A lot of engineers in my group as well as a few friends are leaving the SF bay area. Now that working there is no longer a requirement and everything is shut down, why live there? Oregon, Nevada, Colo, (cheaper areas of CA), all are places that they are heading to. Main reasons are cost, crowds(lack thereof) and overall better quality of life. Expect this trend to accelerate once more leases end.

Post by ghaff » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 10:17 PM UTC

sharadov wrote: post #182

Androider wrote: post #158

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I bought into this mindset, and regret it. That's what you do when you have kids, move to the 'burbs, right? We moved from a big city to suburban hell a few years after having a kid. In those first years, we took our kid to museums, parks, playgrounds, etc. all over the city. Now there is jack shit to do in the suburb we're in except going to the mall, cannot walk anywhere, have to use the car 100% of the time to eve…

Suburbs suck, mind-numbing pits, I don't know why people with families love them. I think they all secretly hate them, it's just that they want you to share their misery by convincing you to move.