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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I know I was super lucky. I look at home prices today and what it would take for me to get there and just shake my head.

[โ€“] GR4VY 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've given up. The interest rates are ridiculous, and home prices where I want to live (anywhere in the western USA pretty much) are insanely inflated.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

There are some deals to be had, but you're buying in high crime and impoverished areas or in rural areas and you have to hope development will follow.