Comment on White picket rents: Tenants are flooding the suburbs where they can't afford to buy

• partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I really hate the term “starter home”.

  When I bought it decades ago, it was far from bougie. However, those two works as a name communicated exactly what kind of house it was for the purposes of explaining the situation. What two word name do you believe would be more appropriate without being too verbose?

  Most of us will never own a home of any size so it comes off bougie.

  Would you be able to afford a $150k home?

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  • MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I would just call it a house or a home. The implication for starter home to me is this is just until I get rich. Maybe I’m alone in thinking that way but I don’t care for people discussing their wealthb publicly when so many have nothing.

    Yes, I’m lucky enough that I could afford a home at that cost, with a mortgage of course. But I’m not getting much work right now (freelance contractor) and it could end up being a bad decision. So we stay in our $750 per month rented house for now.

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    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I would just call it a house or a home.

      That’s not nearly descriptive enough. At the description a “house” Is it a small 2 bedroom 800sq ft bungalow or is it a giant 6000sq ft sprawling estate? With “starter home” the audience could tell exactly that I meant the small place.

      The implication for starter home to me is this is just until I get rich.

      That’s not the “start” the “starter home” is referring to historically. It means “starting to live on your own” and “having to house just yourself”. For most, it means two people, and maybe a very young child. As you age, your family living space can change. This could mean from having more kids to housing your elderly parents.

      Maybe I’m alone in thinking that way but I don’t care for people discussing their wealth publicly when so many have nothing.

      You’re welcome to your own opinion, but I think its too far to try to make discussing owning a home to be a taboo subject.

      Yes, I’m lucky enough that I could afford a home at that cost, with a mortgage of course. But I’m not getting much work right now (freelance contractor) and it could end up being a bad decision. So we stay in our $750 per month rented house for now.

      Certainly with a mortgage. I still consider that "affording a house. Those houses at $150k, and many cheaper are available right now for ownership in LCOL cities and towns, which is where mine was when I bought it decades ago.

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