Comment on Is it better to rent a cheap/shitty place, or rent something suitable that you struggle to afford?

• whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s moving from my own place to a shared space, and I have to go outside to another building to use the kitchen or bathroom.

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  • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    OK. Yeah. Those are sacrifices. Shorter commute and no pests? Huge upgrades though. It sounds worth it, unless you really really value your privacy.

    Commute of fifty minutes? The max for me.

    And I feel something like pests would be a great reason to spend more on housing. But in this case spend less.

    Definite market failure there are not more housing options at more price points in more locations and quality.

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    • Rolando@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      unless you really really value your privacy.

      OP’s privacy is currently being violated by the landlord keeping an eye on how many days they work from home. (wtf?)

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    • whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Heard - unfortunately no pests isn’t a guarantee, it’s more of an unknown. The floorboards are unfinished and I wouldn’t be surprised if there was something.

      Yeah the housing market here is rough. Only found this cheap place through contacts.

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      • cabbage@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don't think unfinished floorboards necessarily makes rodents so much more welcome.

        I'd say go for the cheaper one. You save 50 minutes every day, you probably don't have to deal with rats any more, you can invest $1000 per month for savings, and you get rid of your creepy landlady. Flatmates might be a blessing and they might be a curse, but a good first impression is a start.

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    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s not a market failure, it’s a deliberate constraint on supply by local governments, in most cases. It’s local government interfering with the market.

      Developers would LOVE to build more housing. Not that I’m any fan of developers, but they’re not the cause of the supply shortage here.

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      • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No one is making low cost housing. Yes sure making more houses might stop the bleeding on cost.

        But no developer is like “yeah I want to build some affordable housing. Something those stuck in the slums aspire to”.

        They make the shit with the best margins.

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• lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  3×3m (which is a bed, the space for the door to open, and maybe a wardrobe but probably not), potential rat problem, can’t go anywhere else than work.

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  • whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I played around with the floorplan, could fit a loft twin bed and a desk underneath, a tiny couch and tv. I do think there would be room for a dresser. Not much else storage space in the room though, but perhaps in the shared house.

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