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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jcfnfgt wrote

Reply to comment by Rottimer in Douglaston residents come out against Hocul’s affordable housing plan by Russianb0t1

The housing crisis may suck for you, Comrade. Not me. The ROI on my house is nice.

My mother's house in Brooklyn went for well over 7 figures in an area that's going to seed. You're right about change. And when the neighborhood declines, I leave and take the home value with it.

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Rottimer t1_jcfzaax wrote

Then sell now and take that value instead of ranting on Reddit about denser housing “fundamentally altering” your community.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jcgb1td wrote

My when my property value keeps increasing? That'd be nuts. Also, I don't live in Douglaston. The fanatics haven't come for my area yet.

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Silvery_Silence t1_jcgeh71 wrote

“Fanatics” lol. You mean people who think more people should have a better shot at home ownership or affordable rent? Also not shocked at all your moms house sold for so much. People with generational wealth often like to protect it at all costs while denying the chance to build it for those they deem undeserving.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jchgc3h wrote

No one helped her family when they came. They worked, deferred, saved and planned. So why is someone entitled to something that my family had to work for, hmm?

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Silvery_Silence t1_jcho8ml wrote

Lmao. Yes because when granny Maria from Sicily bought her house for $50k it was exactly the same as the burden on working Americans now to come up with a $300k down payment. Give me a fucking break.

You’re in over your head with someone much smarter than you please stop.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jcjthqg wrote

I saved and scrimped and bought a shitty dump and lived crowded with my kids in an iffy area, and worked my ass off to improve the property. I later sold, taking the profit to enable purchase of a better property. No government programs assisted me! My parents were retired for 12 years and were on a fixed income. No help there, either!

I didn't look to the government and don't want to be taxed for something that isn't a necessity. Some people rent. They always have. You can't possibly suggest that everyone should be a private homeowner, so what gives?

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jcms14o wrote

I didn't understand your question. Perhaps if you tried proper English I could have a go.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jcoi8jq wrote

You were given an opportunity to be articulate and that's what you have? Sorry, I don't waste my time on dullards.

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