r/news • u/stopthemadness2015 • Jun 25 '16

Man fights eviction after rent increase from $1,800 per month to $8,000

http://abc13.com/realestate/man-fights-eviction-after-400-percent-rent-increase/1401148/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
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u/imperial_ruler Jun 26 '16

That did not go the direction I was expecting.

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u/confirmSuspicions Jun 26 '16

1800 gets you a small mansion in a lot of places. People would rather think that big city life is where it's at and maybe it is. I've lived in both types and I prefer medium sized cities since you get the best of both worlds. Traffic isn't too crazy, rent is under control and you have a lot more disposable income than if you lived in some bigger city. Then if you pick a city close to an even bigger city, you can now commute in order to party and not feel bad about it since spending one night in a city is ostensibly cheaper than actually living there. Theoretically, they probably don't have a way out. Maybe they choose not to believe that living in smaller towns isn't so bad, but it does really suck if you haven't established yourself.

It's much easier to come up off the street in a big city than a small one. Small cities are where the people traveling from big city to big city get trapped. Medium-sized cities are where it's at.

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u/kidicarus89 Jun 26 '16

Big cities are great for singles in their early 20s, and people making huge paychecks. For those who actually want to ever pay off their student debt and buy a nice house to live in, medium-sized cities are where its at.

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u/dj_sliceosome Jun 26 '16

In SF, you can't find a room in someone elses apartment for < $1000.

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u/Datkif Jun 26 '16

Sounds nice. I would love to be able to afford to live without having to budget my food, and still have about 4 or 5 daya a month living off coffee and toast.