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[–] [email protected] 80 points 6 months ago (2 children)

âś… Lawn

âś… Driveway that fits two cars

âś… Two baths

âś… Not sharing walls with neighbor

[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 months ago (6 children)

That driveway does not fit two cars

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

One of them in the pic has two cars. Of course, the ass is sticking into the road a bit but ehhhh it counts.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In a lot of places you can get a ticket for blocking the sidewalk.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I’m thinking sidewalks aren’t being used much, if at all, in this fine Texas community.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 6 months ago (13 children)

To me, a european, those urban areas packed with the same house over and over again always seem so depressing and boring. Is there any variety or does it look like this for ~~kilometers~~ miles?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Variety is against the HOA, you don't want to go against the HOA.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (7 children)

HOAs should be a thing of the past.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

I agree, and these houses look way too small and overpriced for a comfortable family setting, but stating that identical homes packed next to each other is purely an American thing is disingenuous. It’s a byproduct of capitalism, which supersedes national borders

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In Chicago there is one block just north of Wrigley Field that was a demo for a planned community decades ago. Each of the 10 or so connected houses on one side of the street are all different. The opposite side of the street is identical, but mirrored. That means the northernmost house on the west side of the street is identical to the southernmost house on the east side of the street. The effect is that it looks like a very unique and natural community in spite of being completely planned and regimented.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Not only is it boring, it's made in the shittiest way possible. It's the American way, after all. You want properly installed outlets? What are you, some sort of royalty or something? Properly sealed windows? Look at Mrs. Moneybags over here. The siding is falling off the house? What did you expect from a $350k home?

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 months ago (5 children)

What a poor use of land and space for housing. Why not increase density with at a minimum a duplex or triplex? This is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 months ago (14 children)

A lot of people don’t want to share walls.

“Hey uh, I have 3 loud kids and a wife who is loud during sex. Wanna be my neighbor?”

[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Then maybe develop the concept of a brick wall and social skills.

These types of houses won't protect you from noise. You're never more than 5m away from your neighbors and only separated by cardboard. You will hear them.

I'm currently living in an apartment building from 1910 or so, made from proper bricks. Hardly ever even notice that I have neighbors.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Can confirm. I currently live in the suburbs, with a fairly wide lot (100ft). In the warm months, there is almost never a moment of daylight where I can't hear lawn equipment (lawnmowers, leaf blowers, etc). And my house is well-built and sealed properly. For some reason, everyone thinks they need a giant riding mower or an enormous gas-powered leaf blower. There are lawn service contractors parked on the road almost all the time. The winter months aren't as bad, but snow blowers are out at the slightest hint of snow.

I had a much quieter experience when I lived in an apartment building. It's anecdotal, but it makes sense once you've lived in both.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah man not just that, but if the neighbor has a bug problem, great now I have a bug problem.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

A lot of people have very narrow lived experiences, but are happy to talk about imagined experiences.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

What about neighbors who mow their own way 8am on a Sunday with their kids running around and screaming outside or their teenager blasting loud music out their bedroom window or every neighbor using some kind of noisy power tool because there's always someone doing renovations of some kind?

It's not because you live in a separate house that you will automatically have peace and quiet.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention half of the lot and interior square footage is dedicated to a car.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Why would you want 2 baths for a single bedroom house....

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Have you lived with another human that needs to shit at same time as you? It definitely happens.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Just sit on the other’s lap and drop that double decker deuce, my friend. Also saves water with a single flush.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

60m2 for people who don’t know yee haw units

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 months ago (6 children)

What's the use of having 2 bathrooms when there is only 1 bedroom?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If one half of a couple has IBS, a second bathroom is a necessity

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
  1. If you're a couple, you can both use a toilet at the same time.

  2. If you live alone you might want a separate bathroom for guests. The second one is possibly a half bathroom.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (11 children)

What is amazing is that people would rather live like this, and have four feet of grass between them and their neighbors, than in a place twice as big with a shared wall...

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can’t buy a shed for that price where I live. An apartment of that size would be $2500+ per month.

I don’t want this to be the future but it’s better than a future where no one can buy anything at all.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. I saw the price and the sq ft. and I was like, damn, I wish that wasn't in Texas.

I fucking hate the real estate market where I live. So do all my roommates.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Listen, you're gonna live as the markets dictate. The labour markets, the consumer markets... are you listening?"

*me, lighting the Molotov coctail*

Ah-huh. Continue.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

You don't have to be a wizard to cast a fireball

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago

The absolute state of American urban planning. Jesus.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

US-americans: apartments suck, I want a single house

Also US-americans:

Meanwhile, in the civilised world:

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The houses are so close together and have so little yard I don't see why they didn't just turn them into townhouses.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Probably local planning restrictions, they're quite fucked up in the states.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (16 children)

Honestly not a bad deal if you live alone. Make an offer for 130k and settle for 145k then get approved for a loan with APR around 5% and you could be making monthly payments under 600 USD for 20 years. That's a lot lower than rent, I'll tell you that, and you can get your equity back at the end when you move.

Only issue is the loan term, variable property value, and if you're actually buying the land or just the abode.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Not bad by today's horrid standards

Ftfy

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The second car in the bottom driveway is partly in the road. This first cat is either partly in a garage, or missing. The driveways are so close that there is no street parking. I have concerns about buses (think school, not public transit) and garbage day.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That price makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Of course, it does! Tiny homes are hip now, and they still want to fuck us for every penny we have.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought this was a farce. It is real

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What the actual fuck is that?

It's like a fully detached apartment you can buy.

Honestly, I'd rather have one of those shipping container homes. Above that, I'll live in a fucking trailer park.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Why 2 bath? What idiot came up with this?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why would you need two bathrooms if you've only got one bedroom??

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