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I would have loved one of these as a young single guy. Far better than a similarly sized studio apartment that doesn't gain me any equity. The real estate market has been pushing people to buy more than they need (and more than they can afford) for years. I assume these are on concrete slabs, but if they had a full basement it would be plenty of space.
People are framing this like its a dystopian nightmare. The fact is that you SHOULD be able to buy a small 2 bedroom something when you're young. It doesnt need to be huge or glamorous.
I agree completely, but you cannot fit a two bedroom house into 400 ft².
Depends on how you feel about sleeping upright.
I speak metric. Did the conversion and yeah, 2 bedrooms would be a little tight unless the 2nd one was a glorified closet.
You can but there would be compromises.
Seriously. Housing supply is not the issue despite what the media wants to scream at you. The issue is the vast majority of new developments are massive McMansions that the average person has absolutely no hope of ever affording. The concept of a starter home is basically dead.
I recently finally got it through my family's skull that, no, I can't just go build a garage and slowly build onto it as I can afford like my great-grandparents dide. That starter homes are essentially nonexistent, and that a fairly large portion of those that do are being bought up and demolished to be turned into McMansions.
This is a good thing, even if the causes are not.
Our parents could get a whole ass house so an apartment is a small ask
Ths dystopian part is the cost. When I first opened article I was like ok if these are under 50k maybe it makes sense
145k in the paradise known as San Antonio Texas....
Unless family is keeping him there I don't understand. Even if family was the reason I'd still expand my search to an hour or 3 away before I bought that.
Just 90 minutes out gets you a nicely built brick house in Beeville with a 2 car attached garage on a corner lot with a fenced in yard so your dog can run around.
For the same price you can get way nicer properties in better states. If you're not willing to move you're making life harder than it needs to be.
I don't think they do but with a basement I could maybe manage but it would be a tight squeeze for a couple.
We have done 399 and it was just fine. Even had a portable washer that we pulled out of the closet every Sunday. People tend to overestimate how much space they really need, probably because their furniture is gigantic.
Such as?
Large couches and coffee tables? If you live in a small place, a couple of chairs with side tables will serve you better.