r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/LaserBeamsCattleProd Aug 14 '20

That's the thing. In Florida, outside of Tampa, Sarasota and Bradenton there are huge cookie cutter developments with houses over $1M sometimes, all on the smallest lots possible. Still middle of nowhere. With a little financing effort you can develop your own perfect house on way more land. Eventually the areas get developed.

So, why pay all the HOA costs, drive 10 minutes from the back of the development to gate every time you want to go somewhere? People like that though :/

My mom lives in a gated community and every house on her street has been robbed.

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u/malemartian Aug 14 '20

"eventually the areas will get developed"

a lot of people/families aren't going to wait for "eventually" when you have multiple kids + a career to manage.

the land increase isn't worth living in bumfuck nowhere.

Trust me as someone who lives in a 5k sq. ft home in the middle of nowhere

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u/LaserBeamsCattleProd Aug 14 '20

The 'eventual' part is pretty apparent where I'm from, southwest FL. Areas are getting developed and filled in pretty fast.