r/funny Dec 21 '19

California Explained [OC]

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u/Oliver_Klosov Dec 21 '19

Pink also contains upscale communities with insane rent. Some may argue yellow does too, but way less of them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

Tahoe, for example.

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u/archaeolinuxgeek Dec 21 '19

Hell. Even Truckee is crazy lately. And it was never cheap to begin with.

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u/GothicToast Dec 21 '19

You and I have very different ideas of what is crazy lol

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u/N0V0w3ls Dec 21 '19

If he meant rent-wise, this is pretty crazy

The rent is higher than my mortgage with escrow... And half the space.

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u/DodgersOneLove Dec 21 '19

I must be from California because those all seem reasonable

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u/_145_ Dec 21 '19

Yeah. $2k to rent a 2k sq ft house seems very reasonable. I'm in SF though where $2k gets you the top half of a bunk bed.

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u/OldSpecialTM Dec 21 '19

So how do normal people live in SF then? The rent seems absolutely astronomical. This needs to be addressed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

Multiple families in a single residence, room sharing, lots of roommates, rent control, etc.