Quote Originally Posted by Cocaine View Post
Maybe just maybe the solution is for people to buy fixer upper homes in the inner city. There are plenty of affordable homes on the east side, south side and NW S. of 23rd and east of the fairgrounds. It might take some work but people could afford.

This actually reminded of an incredibly privileged friend of mind well she thinks she privileged but she isn't. She was basically complaining that she couldn't find a decently priced house in the suburbs when she did she would get out bid. The only places she could find a house was in poor neighborhoods.

So maybe the solution is two fold. Maybe there needs to be higher density housing in the inner city and people just starting out need to buy older homes. There may still be decent hud houses on the market.
Unless you or good friends/relatives can do the updates buying a fixer-upper can end up being very expensive. I don't know if HUD homes are still a thing. I looked at a bunch in '92 when I left wife #1. 90% of them needed work just to be livable. I did buy one but as I've said before I could do footings to the roof cap and everything in between.