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Austinhousingbubble says

Can’t we just put all of the major tech employers in the middle of some centralized shitpit state where nobody would want to live

I was thinking Apple should take their $30B and buy Lanai or something. Now THAT would be a corporate campus!

Campus in Hawaii would be a pretty nice perk but Austin?
That's a tough sell to get top talent to move to Austin when they're making enough to afford the BA.

Loads of Californians move to Austin. Loads. I do not go a day without seeing at least two CA plates. Usually more.

I don't really get it. If your connection to the BA is of an elemental nature (flora fauna) then I don't think Austin is going to fit the bill for you. BA (coastal areas in particular) has Austin beat. The people in Austin are miles better, though. Less atomized and tribal.

thomas.wong89 says

Austinhousingbubble says

I don’t really get it.

You will have to excuse them Austin. Most of the “Californians” are from the east coast anyway.
They never saw the ocean before.

You do understand that on the east coast there is another ocean right?

E-man,

The SevenTrees neighbor with the pit bulls who the landlord felt intimated by was not on the lease, nor were his dogs. See, the tenant on the lease was a hardworking steadyworking middle aged lady who was grateful to live there. The problem was the adult son who showed up, with his pit bulls and tatoos, after his incarceration ended. After he showed up, his "friends" also spend A LOT of time there. The landlord vetted his tenant well, but later on was not comfortable to confront them when I gave him warning that I would hold him accountable for anything that may happen with those dogs.

Can't say that I blame him. He lived a few miles away in Berryessa; it was no secret to his "new tenant" where he and his family lived.

You have tenants in some really rough areas. I think we both know that is gangland turf. Maybe some of them even read this website. Last thing I would do is boast that I have 100K cash sitting around. Please, for your own sake, a little bit of humility.

Wong, are you insulting me because you made a stupid comment that I pointed out or is this some form of humor that's not funny?

Anyway, Austin, another possible reason why the BA has ridiculous prices is that people are much more willing to double-up here (multi-generational living). In most parts of the country, sure some kids live with their parents maybe a few years after college to get on their feet. Here, there are lots of families that go into buying a house knowing that it's either two separate families or two generations of workers under the same roof. Then, you no longer have 2 workers for income, rather you have 4 workers who can support the mortgage. It's unfortunate for those of us who don't want to live that way. I don't know what percentage this is of the market, but it's not helping things.