/biz/ - Business & Finance

>bought condo in major city in the peak of the pandemic when everyone was fleeing for an incredible deal
>all-in housing cost is $750/mo (ish)
>friends are paying 2600/mo for a 1 bedroom and still going out and drinking 4 days a week (which where I live is not a cheap affair)

Don't know how normies do it. Are they just all in insane credit card debt?

Jesus. My target (lakeview, chicago) has like 5 things locked up and they're all electronics.

I know our crime is insane, but is it really that much worse on the West Coast?

>mom's home has been on the market for 4 hours
>4 fucking hours that's it
>6 offers, all over asking
>3 bed 2 bath townhome that hasn't been updated since like 2004
>in a nice suburb of a major city in florida
>she can't even GET flood insurance, much less a good rate
>interest rates are well over 7%
>home is listed for 650k
>even with a 20% down payment that'll require a ~$4800/mo payment

WHO THE FUCK IS BUYING THIS RIGHT NOW?