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There has to be a solution to the housing problem.

Houses are so expensive now. I hear even the houses in Florida are expensive now. How's my art degree child going to afford a place of her own? I remember renting a cute one-bedroom apartment in a convenient area for 675 bucks a month all utilities included. You cant even rent a room for that much now. What can we do to change things??

Everywhere there's half a million/ million dollar houses but none for like under maybe 330,000 in New Jersey (condos included) unless you want to live in a trailer in the middle of nowhere.

Where in the US is housing more affordable assuming the only solution is to move? I mean maybe theres communal living situations but that has its problems with accountability. Anyone have any ideas for me to help my kid (all our kids who dont make that much money) to move out lol? She wants to live alone. Thats the major problem.
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My first apartment was a one room, just a room, no actual bedroom, no bathroom, it was a shared in the hallway, a stove and refrigerator in the corner, efficiency, $135 a month including basic hot water and heat, back in 1988.
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@NativePortlander1970 That's all I can probably afford when I get a job hopefully soon..one room🙁
@Coralmist That's all I have is a one bed 3/4 bath, a shower stall, in april it goes up to $336 a month being on low disability income.
Penny · 46-50, F
@NativePortlander1970 you live in portland?
@Penny I'm currently living in the middle of nowhere iowa, I haven't lived in Oregon since the late 90's because of a fallout with extended family, I'm just glad my Dad and Grandfather weren't alive at the time to see what happened.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@NativePortlander1970 in 1968 we paid $145 a month for a 2 story townhouse, 2 bedrooms and a bath upstairs; a large living room, kitchen and half bath down, plus a fenced, paved large patio in the back.

I earned about $1,200 a month and with no stretching, spouse not working and we put $200 to a savings account every month.