• KaiReeve@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I recently gave up my 3% mortgage from 2013 in exchange for a 7% mortgage. It hurts, but it was worth it to get out of Florida.

    In the end, my housing costs actually didn’t change that much because my home insurance rates were skyrocketing.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      but it was worth it to get out of Florida.

      You could put almost any horrific thing in front of that phrase and it sound valid.

      I had to keep my arm in a tub of fire ants for 5 minutes, but it was worth it to get out of Florida.

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    1 year ago

    And people moved away from cities during COVID to decrease their cost of living and get a bigger place while still being able to work from home. They bought with lover interest rates in their mortgage.

    Now employers want a return to office. The employees can’t afford to move back.

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      1 year ago

      Also a lot of people have discovered that no one wants to live in rural areas because they fucking suck. That’s why there’s no people there.