I can't believe they did it (part deux)

[Industrial Toys]

I work in attics. Surprised how many attics of these new homes could house hundreds of people, space wise. Like having a huge roof and attic are a status symbol. Should make it manditory to make that surplus space available to the homeless. Beats a tent or tarp! lol

 

[Jstpssng]

I work in attics. Surprised how many attics of these new homes could house hundreds of people, space wise. Like having a huge roof and attic are a status symbol. Should make it manditory to make that surplus space available to the homeless. Beats a tent or tarp! lol

Somewhere in the last couple of years I read about a study showing how many empty bedrooms there are in the US. Obviously somebody is thinking of just what you suggest.
As for Moss' comment; if I lived in an area which is doing this, I would be trying to change it. I used to respect him for the work he does for hungry people; yet after his comments here it seems he might do it for the ability to look down on them, or perhaps because his wife makes him do it.

 

[Oaktree]

I work in attics. Surprised how many attics of these new homes could house hundreds of people, space wise. Like having a huge roof and attic are a status symbol.

What seems like a huge waste to me is that the attics on so many new houses have no access. I get that a lot of houses use truss roofs these days, and there's not much usable space there, but it still seems like if nothing else it would be good storage space.
Not sure I'd want homeless people living there though...

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I have seen individuals with high incomes buy homes that I thought were much larger than they needed, and poorly designed to make use of all that space. It occurs to me that even considering utilities, taxes and maintenance, there is a tax shelter here some where, and that over the term of the mortgage, more than likely a substantial increase in the value of the home. Otherwise, makes no sense.

 

[the old grind]

Someone rolleyes mentioned a candidate (certainly germane to this discussion ) and said something about taxes.

I didn't catch which one. Perhaps it was one who's family tradition is well known to be dodging taxes.

Or maybe it's one who'd use any excuse no to reveal their own records. Hmmm ..

Is this now about people who don't pay enough taxes, and they all deserve "maximum punishment under the law"?

 

[Industrial Toys]

The waste stacks go up through the attic. Couldn't be that hard to T in a toilet up there. And a fire escape up the side of the house for entry.

Customers I know, have built one house after another. Full alarm systems, that have never been armed! Then on to the next. Like they are bored out of their minds. Kind of sad actually.

 

[ovrszd]

Somewhere in the last couple of years I read about a study showing how many empty bedrooms there are in the US. Obviously somebody is thinking of just what you suggest.
As for Moss' comment; if I lived in an area which is doing this, I would be trying to change it. I used to respect him for the work he does for hungry people; yet after his comments here it seems he might do it for the ability to look down on them, or perhaps because his wife makes him do it.

See what happens in these discussions. Now ya wanna get personal with your comments and even go so far to include the wife. Shame on you.

 

[DK35vince]

We got talked out of building a big house by, of all people, the builder! He pointed out that while a 3000 sq ft house with 3.5 baths is nice, it'll take 3X longer to clean than our then current sub-1000' house, cost more the heat, cool, taxes, and, in 18-20 years, will be sounding like a mausoleum inside once the kids move out. So we thought about it, and bought a smaller, used home. Has served us well, and our taxes are about $500 per year.

$500 per year.
Our taxes here are nearly that every 2 months for 1800 square foot double wide (manufactured home).

 

[MossRoad]

See what happens in these discussions. Now ya wanna get personal with your comments and even go so far to include the wife. Shame on you.

That's ok. Perhaps he misunderstood the part where I said I don't like it, it sucks, but we have to obey the laws and work for change.

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As for my wife, I'd do anything for her.

 

[MossRoad]

$500 per year.
Our taxes here are nearly that every 2 months for 1800 square foot double wide (manufactured home).

Location, location, location.... :laughing:

1350 square feet. Taxes would be a tad over $1000 per year. We have a home equity loan, which qualifies as a mortgage. So we get a homestead exemption that brings the taxes about in half to about $500.

You also have to remember we are near South Bend, IN, where the property values are dirt cheap on this side of town. Indiana also enacted some new tax laws where property tax can't exceed 1% of home value. So, $100,000 house = $1000 property tax max.