Yeah most people I know in their 20s or 30s that are homeowners either had help or are tech bros living in San Fran salaries working remote from the middle of nowhere. Housing has stopped being a thing regular Americans are meant to have
I did it on my own when I was 27 but only because I live in one of the cheapest rust belt cities in the US (Pittsburgh). I make OK money as an electrical controls technician in a factory. Hard to believe I pulled it off making like $20/hr a few years ago but when covid hit and interest rates were rock bottom that massively helped. 3% rate on a $160k house, 1800 sq ft 4BR home, built in 1890. Currently doing some major remodeling, and now I'm making much better money at a different job anyway
The original wooden joists are all massive and old growth lumber, solid as a rock. My floors are held up by like 2x18's going across, and actually to those measurements not how a 2x4 is a 1.5x3.5 or whatever anymore. They're locked into what I can only call solid beams of wood on top of my foundation. That beam is no joke like a 16x16 or something.
Walls are all lath and plaster. removed to work on later, I was literally carving into some solid wood behind the lath to put an electrical box in the only spot it could work for a lightswitch.
My siding is all asbestos. Honestly I love it and never wanna change it. It's super durable and holds paint forever.
What's really unique to the house is there's hand carved beautiful craftsmanship under the roof awning and porch roof. And it's basically a story underground because it's at the bottom of a mountainside so it's surrounded by these massive story-tall retaining walls. And in one of the heavily wooded greenway parts of the city, so the first story where my partner and I's bedroom is is naturally cool thanks to all the trees and being underground. I can see the river from my front stoop and the house isn't even technically on a street, only way to access it is through a lot my neighbor owns or a trail / city steps through the woods.
I could talk forever about my house but I treasure it and we know we'll never move again
Yeah most people I know in their 20s or 30s that are homeowners either had help or are tech bros living in San Fran salaries working remote from the middle of nowhere. Housing has stopped being a thing regular Americans are meant to have
I did it on my own when I was 27 but only because I live in one of the cheapest rust belt cities in the US (Pittsburgh). I make OK money as an electrical controls technician in a factory. Hard to believe I pulled it off making like $20/hr a few years ago but when covid hit and interest rates were rock bottom that massively helped. 3% rate on a $160k house, 1800 sq ft 4BR home, built in 1890. Currently doing some major remodeling, and now I'm making much better money at a different job anyway
Fuck, that's a classic model. What is it even made out of?
The original wooden joists are all massive and old growth lumber, solid as a rock. My floors are held up by like 2x18's going across, and actually to those measurements not how a 2x4 is a 1.5x3.5 or whatever anymore. They're locked into what I can only call solid beams of wood on top of my foundation. That beam is no joke like a 16x16 or something.
Walls are all lath and plaster. removed to work on later, I was literally carving into some solid wood behind the lath to put an electrical box in the only spot it could work for a lightswitch.
My siding is all asbestos. Honestly I love it and never wanna change it. It's super durable and holds paint forever.
What's really unique to the house is there's hand carved beautiful craftsmanship under the roof awning and porch roof. And it's basically a story underground because it's at the bottom of a mountainside so it's surrounded by these massive story-tall retaining walls. And in one of the heavily wooded greenway parts of the city, so the first story where my partner and I's bedroom is is naturally cool thanks to all the trees and being underground. I can see the river from my front stoop and the house isn't even technically on a street, only way to access it is through a lot my neighbor owns or a trail / city steps through the woods.
I could talk forever about my house but I treasure it and we know we'll never move again
Absolute gemstone. You're incredibly lucky to have that kind of space.