“Fixers are hard to come by. All dried up. Gotta wait for people to die.
Existing houses are a lot easier to deal with when available”
We moved into our current home in 1977 and got a loan to add a master bedroom, another bath and remodel the kitchen.
Like many people in our age bracket, we decided to age in place and fix our home as our kids moved out. My wife was an RN, and she knew what we would need in our current home as senior citizens.
At this time 3 homes within a stone throw are undergoing the renovation to accommodate Aging in place for those families.
Problem is cheap homes are available only in areas where the crime rate is too high. It’s not worth it.
I have a buddy who got into the Stair lift business about fifteen/twenty years ago. He installs and repairs existing stair lifts. He has more business than he knows what to do with. The business now employs his whole family.
It allows elderly people to stay in their family home when they can no longer climb stairs safely.
Every once in awhile I like to call him and leave a message on his answering machine “that I have fallen off the lift and I can’t get up”. Just to keep him on his toes. So to speak.