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Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?
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Posted on 04/18/2024 12:31:09 PM PDT by TigerClaws

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To: TigerClaws

Comrade, let’s start with that vapid new NPR CEO’s abode or abodes.


21 posted on 04/18/2024 12:45:00 PM PDT by Chgogal (To paraphrase Biden: You vote Democrat? You ain't smart.)
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To: Alberta's Child

only up to $250,000 if filing alone, or $500,000 if filing jointly.

many of these seniors purchased these homes decades ago and are sitting on millions in equity.


22 posted on 04/18/2024 12:45:23 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TigerClaws

Scenes like that were why people used to be willing to fight communism …


23 posted on 04/18/2024 12:45:36 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: TigerClaws

No, census record, property assessments.....plenty of room? Stand by for room mates. Who won’t contribute to maintaining the residence.......


24 posted on 04/18/2024 12:45:45 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: TigerClaws

Come on out a say what you really mean Karl! How can the Collective force the Boomers to vacate their homes for the Greater Good?


25 posted on 04/18/2024 12:46:06 PM PDT by 230FMJ (From my cold, dead hands.)
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To: TigerClaws
Honestly, maybe they should be looking to downsize.

I live in a two bedroom house in which one bedroom isn't used. I keep the door closed. It's almost completely empty of everything that was in it. It's just being used now to store a couple of things and that's it. I got the rest of my belongings stored in nine boxes, except of course for items used to cook and eat with. I even got rid of some older PC equipment.

In my older age, and because I'm disable due to Long Covid, I've downsized greatly in the past 4-5 months and I'm ready to move into a smaller place once I can find one. I nice little one bedroom place would suit me just fine.

26 posted on 04/18/2024 12:46:15 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: TigerClaws

when my mom had to go to the loony bin my dad sold our family home the only one we ever knew and got a one bedroom apartment down the street from where mom was it was his decision not anyone eless


27 posted on 04/18/2024 12:47:15 PM PDT by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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Colorado just passed a “bring all the Mexicans you want” law.

tenants.

“Neighborhoods are just going to go downhill,” she added.

Jon Goldman of the Daniels Welchester Neighborhood Association in Jefferson County said an over-occupied home had ruined a cul-de-sac in his neighborhood, leading other families to move out.

The home “has seven mailboxes displaying 20 names, and the county says there is nothing that can do,” he told lawmakers.

https://www.cpr.org/2024/03/19/new-colorado-bill-would-change-limiting-how-many-unrelated-people-can-live-together/

Get rid of the Boomers to make way for their shock troops.


28 posted on 04/18/2024 12:47:26 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

The problem seems to be with the supply of houses.

No sense in expecting Boomers to sell their house for less than it’s worth. That’s just silly. No one would do that regardless of what year they were born! Lol.


29 posted on 04/18/2024 12:47:33 PM PDT by WarANDPiece
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To: TigerClaws

3D printed homes en mass are going to be a thing at some point.

In general, the leftists are the wealthy ones living in girnornmous houses and not having enough children.


30 posted on 04/18/2024 12:48:17 PM PDT by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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To: TigerClaws

Perhaps NPR is collaborating with Venezuela or Cuba.


31 posted on 04/18/2024 12:48:31 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: TigerClaws

This boomer never owned a home. I raised my two sons alone in apartments. That’s all I could afford at the time. By the time I could have afforded a house, I didn’t need or want one. At least neither of them will have to deal with getting rid of a house when I’m gone.


32 posted on 04/18/2024 12:48:43 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: TigerClaws

We finally worked our way up to the home of our dreams 10 years ago, and we have frequent houseguests, so I don’t give a rat’s patootie what some bureaucrat thinks what should do with it. Tough beans! We plan to live out our years here.


33 posted on 04/18/2024 12:48:58 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: TigerClaws
The state of Colorado doubled the value of my house in one year more than doubling my taxes and tripling my insurance premium. This is not enticement but brutal force to to force their communist/marxist government on us.
34 posted on 04/18/2024 12:48:58 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well those that did not make it back.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I have relatives that purchased land waaaaay outside of Austin back in the 70’s and built a small modest house on a small piece of land...

Now that house is practically downtown and worth 3-4 million minimum just for the land it is sitting on. They had their property taxes frozen for ages also.


35 posted on 04/18/2024 12:49:20 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ducttape45

Could be. This is more about changing demographics and getting rid of Boomers (white) to make room for illegal aliens.

Eventually they’ll just grab the house and pay whatever they want. If anything.


36 posted on 04/18/2024 12:49:37 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

“Get ‘Em Out By Friday!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2js9Z6rtENA


37 posted on 04/18/2024 12:50:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: TigerClaws

Baby Boomers who support Democrats should just give them to some lovely undocumented illegal alien invaders.


38 posted on 04/18/2024 12:50:22 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: dfwgator

Market forces.

Everyone living alone in a studio or one bedroom apartment should be made to share their place(and their bed) with someone of the opposite(or same) sex. Market forces will then lower the rents on all properties. Plus everyone will be a whole lot happier!


39 posted on 04/18/2024 12:50:43 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: TigerClaws

AirBnB and Blackrock have lots of homes. Maybe they could sell theirs. A five bedroom does not make a starter home. There are not too few homes. There are too many people investing in homes.


40 posted on 04/18/2024 12:51:04 PM PDT by poinq (thics and customs and did not take an oath to the country. And did not follow the country's traditio)
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