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Old 12-02-2014, 09:58 AM
 
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No. I agree that in your present circumstances, you cannot afford to buy a home.

So you think the market is fair and free even when a property owner cannot sell a 4000 sq ft piece of land? What Would Hayek Say?
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:00 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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How about if I write up and circulate a ballot proposal? Then you could oppose expanding property rights.
What if you did? And hey, what if you put the same amount of effort into improving your present situation? Wouldn't that be something?
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:01 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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So you think the market is fair and free even when a property owner cannot sell a 4000 sq ft piece of land? What Would Hayek Say?
My lot is 4792 sq. ft.
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:02 AM
 
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Then get a second job. Or sell some inventory, even though you live with a dysfunctional drunk. Why is it that you can function well enough to post here, yet not well enough to sell merchandise online?

All of your hurdles and parameters are of your own design.

Because I need far less room to type on a laptop than I seed to sell my inventory. (need space for printer scanner and inventory - that's why it's in a storage unit.)
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:05 AM
 
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My lot is 4792 sq. ft.

The lot preceded the zoning right? Or are you in a rural area?
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:07 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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Because I need far less room to type on a laptop than I seed to sell my inventory. (need space for printer scanner and inventory - that's why it's in a storage unit.)
So get a big piece of plywood, support it with sawhorses, put it in the middle of your room. (If you need to disassemble your bed and put it in your storage unit, do it. Sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor for now.) Set up your printer and scanner on the board. Sell your inventory. When you have enough money to rent a room elsewhere, do it.
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:11 AM
 
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My lot is 4792 sq. ft.
My lot is 1860 sq ft... but I have a townhouse in the suburbs with a postage stamp front back yard and a pretty small front yard too. But it's plenty for me. But even smaller lots than yours are possible.

I think I lost why we are talking about lot sizes and what it has to do with buying a house.

Interestingly enough, my house is bigger than the lot! The house is 2,046 sq ft. But again... townhouse and it's three levels. Also flipped around, the lot is worth more than the building (they break apart land and structure value on my taxes).
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:15 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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The lot preceded the zoning right? Or are you in a rural area?
I live in a city of 200k+. My lot is in a subdivision with hundreds of other single family homes, all built in the early 90s. According to Zillow, most of my neighbors have 4792 sq. ft. lots too.

My house is a single story 1441 sq. ft. with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. About half the homes are single stories, about half are two story. The largest homes in the subdivision are about 2500 sq. ft, the smallest are about 1100 sq. ft.

There were about 6 different builders who built homes in the area. So the exact square footage of similar homes vary.
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:21 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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My lot is 1860 sq ft... but I have a townhouse in the suburbs with a postage stamp front back yard and a pretty small front yard too. But it's plenty for me. But even smaller lots than yours are possible.

I think I lost why we are talking about lot sizes and what it has to do with buying a house.

Interestingly enough, my house is bigger than the lot! The house is 2,046 sq ft. But again... townhouse and it's three levels. Also flipped around, the lot is worth more than the building (they break apart land and structure value on my taxes).
Oh yes, my first home had a much smaller lot. It was a condo.

We are now talking about lot sizes because that is the real reason freemkt is in his present situation and the real reason his life does not improve.
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Old 12-02-2014, 10:34 AM
 
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Because I need far less room to type on a laptop than I seed to sell my inventory. (need space for printer scanner and inventory - that's why it's in a storage unit.)
Sell it from the storage unit then. Have you talked to anyone who does estate sales? They are fully passive and you don't have to actually die in order to do it!
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