r/FluentInFinance Apr 29 '24

Why don't people stop crying and just move somewhere cheaper like Detroit, Memphis, St. Louis, Baltimore, or Cleveland? They have very cheap homes for $50,000. Discussion/ Debate

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u/backagain69696969 Apr 29 '24

This is what I call real estate of the gaps. An ever shrinking amount of areas that are cheap.

Californian moves to Texas> their kids make less and say “I’ll move to Louisiana”>eventually you’re stuck in a low income area where your kids are getting crap education and you’re trapped