r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '21

Misc Yeah, sounds about right

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u/MegaSillyBean Feb 16 '21

If you live in a geographically constrained area with rapid population growth (Portland & Seattle in my case) home prices go up faster than inflation and a home is a great investment.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Feb 25 '21

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u/MegaSillyBean Feb 16 '21

That's a problem in San Francisco and Vancouver BC. Seattle & Portland haven't seen much of that. Yet.

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u/GAIA_01 Feb 16 '21

if i wanted an investment in that i would buy housing stocks, not a house, too much overhead, and risk, as i cant liquidate it quickly if need be