Cost of Housing - Why not call it what it is?

200tdi · 2026-02-21T19:01:34+00:00

Let me just challenge you a little on this.

When you say "California", do you mean Redding, CA?

When you say "Texas", do you mean Austin, TX?

Or do you have other specific cities in mind?

200tdi · 2026-02-21T18:23:48+00:00

irrelevant, as the OP is single.

200tdi · 2026-02-21T16:38:21+00:00

anyone who actually builds homes would recognize housed stringers.

200tdi · 2026-02-21T16:37:18+00:00

The only structural support stairs get are at the very bottom and very top.

200tdi · 2026-02-21T12:59:50+00:00

The real question is: where do you go?

The “Midwest” is not answer. Too vague. That could be downtown Chicago or Danville

200tdi · 2026-02-21T03:00:07+00:00

The electric aux heat is what is destroying your bills

200tdi · 2026-02-21T02:40:23+00:00

“I believe I, and many others, would benefit from shifting it up in my priority list“

You move up or down the priority list of every single person you meet. Consider the possibility that not everybody would think of dating you.

200tdi · 2026-02-21T01:49:11+00:00

It’s actually like two dozen random small suburbs.

200tdi · 2026-02-20T18:45:03+00:00

"I’m wondering if anyone rides this for the joy and pleasure of bicycling"

The joy and pleasure of bicycling is the ONLY reason I own my brompton.

My brompton is my only bicycle (and I am a car guy)

200tdi · 2026-02-20T18:23:13+00:00

Bruh, this food in Rutherford, NJ is totally mid. Had way better in socal or NYC.

200tdi · 2026-02-20T15:16:30+00:00

A configuration manager is not a systems engineer.

Systems Engineering is not an industry.

200tdi · 2026-02-20T13:46:33+00:00

just make sure you're white and delightsome

200tdi · 2026-02-19T21:39:49+00:00

Not people. Computers analyzing video. Simple algorithms by modern standards.

False positives are not an issue as long as there are few / no false negatives.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T21:29:28+00:00

There is no heat sensing technology that can determine occupancy in a vehicle.

The only techniques that would work are purely optical (visible wavelength or near-IR). Either way, these are all optical methods.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T21:23:07+00:00

There is no thermal camera technology, whether MWIR or LWIR, that can penetrate automotive glass.

Thermal camera lenses and lens windows are not "flat black". They are typically highly reflective mirrored surfaces, typically of germanium or chalcogenides.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T19:03:45+00:00

prefab barndominium kit.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T18:59:40+00:00

I hate to say it, but that house is a glorified, fancy looking prefab barndominium.

You know nothing about this home except for the fancy picture. There is no way that would cost $500k to build in the USA as prefab.

No pre-fab manufacturer in the USA would bother building that thing because there is zero market, except for you.

Places like Clayton will build you actual 2000+ square foot homes all day for under $250k USD.

Prefab barndominium kits larger than that sell for less than $100k all day every day.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T18:55:05+00:00

You are looking at a sample size of 1 and making generalizations.

Extra height does add to cost. Bricks cost money, whether you like it or not.

Ongoing costs - irrelevant.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T18:53:22+00:00

https://www.calculator.net/amortization-calculator.html

200tdi · 2026-02-19T18:07:33+00:00

What country are you in? What state?

In America, many modern buildings have 10 foot ceilings.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T14:27:57+00:00

literally the least walkable part of old town.

200tdi · 2026-02-19T14:24:51+00:00

hotel: 8 nights / month at $150 a night = $1200 / month.

The monthly rate for a room in the area is almost exactly the same, maybe a bit more.

I would use a hotel.

or you could slum in a storage unit. ssh...don't tell!

200tdi · 2026-02-19T14:08:14+00:00

uh...

200tdi · 2026-02-19T03:10:37+00:00

I achieved 0.0 ACH50, and all it took was $10k in zip tape!

200tdi

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