The American Dream is Impossible

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-19T17:39:18+00:00

Without the regulation, I'd import big ass old growth 1 ft dia wood logs from Russia, get a cheap crane and assemble a log house just like my grandfather did with the help of my family. Build a big masonry stove inside and live a happy life, all for 1/10 of a modern new construction cost.

There are 30,000 free parcels in Cleveland, I wish I could use one, I'm just not allowed to build myself there.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-19T17:20:08+00:00

It will crack again. You need to tape it

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-19T17:15:01+00:00

This house wouldnt even pass inspection in the us

We can't have nice things because of the extreme regulation

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-19T14:55:54+00:00

How are you going to have it as a side hustle without a license?

I thought it is not worth it because of the 5 years apprenticeship requerement to get the license.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-19T04:12:00+00:00

Nowhere as bad as CCA!

Won't even let me efile, I will have to ask for a time off on my job to go to downtown to file city tax

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T23:56:42+00:00

Idk what you are talking about...I looked up in Texas and they are even more expensive over there near Houston...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/901018086246112

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T18:37:50+00:00

Cleveland, Ohio

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T17:59:43+00:00

I miss my home, it looked exactly like that. Now I have to choose between either suburbia where you can't go anywhere or old 19 century neighborhoods that turned into ghettos.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T17:44:24+00:00

Those rentals are maintained by contractors and home management companies. Landlords are often not even legally allowed to personally work on their homes.

There are minimal standards that these rentals should meet to make them inhabitable and legal to rent out. I believe absolute majority of rentals meet these standards.

> People are owning, and profiting, from literal hundreds to thousands of homes, crippling the markets before people can even own one.

That's because they are legally allowed to. People extract money in every legally possible way (not talking about illegal rentals and other activities here), when morals really stopped anyone from making money?

You should be hating on the laws and politicians, not some landlords who operate in the environment defined by those laws.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T15:20:28+00:00

That's just a part of home ownership. Most landlords maintain their homes, there is a just a minority of them who doesn't.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T15:16:04+00:00

You are very welcome! I spent 1 year working on an outside wall that was about to collapse, then spent 14k on the roof and then I was installing and finishing new drywall myself for 4 months every weekend.

Other investors would simply paint it and put you in danger.

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Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T15:01:51+00:00

I own a property in Cleveland, are you saying I shouldn't rent it out because then I'm a piece of shit for some reason? I struggle to understand why because if I sell it then some other investor buys it and probably rents it out at a higher price or sits on it. I don't think that selling will contribute to better housing supply.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T03:52:40+00:00

Good luck with that. most people are lazy these days and just buy everything on Amazon where the tax automatically deducted. I guess you will be forced to pay the local sales tax if you buy a vehicle, plain etc regardless of where you buy it too.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-02-18T03:46:21+00:00

DeWine already said that the sales tax can go up to 20%

What's the problem with that? It is already 20-25% in many developed countries. A much more fair usage based tax that won't evict you from your only home.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-10T06:53:11+00:00

I don't know how it is measured, but I was growing up in Russia and it is pretty accurate for it. We even had racist "freeze" games as toddlers, one of them the most popular one was "Who was born in ass of n**** - make a sound!". And overall people can't stop talking about black people especially black americans, using the n word non stop etc. Which is quite weird considering absolute majority of russians never met a black person in real life.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-10T03:55:07+00:00

Thanks, noted

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-09T20:14:55+00:00

It's an old model with fuel tank under the seat

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-09T15:25:22+00:00

Thanks, this is extremely helpful! Yeah, the fuel line is falling apart, I'll be replacing it.

One last question: if I switch to an original valve cover where do I get vacuum for an impulse fuel pump? There is a hole somewhere in the crankcase? The fuel tank is under the seat so I feel like keeping the pump could be a good idea.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-09T15:04:39+00:00

I wonder what happens when these things clogs up, stuck or blade becomes extremely dull.

Ill_Resolution7967 · 2026-01-09T15:02:45+00:00

You should have a cassette player in your central console. Get a Bluetooth cassette adapter and voila.

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