[Captain Nash]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

That's unfortunate, but at least you can get a home loan. Imagine being a family in the "poorest of poorest" neighborhoods in Colorado with multiple children seeking viable housing with a household income far, far below $100K. What does that growing family do about their needs? I'm not minimizing the realities you and your wife are facing, rather, I'm pointing out opportunities for empathy and expansion of perspective.

That said, yes, the housing market is in a precarious place, again, and it has everything to do with the greed and avarice of the usual suspects. The kleptocratic class (think Batman, Tony Stark, or Elon Musk) is up to their regular antics and poised to tip the dominoes again triggering another implosion of the economy so they can be bailed out and transfer even more wealth to themselves at the expense of the other 99%. Guess who's buying the house next door? Not the Jones family, it's actually a hedge fund:

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/rea...-fund-n1274597

People are waking up far too late. Many Gen Xers knew that the American dream died with our parents.

Edit: wow, I've been on a roll and think I'll stop while I'm 'behind'.

Back to toys: At least I'll get a Blue Marvel soon...

Definitely commiserating in the theme. The plan to build a house, 5 years ago...sold a small house to move into a "temporary" place, got approved for the loan last year, to do without a contractor in place and line up all the work ourselves (BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER). And having no time to do so, so here we are a year later probably going to cancel the loan and come up with a new plan altogether. Housing prices in Nashville are through the roof as are apartments. It's absolutely absurd but here we are with the dream dead and cramped into a place that looks like a tornado hit a train wreck inside.

Definitely hard to stay positive, on top of many losses, work stress and the pandemic years.

All of this has tied into my depression, which has been part of why I've become so non-engaged with Legends. The other part is the offerings themselves. I keep saying that in 2020 for sure, it was one of the bright spots. 2020 wasn't as good as 2019 but it was still pretty awesome. 2021 was okay, and 2022 has just sucked, legends wise.