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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

That's about the cost of my mortgage, and I also pay $300 in property taxes, $400+ utilities, $120 insurance and have to pay for repairs. That $1400 rent number seems really cheap, I'm guessing it's comparing a single bedroom apartment to a house? Definitely not apples to apples.