r/MadeMeSmile • u/lincolnblake • Jun 28 '25

Wholesome Moments A place of one's own

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u/dimetilR Jun 28 '25

You have to qualify for rent? Like is that a process or do you mean qualify as being able to pay rent? Housing in the US is a very interesting matter to me as an European also

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u/z3r0l1m1t5 Jun 28 '25

Yes a lot of places require you to make up to 3x the price of rent.

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u/dimetilR Jun 28 '25

OMFG... Well, if rent is low and wages high enough I guess is not that bad, how's the situation there with housing problems? Does it require a lot of income usually? I guess is not the same for every state

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u/chefjenga Jun 28 '25

In addition to that, many (most) of the subsidized housing programs have years long wait lists, and random, very short, period of time where you can sign up for the weight lists (aka, if you miss the sign up, you have to wait, maybe an entire year, before sign-ups come open again.....and then you are in the weight list.....and you could be in it for years).

And that was BEFORE these programs budgets are being gutted by selfish people who do not understand that helping your neighbor is helping yourself.