Stuck: Why the rent and mortgage-burdened don’t always move to cheaper pastures
Much of it is about what is trendy, what is the cultural mecca of the moment. Unfortunately the overcrowded west coast continues to dominate the trendseekers mindset, which is why you have ridiculous housing prices all over, a severe homeless crisis, terrible traffic, and rampant overcrowding.<p>Make the midwest, south, and NE &quot;cool&quot; and trendy, and all the trendseekers who endlessly trucked out to the west coast will suddenly discover how &quot;amazing&quot; and &quot;cool&quot; - and ridiculously affordable - Columbus Ohio, Shreveport LA, Rochester NY, or Madison WI are. The price of a downpayment in any west coast state will buy the entire home - cash - in those locations, and in many cases you&#x27;ll have money left over.