Squeezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motels

Well I suppose the second part isn’t entirely true

My mom and stepdad lived in a motel for 5 years. Saved up and then bought a house. I did the motel thing before myself. Sure beats sleeping on the streets.

Spare us that conspiracy nonsense. This is simply capitalism allowed to run unchecked.

Edit for the downvoters: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-the-world-economic-forum-does-not-have-a-stated-goal-to-have-people-idUSKBN2AP2SP/

As someone who recently lived in one for about 8 months, I can tell you that it's not. But, they don't require first + last month deposits, no credit checks, no utility accounts, are generally closer to public transport, etc.

These are pretty crappy hotels most of the time. They’re has-been places that cater to the living-in-a-hotel poverty set. Rates are pretty low, and they’re generally not places you’d want to stay when vacationing or visiting an area.

The solution is to jack up prices of these motels to keep the market "efficient".

It's because women have rights and somehow the transgenders are to blame.

Squid Game for the rich.

Don't forget the $8k annual tax bill that goes along with that already unaffordable house. I grew up near the area and love to visit but it's a hard place to get by for what it is, if that makes sense

Mediocre early [1900s] homes that [...] could be had for $200k now started at $350k and end up over $400k in same day bidding wars.

We were considering bidding on a 1908-build bungalow up the road here. Basement in need of re-arrangement, original electrical, pipes, ducting. So about 20% for retro on top of

C$1.51m

I stayed in a capsule like that on an overnight ferry when all the cabins were booked. It beats sleeping in a recliner seat.

My wife had a hard time sleeping because of someone snoring loudly in the capsule next to her, but I slept like a log.

You joke but I'd love that for traveling

Seriously I'd love hotels like this $9.99 a night in central Tokyo. If they had something like this in NYC, it would open up so many economic opportunites for regular people to establish employment, and move up on the economic ladder.

I grew up in the rural midwest in the 90s and every year our school bus would pick several kids up from the local motel. Except they were always different kids, because they were Mexican families who were working temporary jobs, I assume related to potato farming or sugarbeets but I never really knew. Anyway it was often 2-3 kids coming out of each room so families of 4-5 to a single motel room. And then they'd get on a school bus and spend all day getting bullied by racist redneck white kids.

The word you are looking for here is impulsively, not accidentally. He purposefully went through the whole process of selling the house and experienced immediate remorse, but there was no accident involved.

Accidentally?

That person has mental issues.

Two person max, first and last month's rent, credit check, black list check, utilities, parking fee, amenities fee, security deposit, pet rent, price raise after 3 months.

Landlords are out of control.

Many apartments won't lease more than two people to a studio or one bedroom, so that won't work for a family.

Ah, the Resilient Jenkins approach.