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Re:We Bought a Crack House by bko on Monday June 05, 2017 @08:03AM (#14486978)
> The piece shows nary a care for the neighbourhood's identity or the complex socioeconomic barriers those in the historic community sometimes face and seems entirely unfamiliar with the term "schadenfreude."

It was literally a crack house with squatters that they had to bribe to vacate. I wouldn't call that "complex socioeconomic barriers". Would fellow Toronto residents prefer the squatters in the neighborhood to this couple?

Re:We Bought a Crack House by CPLX on Monday June 05, 2017 @08:21AM (#14487062)
> Would fellow Toronto residents prefer the squatters in the neighborhood to this couple?

I live in Brooklyn. But if I had to choose between a rooming house and these insufferable adult-children for my neighbors I would opt for the former.

Re:We Bought a Crack House by bko on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:03AM (#14487283)
"rooming house"? I'm curious, what neighborhood in Brooklyn do you live in? You can save a lot of money and avoid "adult-children" if you move to certain neighborhoods. You can also try the Bronx where you can buy homes for < 100k. It's a great deal for someone like you who doesn't mind drug addicts and vacant dilapidated residences
Re:We Bought a Crack House by CPLX on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:19AM (#14487373)
I've lived in Brooklyn for about 20 years, I am familiar with the concept.