SdApartmenyGuy

1. Housing laws (restricting housing supply to increase [SF])

2. Interest rates (when they are low) promotes more ownership

3. Federal/ State intervention : Promoting more people to own homes even if they can't afford to (or their job is high risk).

4. Low unemployment

5. Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac artificially propping housing prices by not releasing the million + mortgages they have on their books.

6. Terrible software that depends on humans being able to understand what prices should be for a home, while using antiquated ideas as to what a home price should be given "comps" and not supply of housing.

7. There are so many factors that if you're truly interested... Read a book called Housing Boom & Bust by Thomas Sowell. :)

This helped me a lot. Both are free to use & they are the from the same people. First link is like a class (w/ some videos) + an interactive text book. Second is a text book where you need to download Python in order to follow along.

This teaches "What" CS is and how to think like them. Teaches you the basics, what are Algorithms & is actually fun if you really put your effort into it. Good luck!

http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/thinkcspy/inde...

https://www.cs.hmc.edu/csforall/index.html

Hi Sam,

I am planning on applying this batch, however; I have a friend who just finished his Ph.d in Computer Vision. I want to work with him on a different idea than the one I applying for at YC(robotics). It's in the "other interests" category, he is not a co-founder for my current application. If chosen, can a founder be added iff you don't like the initial idea?

Is there any way I can talk to him?? I have been in property management for a few years now. My biggest issue is the paperwork, as a millennial I hate that there is any at all.

Does he ever complain about the paper-work involved? Or the time wasted finding adequate tenants? Just wondering. :)

The agent has an agenda, and no one is looking out for you, correct? What would you have liked instead?

Well I worked for a huge management company & Then did housing relocation on my own... I found that the biggest problem that hadn't been solved was ensuring good tenants for landlords. Had an idea for a YCombinator application. Well maybe I am being a bit modest. haha ;)

Tell me what you think.