Feng Shui Santa Cruz Notes: I Miss Cheap Housing Opportunities
When I was growing up in Los Gatos, California during the late 1950′s through the late 1960′s, the mostly upper middle class community (now probably trending towards upper class), also had very significant middle and lower classes.
I went to school with several kids who were downright poor. Housing was affordable at the lower levels, which is a phenomenon that has all but disappeared from the current housing market.
One of the advantages of having a cross section of housing available was the flexibility to move. In the current market, both buyers and renters have to make more thoughtful decisions about where to live. You can’t experiment and try “downtown” for six months, or “the mountains” for the following six months to see how that might suit your taste.
As a Realtor, this is frustrating because so many people are unable to enter the market.
And as a Feng Shui practitioner, I can’t simply suggest that someone move if their current housing obstacles are too daunting.
I personally miss the texture and variety of different classes in the same community.
At current prices, you have to be very confident about your move because, out of necessity, you are going to be there for awhile.
No longer can young people rent apartments with hardly any cash. In my twenties, I rented a huge two bedroom apartment in a nice neighborhood for $125 per month. It had hardwood floors, and they even allowed me to have a dog!
“Don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone . . . ”
