• derpgon@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      As a programmer, making $70k a year (in Czechia), I couldn’t afford (according to the banks) more than $100k mortgage, so I got $100k from my parents (the house is $200k). And it’s in a small village of 2k residents. You get 4 times less space (and it’s a flat) for the same price in the capital. And it’s on the cheaper side, too.

      Or I could’ve gotten a small flat in a shithole that probably has black mold and will crumble to dust in 20 years. It’s bad everywhere.

    • droans@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Similar situation here, except my wife’s grandpa passed away and left her some inheritance. We used most of it for the down payment.