Greg,
As demand for close in housing increases, so will rents... no surprise. What did you want Sam to do about it, control rents? He is your commissioner, not your landlord.
So you are going to move back to Beaverton where you have to have a car to get to work so that you don't have to pay the extra 22%? Why not give up your car and save the $100 a month (plus insurance, maintenance, and depreciation) and pay the extra 8%? Seems like a no brainer to me. Of course maybe you need your car for other things, but we have a nice transit system, bicycles, and flex car. That's what I do although I must admit that we do own a car because we have an infant. I rarely drive it though.
Ron
it's called a market
Greg,
As demand for close in housing increases, so will rents... no surprise. What did you want Sam to do about it, control rents? He is your commissioner, not your landlord.
So you are going to move back to Beaverton where you have to have a car to get to work so that you don't have to pay the extra 22%? Why not give up your car and save the $100 a month (plus insurance, maintenance, and depreciation) and pay the extra 8%? Seems like a no brainer to me. Of course maybe you need your car for other things, but we have a nice transit system, bicycles, and flex car. That's what I do although I must admit that we do own a car because we have an infant. I rarely drive it though.
Ron