I’m not from the US, but I’ve heard about the housing shortage crisis as well as the commercial real-estate vacancy crisis. I’m pretty sure the US government will bail out the rich folks again.

Honestly, people need a cheap place to live, right? Why not just buy a commercial property about as big as an ideally small home and call it a day? Isn’t that a win-win situation? Or are there laws that make it illegal?

  • satanmat@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    In theory you could….

    But;

    It isn’t zoned for residential use, so you’d have legal issues;

    You’d likely be in an area that isn’t good for residential usage; a lack of grocery stores and schools etc. — it might be doable for a single person but not a family.

    Office buildings are not designed as homes so there’s likely a high cost to do the conversion; bathrooms and kitchens — also access. buildings would need to be set up for 24/7 access so people can come and go