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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
he said TX though, trust me there are some nice $400K houses in 2018.

But today ... those $400K houses are built so poorly and there are so far out from anything that its well ... might as well stay put till it settles down.

Fortunately in TX there is a lot of land and alot of developers so OP just has to wait it out.
gpt
The build quality of new construction is just jaw-droppingly bad compared to what it was 20 years ago. I am absolutely floored by some of the shit I've seen pass home inspection as sufficient. Floors not even close to level with obvious lumps, walls not square at corners, ceilings that change height across the room.