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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_je3kslr wrote

Reply to (yet another!) house rental question! by redditbrock

Hey OP, if you aren't students who need to walk to school I would really open up your options. Like you're noticing, it'a super limiting to try and strictly stay to only two neighborhoods (that are only a few blocks each). If you're students that obviously changes things.

Also, I've seen some pie-in-the-sky listings in Wayland recently and I....just don't get it. It's really not worth close to 3k to live in a small strip half dominated by chains if you have other options. There are much better stretches of community in the city that aren't asking for such consistently absurd rents and I think a lot of locals would agree with me.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_je3jnz4 wrote

Reply to comment by rustybullrake in (yet another!) house rental question! by redditbrock

It's disgusting. It's especially insulting when you see that the building was purchased for like 350k, so there's rarely a reason other than greed to pull this (unless it's someone newly buying w. high interest/totally gutted and rebuilt).

Meanwhile, I know an equal amount of landlords who are also horrified and choose not to squeeze their tenants(my own living situations included). Hoping you find yourself in a similar spot.

I will say these "3k a month 800+ credit score" listings get absolutely ripped to shreds by the community on Nextdoor for being opportunistic. I've never seen a group of people here turn more quickly on a post lol.

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victorsbiscuits t1_je2s0yt wrote

Reply to Red Ink Bookstore by downpat

Went and observed ~7 individuals wear dark colors and covid-like masks standing directly in front of Red Ink, essentially blocking the sidewalks. After several minutes, 3 cops pulled up, seemed to ask them something, and left within 2 minutes.

Red ink said they were invited people so no need for concern.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_je2mysa wrote

Reply to comment by downpat in Red Ink Bookstore by downpat

Red Ink is a community library that does a lot of communist and pro worker rights gatherings and aid. They have a guest speaker tonight so prime target for these assholes. Their Facebook just changed their status to closed so who knows if it's still happening.

The Nationalist Social Club has been targeting them for over a year now, staging a massive gathering and another time recently throwing a brick their window. The group has been active all over New England staging flash protests at certain locations like Red Ink or LGBT venues, calling for violence and murder of the people they oppose, then fleeing the area or state before they can be arrested.

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