Yup' and f*** me because the places I can comfortably live without a car, are all ruined by skyrocketing real estate prices.

I empathize with that! I've seen firsthand the damage gentrification does to community members.

That's partly why I want to move to a place that might actually have a community.

Why not? Please elaborate.

So my budget is definitely not $1m. I simply meant that I've lived in places where a $1m house is considered 'affordable' so Richmond does not seem very expensive in comparison.

Exactly! I'm not literally looking to spend $1m on a house. It's just that my definition of expensive is far higher that a lot of people outside of big coastal cities.

Haha yes but the goal is to not spend the millions.

I was exaggerating the monetary amount.

I said 'and', meaning that I'm talking about two different groups.

It would help a lot of people who work at the airport and people who stay at nearby hotels.