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There is currently only one thing you are allowed to talk about at parties in Los Angeles right now: Real Estate.
The conversation arc is nearly identical, whether you’re slinging back ten dollar drinks in a hip Hollywood bar or hanging out by the barbecue in someone’s back yard.
1.) Everyone exclaims their exasperation over the insane housing prices.
2.) There follows a brief discussion of how long the market is going to be down, wherein you determine just how many friends each person at the event has who are “real estate experts.”
3.) The conversation ends with somebody laying out a master plan for getting into a condo that isn’t in one of Snoop Dogg’s old neighborhoods. Popular trends right now involve Idaho land grabs, rental properties for immigrant farmers and shady casino schemes.
I try to play my cards close to the vest during these conversations, but I will say I’m booking a trip to Boise this weekend.
Boise is nice, but ruined wheatland in Kansas is much better.
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