$800/Month Can Get You a Bunk Bed in a Pod in Palo Alto

If you've always wanted to live in a bunk bed with 13 other people, well, now is your time to shine...

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You guys want to know how I know I’m getting old? I greatly care about the real estate market in this city, and in any other city for that matter, and keep up with the prices even though I have no intention of selling my house any time soon. It’s wild – similar to how you turn 30 and suddenly start worrying about the quality of your lawn. What’s that sound? My alarm went off reminding me to drink an Ensure. Anyway, if you thought the Nashville real estate market was getting crazy because someone rented out a shed in an East Nashville back yard somewhere, just wait until you get a load of this story!

Courtesy of SFGate:

For $800 a month you could live in a tiny bunk bed-style pod with 13 other roommates in the Bay Area.

Yeah, no thanks. When is someone going to come up with an option for a cheapskate introvert? You know, back in my day, I’d have lived in a box somewhere with a roof over my head for decent rent. I didn’t need much. But, you’re telling me I have to share this space with 13 other people that I probably don’t know? Hell no. I guess we can’t have it both – we can’t expect to pay dirt cheap housing prices and expect to NOT have to deal with people. How bad are things getting in this country that we’re going to start dumping people into pods?

That article goes on to talk about the monthly leases, and how they’re going to build more of these. Honestly, that sounds like more of a threat than a business plan. Like, how long before your just assigned one of these pods like you’re signed an elementary school? I don’t mean to freak anyone out, but there’s something incredibly dystopian about the marketing for what is literally just a bunk bed in a box. I’m also surprised that they don’t charge more for the top bunk, because we all know the top bunk is better. There was no greater thrill as a child than to discover a bunk bed and climb that ladder to the top. THAT is how they need to be selling these things. The article also casually glosses over some ‘personality clashes’ in the communal space. No shit – you’ve got people living there month-to-month in tiny boxes that don’t know each other. You can’t convince me that this isn’t some elaborate prank for reality television, but hey – if this is your thing, you do you, boo.

By the way, I absolutely love that one of the taglines on the website is ‘infinitely more private.’ Excuse me? Infinitely more private THAN WHAT?!?!

We talked about the crazy real estate market, and the prospects of renting a shed in someone’s back yard in East Nashville on a recent episode of the SoBros Power Hour. You can check that out here:

Listen to “Ep. 67: GEODIS Park, BBQ, and Renting a Shed in East Nashville” on Spreaker.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley

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