Retirement planning usually involves spreadsheets, financial advisors, and the slow realization that your dream retirement home costs more than you’ll earn in three lifetimes.
Buffalo, New York is sitting up in the western corner of the state offering actual houses for around $75,000, which is what some retirement communities charge just for the privilege of living near a golf course you’ll never use.
Let’s address the obvious question: how can a city in New York State possibly have affordable housing when a parking space in Manhattan costs more than a car?
Buffalo’s real estate market operates in a different universe than downstate New York, with prices that make sense for people living on retirement income rather than hedge fund bonuses…