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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Right, but you’d try to find a distressed duplex for the same price as a single family. If you’re gonna risk buying a shitter and fixing it, might as well get an additional income.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Is that a thing? I'm in Canada and I've never seen a duplex sell as a single house. If you could find it that would be a pretty sweet deal

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Most people use this trick when they have friends or family and the rental is a mutually beneficial situation. but when you get into larger homes and commercial redesignation, we’ve turned a lot of old mansions and warehouses into 4+ unit condos.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Varies by town ordinance; but if it’s within standards usually you can get a deed for each unit and it becomes a condo association basically. Part of the zoning reforms we are fighting for.