A Rare Middle-Class Paradise in L.A. Was Swept Away by Flames

[Dem2theMax]

9. That's what my parents did. Bought in the early eighties.

I think they paid somewhere in the range of $120,000 to $140,000 for both the new mobile home and the land/lot.

The mobile home is just under 2,000 sq ft. It's what is commonly referred to as a triple wide. So the lot is bigger. I'm sure if I put in a few upgrades, I could sell it for over half a million. It has always boggled my mind. How in the world do people afford a home today? Any kind of home. If it weren't fully paid for, I couldn't afford to live here.

You look at these people who were really blessed to be able to live in such a special place. And now they are at the mercy of many companies, not to mention the landowner. I cannot imagine the stress they will be going through, and I feel for them.