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ELI5: USians, why not buy/rent an office, instead of a home at this point? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.ml

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I'm not from the US, but I've heard about the housing shortage crisis as well as the commercial real-estate vacancy crisis. I'm pretty sure the US government will bail out the rich folks again.

Honestly, people need a cheap place to live, right? Why not just buy a commercial property about as big as an ideally small home and call it a day? Isn't that a win-win situation? Or are there laws that make it illegal?

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Assuming that you're talking about the US (I won't speak for anywhere else), there is exactly 1 circuit in my kitchen with 240v/40a- the range. Everything else is 120v/15a. Current code requires a number of dedicated circuits, but they're all 120v. Most are 15a, with a few 20a. The fridge, dishwasher, microwave, and any countertop appliances are all fine with 15a (1500 Watts continuous).

Most offices have tons of circuits run to any given area, because (by code) you can only connect so many devices. Googling wasn't immediately clear how many, but it's between 8 and 15. That's only a few cubicles per circuit, so there should be no shortage of wiring.