Kid Buys Parents NYC House, Because Rent Is Basically Extortion
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Growing up in cramped Brooklyn apartments, this Yale grad saw his immigrant parents hustle so hard, 'breaking their backs working odd jobs to pay rent.' Fast forward: juggling jobs from printer whisperer to UN campaigner, he bankrolls their Staten Island dream crib. He fondly recalls, 'I made her a promise: I would ... save whatever I could to help buy her a house in New York.' Now, they own a place where future lovebirds sneak in and weary parents finally exhale. Plot twist: still no affordable housing lottery win in sight.
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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/26/2025 | Author: Brian Zhang
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