Thirty Thousand Shortfall

Summary

I bought an apartment during a market slump, $30,000 below what others had paid for the same layout.

I had just finished moving in when Linda Carver, the neighbor across the hall, stormed over.

"Same unit, same building, yet you paid $30,000 less than we did. You need to make up the difference!"

I froze for a second.

She took it as fear and raised her voice, "If you had the guts to snap it up cheap, you’d better be ready to compensate the rest of us. Otherwise, don’t expect to live here in peace."