> Given that owning property is a risk, it's not a fair characterization to look at landlords as some sort of leech on society that just get rich at the expense

> Given that owning property is a risk, it's not a fair characterization to look at landlords as some sort of leech on society that just get rich at the expense of everyone else. Every landlord I've paid rent to or some acquaintances of mine who own rental properties seem to all have more than a few rental properties. And I've never seen/heard of rental property owners going bankrupt. Yes some do, but they do so because they stretched themselves way too thin. It's an anecdote but pretty much any family that seems to live well without the breadwinner working 70-80 work week as a doctor/lawyer seem to have rental properties. It is the most stable/lucrative use of one's wealth. It's been that way for a long time.