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Hotels exist for largely the same capacity as AirBNB and tourists wouldn’t likely see much of a difference other than drastically reduced prices. I mean houses
by jimbob45 5y ago
Hotels exist for largely the same capacity as AirBNB and tourists wouldn’t likely see much of a difference other than drastically reduced prices.
I mean houses shouldn’t be available to rent. Apartments are another matter entirely because they use space much more efficiently in a city.
- alex_smart 5y ago>I mean houses shouldn’t be available to rent. Congrats, you win the award for the wierdest opinion I have read this month on the internet. Here is your chance to blow my mind with your arguments.
- prawn 5y agoIf you're a family with 3 kids and a dog, in a city for a 6-12 month job placement or temporarily until you find a house in an area closer to work/family, why shouldn't you be able to rent a house with a yard? Or if I'm taking a job placement overseas for a year, why shouldn't I be able to rent it out while I'm away and provide an opportunity to a renter in my place? Transactional costs where I live (stamp duty, agent selling fee, mortgage costs) historically meant that you rent less than five years or buy if staying longer than that. Might've changed since I read that info, but there's a point where the best action changes. There are people who don't want to buy and don't want an apartment. There are places where there are virtually no apartments. Housing affordability is absolutely an issue, but I don't think your suggestion is at all reasonable.