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> Landlords take property that could be owned outright by the resident Why do you assume every resident wants to own their property? When I lived in Baltimore

> Landlords take property that could be owned outright by the resident Why do you assume every resident wants to own their property? When I lived in Baltimore you can be damn sure I didn't want to own anything in that city. There are valid reasons for renting to exist, landlords do provide valuable services, and there are people who do want landlords and renting to exist. It's okay to say you personally don't like landlords without making it seem like they're some kind of demons

andrepd 5y ago
> It's okay to say you personally don't like landlords See, it's actually precisely the opposite: I don't hate people personally for owning and renting homes, I dislike the system for being broken and allowing such parasitical inefficiencies. "Hate the game not the player" etcetera
danaris 5y ago
> Why do you assume every resident wants to own their property? Actually, I don't. I know that there are people who would prefer not to. But because of the way the system is set up, it is so trivial and common for landlords to be extremely abusive. I would rather see things changed so that some people who would prefer to rent have to shrug and buy something instead—but actually have that option, because what would have been set up as rental properties are instead genuinely low-cost housing for purchase—than see the system continue as it is now. I also know it's very unlikely that the status quo is going anywhere, so this is almost entirely a theoretical discussion.
- silicon2401 5y ago
  > I would rather see things changed so that some people who would prefer to rent have to shrug and buy something instead This would make things even worse. Imagine having to go through the whole house buying process every time you want to move. What are young people or poor supposed to do, live with their parents until they can hopefully afford a house? What if someone just can't afford a house?

andrepd 5y ago

> It's okay to say you personally don't like landlords See, it's actually precisely the opposite: I don't hate people personally for owning and renting homes, I dislike the system for being broken and allowing such parasitical inefficiencies. "Hate the game not the player" etcetera

danaris 5y ago

> Why do you assume every resident wants to own their property? Actually, I don't. I know that there are people who would prefer not to. But because of the way the system is set up, it is so trivial and common for landlords to be extremely abusive. I would rather see things changed so that some people who would prefer to rent have to shrug and buy something instead—but actually have that option, because what would have been set up as rental properties are instead genuinely low-cost housing for purchase—than see the system continue as it is now. I also know it's very unlikely that the status quo is going anywhere, so this is almost entirely a theoretical discussion.

silicon2401 5y ago
> I would rather see things changed so that some people who would prefer to rent have to shrug and buy something instead This would make things even worse. Imagine having to go through the whole house buying process every time you want to move. What are young people or poor supposed to do, live with their parents until they can hopefully afford a house? What if someone just can't afford a house?