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What valuable service do landlords provide, exactly? It's my understanding that barring regulatory requirements for standards of living, at their core a landlo
by ameister14 4y ago
What valuable service do landlords provide, exactly?
It's my understanding that barring regulatory requirements for standards of living, at their core a landlord is providing access to previously un-utilized monopolized space. That's not really a valuable service, in my mind; maybe it is in the way that 'we'll give you protection from ourselves coming back and breaking your windows' is a valuable service.
- dmarlow 4y agoSee my comment below to a similar concern. There are as many different kinds of landlords as there are people. The value the good ones bring are cared for, affordable places for people to live who prefer to not own a home. Repairing, maintaining, improving, insuring, all take a lot of costs and risks. The government does provide public land in which people can live for free. Why isn't that more popular?
- ameister14 4y agoHouse repair and maintenance is not really what a landlord does, though - they rent land. Perhaps as an added feature they can offer services like repairs and maintenance, but that is not inherent to the "job" of landlord.
- metadat 4y agoWhere is this free public land located in the USA?
- dmarlow 4y agoBLM land. Anyone can camp there free for 2 week.