Rent seeking is a term coined by economists. It has absolutely nothing to do with what you are doing as a landlord (providing housing for money). An example of

Rent seeking is a term coined by economists. It has absolutely nothing to do with what you are doing as a landlord (providing housing for money). An example of rent seeking would be if you lobbied the local council to restrict new building or additional rental units in the area leading to artificially higher rents. It has nothing, directly, to do with receiving income for renting a housing unit