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811.
by rcpt 4y ago
Yes 100% "Mom and Pop" never fix anything and keep security deposits with no justification all the time in my experience. Big corps might not have nice stories to tell you about how the neighborhood was 50 years ago but at least t
812.
by rcpt 4y ago
Honestly with how serious we take zoning laws I don't understand why Airbnb isn't already banned everywhere. Airbnb essentially rezones residential units as commerical hotels
813.
by rcpt 4y ago
I've never heard this one before and I have an unhealthy obsession with housing discourse. The idea is to divide up income tax brackets based on property wealth instead of income level? That's interesting. Is it just your idea or
814.
by rcpt 4y ago
How long can you not pay property taxes before the state comes after you? In California owners have a minimum of 5 years for example.
815.
by rcpt 4y ago
The landlord. If you're not ok with that risk then you should sell to someone who is.
816.
by rcpt 4y ago
fwiw where I live in Los Angeles we have actual operational oil derricks right in the middle of residential neighborhoods but it's nearly impossible to build apartment buildings. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2
817.
by rcpt 4y ago
Land Value Tax is not incident on tenants. https://gameofrent.com/content/can-lvt-be-passed-on-to-tenan... tldr: if landlords could raise the rent and still get tenants they'd do it right now
818.
by rcpt 4y ago
Family of renters here. Why should we have our labor taxed to support a different families idle wealth accumulation?
819.
by rcpt 4y ago
Also taxes. The housing bubble is a choice that voters make because voting demographics skew towards property owners. 1031 exchange Mortgage interest deduction Opportunity zones Taxpayer backing of Fannie and Freddie (allows insane leverage
820.
by rcpt 4y ago
> co-sleep Suffocation risk is real. Don't do this.
821.
by rcpt 4y ago
Pulse Ox on watches is just a dumb feature. There's really no reason to measure that throughout the day and it kills battery almost as fast as gps.
822.
by rcpt 4y ago
See also: lawn parking bans. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-28-me-406-st...
823.
by rcpt 4y ago
Ignoring the mountains of regulation the issue with doctors is that bedside manner plays a huge role in effective treatment. Patients are often hiding symptoms in order to avoid a scary diagnosis or unaware that something they've been
824.
by rcpt 4y ago
Schwab for everything only problem is that sometimes I need cash and don't want a bunch of 20s
825.
by rcpt 4y ago
Alright everyone it's time to unionize
826.
by rcpt 4y ago
There's a lot of people who buy them because they're the majority of what dealers are selling. Want a minivan? Good luck. Station wagon? You need a time machine.
827.
by rcpt 4y ago
The fact that this even got this far really shows that young people don't vote.
828.
by rcpt 4y ago
One of the final hurdles for self driving cars
829.
by rcpt 4y ago
This is what they listen to when they train
830.
by rcpt 4y ago
Whoa it understood more cowbell https://twitter.com/rycpt/status/1600271234755100672
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ChatGPT composed music in Sonic Pi(twitter.com)
9 points by rcpt 4y ago|4 comments
832.
by rcpt 4y ago
It'd be great if it were possible to buy a house and not have it be an "investment"
833.
by rcpt 4y ago
Are you in Florida? Trimming and removing trees prior to hurricane season is a completely reasonable thing to do. It's very common here. The equipment for tree removal is different. A big truck with a crane that lifts debris into the b
834.
by rcpt 4y ago
Ya. If the tree is close to power lines or a roof it's often a good idea to cut it down before the next hurricane. This is super common Getting it taken away is a different service and requires different equipment.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Tree removal and tree trimming are generally different services. And $400 to cut down a tree is pretty typical. Nothing about that story sounds like a scam to me.
836.
by rcpt 4y ago
This kind of happens in Pig with Nicholas Cage
837.
by rcpt 4y ago
> The Fed being afraid to do whats necessary What are you referring to here? I understand the Fed can only raise rates and stop buying things. Rates are going up and they're reducing their balance sheets. I'd like them to stop
838.
by rcpt 4y ago
Especially considering that they're talking about John Giannandrea who was my great-great-great-grandmanager when he left for Apple.
839.
by rcpt 4y ago
It's absolutely related to water rights. California farm owners wouldn't opt to grow alfalfa if water were priced sanely for them
840.
by rcpt 4y ago
He explained in his second sentence

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