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it's a myth that tenants create maintenance costs. anyone living in a space creates maintenance needs. that's called wear and tear. there are also some kinds of maintenance that happen even if no one is living there, like roof repair or replacing a furnace.

owning property means needing to cover the costs of the property, whether you personally live there or not.

so landlords are really only giving up one thing, which is their own ability to stay in the property. many of them don't even want to stay in their properties anyway. so why do they have the property at all?
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6235fe36... 2y ago

nostr:npub1zs5hzuhuj0nt6lm9h04yxfaf0y3et87qjvg6xn33qexq44ez04xsmwmwjw I like to pitch people the idea that it should be illegal for people to own more than two housing units and almost everybody agrees with the proposal

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14297172... 2y ago

nostr:npub13w6fhssk27ffmh00g8lfr9p8adxcrvtf8lgu6z2j6je7ugmtqpws4l479m It would really simplify things. There are definitely legitimate reasons to rent out a space. sometimes people need to travel for work for a year or two but plan to come back. sometimes people rent to family or friends because they want to keep a place that has emotional weight. whatever. I'm not against renting in general, but the idea of people being a landlord for their job, purposely taking out loans they can't pay back with the intention of exploiting people looking for housing, that is disgusting.