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Oh no, instead of getting money for doing nothing you will get money for paying someone to do a cosmetic repair once every several years. Should I feel sorry for you? I entered a landlord mode so I forgot what empathy is, so I need help here.
I'm not in support of this practice, I'm just sharing the info.
Don't shoot the messenger my dude
Don't be a devil's advocate. Devils can advocate for themselves.
Imagine trying to understand different perspectives.
Critical thinking really is dead if this is the kind of attitude you think is acceptable.
I'm literally not advocating for anything. I'm sharing knowledge and allowing others to come to their own conclusions.
Your arguing with someone who's head is far too deep in their own ass to actually understand what you're saying.
It's frustrating, very frustrating, that this is the lowest common denominator on the Internet today. And it's only getting worse as kids grow up under the thumb of their corporate spoon fed news feeds.
Excuses.
If they can't handle the responsibility, we cannot burden our society by letting them 'own' our housing stock.
Are you participating in the same thread that I am?
I literally said that landlords are using software to set the prices with software in collaboration with other landlords.
I also said there are lawsuits open about this action.
I was then told not to be a devil's advocate, and my response was, I am not advocating for anything.
Now you say that I am making excuses?
What logic train are you guys all on?
Because I am not on the same logic train as you.
Ihave not supported anything, or advocated for anything, or excused anything and yet you seem to have convinced yourself that I have, and I don't know where it's coming from.
Like if I'm fucking up fine, you know, downvote me. If I'm saying something that's controversial, fine, downvote me. But nothing I have said should be considered a fuck-up or controversial. So I don't know why people are against me saying it.
It's possible that your lemmy client is doing something weird, you seem to respond or get responses to some parallel comments
There are some spectacularly stupid people in this thread, that are apparently refusing to accept that renovations are a thing.
It's quite bizarre.
I dunno, am i? (Edit: this was a serious question! My app is bugging!)
Yeah im not seeing that, but im getting lots of weird formatting in reply positions
Not what i was replying to though
I think people were replying to what you said here as if you were the poster a couple comments upthread, because it sounded like it, and like ypu were defemding it.
Thank you. I appreciate this.
Already addressed
Well you are made of meat. Probably no adequate refridgeration. Gross. Downvoted for unrefrigerated meat.
You did ask why the property would be vacant, and that's one answer.
There's cosmetic repairs and then there's "making the place fit for Guinean habitation" repairs.
Now granted I'm a bit older and not renting now (and not a landlord, though I did share in my first place when I was a younger), but in that time a lot of better available places were people who'd bought a home, had kids, then had said kids grow up and move out. Given the free space but still wanting to keep with the family home they'd invested half their lives in, they'd rent out a basement suite or whatever (generally for a reasonable rate, at least compared to other places or the shit-show we see today). Some didn't need the money, others found that rising property values also came with a rise in taxes and repair costs. Most were still not assholes though so if the stove or heating broke down they'd actually get a repair guy in fairly quickly or replace said appliance (often with a used but functional one).
Those are what you'd call the "mom and pop" landlords and they were a lot more prevalent. By the same token though, they weren't making a lot - hell some were less interested in rents than not having an empty-feeling house - and all it took was one bad tenant to make it not worthwhile. It doesn't take much either. Water damage and/or mould abatement, a kitchen fire, pet/drugs/smoking damage etc can all add up pretty quickly especially if they're hiring somebody professional to do repair work which was certainly more than just cosmetic.
I don't see a lot of those types now - I'd certainly not want to be one - but most I know cite that it would take them years to recoup the cost of damage from that one bad case and they just weren't willing to deal with that plus the life-disruption anymore. So now all there pretty much is would be corporate landlords or the type that own several "rental properties" and consider painting the walls (and hinges, and light-switches, and plugs) or throwing down the cheapest carpet possible the extent of their actual "investment" in the property.