Mom and pop “investors” take units off the market that otherwise working class

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Apr 12, 2021
4:20:23pm

valleus Truly Addicted User

Mom and pop “investors” take units off the market that otherwise working class

people would have been able to purchase. Housing is closer to zero sum economics than the general economy, so when get rich quick real estate investors become land lords instead of investing in VTI they are artificially reducing housing supply. Housing was very affordable for most of the 20th century. Landlords deserve the opprobrium

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valleus

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Time

RE: Housing Affordability Solution

Gente_Boa

4/12/21 4:08pm

envy and jealousy on his part. Sad to see.

CougCoug3

4/12/21 4:11pm

The solution is what it’s always been—more density and smaller units

Jay Kay

4/12/21 4:11pm

It's related to anti-Semitism

novacoug1

4/12/21 4:12pm

It's true. You've all got a lot of growing up to do.

yerromnitsuj

4/12/21 4:35pm

How do landlords cause an increased supply of housing?

4/12/21 4:20pm

Incentives

Gente_Boa

4/12/21 4:27pm

RE: Incentives

4/12/21 4:38pm

if you outlaw owning rentals then expect new development to grind to a halt

Gente_Boa

4/12/21 4:49pm

You could argue that getting rid of landlords will also cause a greater

CougaRR4L

4/12/21 5:02pm

I’m not advocating for outlawing landlording

4/12/21 5:41pm

This one really isn't hard to see

Gente_Boa

4/13/21 10:29am

I just built new houses to rent only & not sell. just parking some apt. proceeds

grandpacoug

4/12/21 5:55pm

This is a good example, thank you.

4/12/21 6:05pm

Mom and pop “investors” take units off the market that otherwise working class

valleus

4/12/21 4:20pm

This is not even close to correct.

Gente_Boa

4/12/21 4:23pm

Environmentalists deserve opprobrium. They won’t let you build anywhere and

Iman23

4/12/21 4:23pm

If housing is a commodity then the price will fall - if it is manipulated by

novacoug1

4/12/21 4:31pm

Well put, and I would take it a step further.

Gente_Boa

4/12/21 4:39pm

Hilarious

TheRealU

4/12/21 4:40pm

I have never heard of being a landlord referred to as get rich quick. Its

CougaRR4L

4/12/21 5:06pm

LOL get rich quick landlords - would love to learn more about this

johnnybyu

4/12/21 7:10pm

Based on his argument, all middle men are bad no?

paulb

4/12/21 4:24pm

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