I just saw this post about landlords being parasitic. While I agree in some points - mainly that by owning more property than you need for yourself, you’re driving up the price for others who want to buy a property. However, I don’t want to buy property when I move. I don’t have the funds for it, and I’m happy with a rented flat. Sure I want to get my own property at some point, however I’m also sure I want to move at least two more times in my life. Buying and selling each time sounds like a lot of hassle. Also, I live in a shared flat, that just sounds like a legal nightmare if the ownership changed every time someone moved out. How does this fit together? Are there solutions to this that don’t require landlords to exist?

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      281·
      20 days ago

      What kind of mental gymnastics are you doing to come to the conclusion that higher prices are good for renters lol

            • droporain@lemmynsfw.com
              62·
              20 days ago

              Bootlicker- noun someone who seeks favor or goodwill in a servile, degraded way; toady: He comes across as a facile bootlicker, someone who would do anything like a lapdog to please somebody in the chain of command.

        • glimse@lemmy.world
          3·
          20 days ago

          More builders. More homes being given the “contractor special” no renter asked for to justify raising the price. I added a Ring doorbell and Nest thermostats so it’s a SMART home now, please up!

        • Glide@lemmy.ca
          21·
          19 days ago

          Except they’re all bought out. There aren’t “more choices.” There are fewer, because now your options are “be notably wealthy” or “get fucked.”

        • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
          11·
          19 days ago

          The problem is that housing prices rise due to a shortage of homes, and a big issue is that there’s not enough land in populated areas to just build more housing.

    • Glide@lemmy.ca
      151·
      20 days ago

      Driving up the price is good for builders which is then good for buyers investors and renters corporate owners . Nothing wrong with owning and renting homes.

      No worries, fam, I got you fixed up.

    • mke_geek@lemm.ee
      23·
      19 days ago

      You are correct that there’s nothing wrong with being a rental property owner.