• merdaverse@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      13
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      I’ve only had one decent landlord, ever. He was so decent in fact, that he stopped being a landlord, because he inherited it, but came to realize it was unethical.

      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        7 hours ago

        I’ve had one decent landlord, too. one was just okay, but on principle I disagree with him because he owned like 20 properties and was a realtor. the other four just sucked.

        but the decent landlord, holy shit were they ever good. cheap af rent on a long since paid off shitty little house for student housing. actually mowed the lawn. renovated the kitchen one year, like, actually well. not fancy, just well done. pretty sure it was just his last house that they upsized from, so no large portfolio or anything. I’m okay with that.

      • tmyakal@infosec.pub
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        17 hours ago

        I was having this conversation with a co-worker recently. He was buying a second home with the intention of renting it to his brother “at cost.” Which is to say, his brother is paying the mortgage while he gets the equity. When I pointed out how fucked up that was, he agreed and bought the house anyway.

          • tmyakal@infosec.pub
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            7 hours ago

            That is very region-specific in the US. Around me, rent prices have absolutely exploded while the housing market has very slightly softened vs 2 years ago.