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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by azeotropic on Thursday May 02, 2019 @06:31AM (#19806395)
True. Although since they are literally more invested in their community, they tend to be more tenacious about it.
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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by dillonmckay on Thursday May 02, 2019 @07:01AM (#19806572)
I have observed the opposite. Slum lord owns over 50 rental properties, but does not live in the city, and tenants are registered voters of the municipality.

My anecdote for the morning.

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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by azeotropic on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:22PM (#19810210)
I wouldn't normally think of absentee landlords as the central example of a homeowner. Where do you live that the majority of housing units are owned by absentee landlords?
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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by dillonmckay on Thursday May 02, 2019 @04:39PM (#19812623)
Rural incorporated city with a population of less than 5,000.
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