Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaults and evictions looms

Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by monadic2 on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:49AM (#23413845)

> Sometimes, when things come easy to people, they don't appreciate it. Holding people accountable helps them lift themselves up too.

Yea I’m invoking Poe’s law on this coming from a landlord. Are you trolling?

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by swarnie_ on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:56AM (#23413890)

I would think not.

I assume section 8 is our equivalent of Housing Benefit. I know plenty of landlords who wont accept HB tenants because properties have come back absolutely trashed before.

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by monadic2 on Thursday June 04, 2020 @04:24AM (#23414080)

Isn’t that the risk rent is supposed to ameliorate? Otherwise where is the risk of renting property that justifies a middleman?

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by swarnie_ on Thursday June 04, 2020 @04:53AM (#23414256)

It is a risk, and any good business man/women will work to minimise risk.

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by monadic2 on Thursday June 04, 2020 @09:56PM (#23424236)

Hah, as if holding property is a business!

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by swarnie_ on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:39AM (#23426328)

Holding properties isn't a business, its an asset of a business at best. The business is providing shelter as a service.

Never thought i'd find a reddit style anti-landlord on HN.

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by monadic2 on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:25PM (#23434175)

I’m a twitter style anti-landlord, thank you very much.

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