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Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by lotsofpulp on Sunday September 11, 2022 @03:50PM (#32802651)
People do not have the funds, access to credit, political connections, and expertise to acquire sufficient land, go through the permitting process, and end up with an affordable housing neighborhood.

An app will not change that.

Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by azeemh on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:42AM (#32807830)
i disagree because land developers and land development programs already exist we simply need to coordinate a co-op effort.

using homes an investment leads to hoarding of resources.

Why does america have more empty homes than homeless people? Markets have failed because they're chasing imaginary rental demand instead of adapting to real demand.

If people could only own 1 residential property at a time this would not be an issue and the whole program thecalebf built would not be needed.

the program you built helps exacerbate a social ill, and while it's great technically it's horrible socially.

I hope this feedback helps you pivot to solve the more pressing problem in real estate.

Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by cscurmudgeon on Sunday September 11, 2022 @05:11PM (#32803305)
Define “hoard” here.
Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by FollowingTheDao on Sunday September 11, 2022 @06:21PM (#32803823)
House Hoarders: Private Equity Edition – Don Mullen, CEO of Pretium Partners

https://pestakeholder.org/news/house-hoarders-private-equity...

Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by twblalock on Sunday September 11, 2022 @05:18PM (#32803353)
Landlords provide a necessary service to the poorest in society. If there were no landlords, people who could not afford to purchase homes would have nowhere to live.

Landlords suffer from bad tenants, and also from bad government policies like rent control and the cancelling of rent during Covid (and nobody cancelled the mortgage bills for landlords, or the property tax). They are constantly portrayed as villains, often by the same people who benefit from the housing landlords provide.

What you call hoarding is the market at work, providing investment opportunities to landlords and housing to people who can’t afford to buy, all at the same time.

Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by azeemh on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:54AM (#32807895)
Landlords dont provide any services. Construction workers build the house.

if there were no landlords people would still have 1 home and builders would get hired by the homeowner who could finally afford homeownership.

We have more empty homes in America than homeless people.

The market is not working because its failing to respond to the demand of more than 90% of the population for affordable housing despite us having more supply of housing than homeless people in need.

Re:Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental proper... by peyton on Sunday September 11, 2022 @06:09PM (#32803752)
Housing is a service? Generally real estate businesses aren’t thought of that way.