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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by Workaccount2 on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:15PM (#37646283)
The point is that the problem of mega corps is greatly overstated, and isn't really the root of the problem anyway. They are just an easy scapegoat.

Take them away and private "mom & pop" land lords quickly fill the void, and usually are much more stringent about who they will rent to and what they think a fair rent is.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by kbelder on Monday September 25, 2023 @04:05PM (#37649802)
Right. It's still the same amount of houses, and the same amount of people wanting a house, so the price is not going to shift much.
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by escapedmoose on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:48PM (#37652370)
While I agree the mom and pop landlords also pose a problem, they don’t have the capital to outbid new buyers by tens of thousands, or to leverage dozens of existing properties. Bidding against them is not a perpetual David vs. Goliath battle.
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