mke_geek @ mke_geek @lemm.ee

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No, owning rental property is not exploitative. It gives people a choice of where to live. No one rental property is required for anyone to live -- there's millions of choices in the United States alone for places to live.

And yes, camping is legal. People camp every single day in the United States. And yes, people own RVs. They live in them and travel around the country. This is legal. Both of these give even more options for places to stay.

The property is still available for families who want to rent it. You take all the rentals off the market and those who want to rent housing will have no choices.

There's still many properties available to purchases. Having a mixture of some properties for rent and some of sale gives people choices.

Many people don't have the skill or resources to manage their own property, let alone pay for large expenses all at once.

Landlords buy buildings --> More available rentals so people have more choices on where to live

A landlord does not take housing off the market. Rental housing is still on the market for families to live in.

Rent costs more than mortgage payments because it includes the payment for services to the owner. If you work a job you expect to get paid for your work and so does the landlord.

A landlord provides housing.

FTFY

"Some say" --> meaning those who like to post uneducated things on the Internet. AI takes stuff from the Internet. Ergo, it's going to spew garbage at times.

No one's forcing anyone to rent any specific place. People have a choice. There's thousands of rentals. They can live with family or friends.

If people want to build equity in something, they can buy their own property.

There's nothing exploitative about trading money for a service. People trade money for services every single day. You want your oil changed for you? You pay someone to do it. You pull your car into their facility, they use their tools, and you gain a service -- for a price.

Rental property owners charge for the service of providing housing. Home Depot charges for the service of renting their tools. The bouncy house places charge for the service of renting their bouncy houses.

There's no stealing and no extorting. The only ones who steal are tenants who don't pay rent.

That's not the definition in the slightest. You don't seem to have an understanding of what a landlord does.

Being a landlord = running a business. Being a small landlord= running a small business.

Yes this is exactly what's being discussed.

Landlords provide housing.

There's no exploitation. Paying rent is simply trading money for a service.

Everything you said is a lie. There's no exploitation. Paying rent is trading money for a service.

Most of Lemmy's users disappoint me.

This is a textbook case of "I don't understand that thing, so I'm going to irrationally fear and hate that thing". Making a comparison of two things that are completely different displays that lack of understanding.

Unfortunately you don't understand the business.

Not the same thing.

That's a boring personality.

And that has nothing to do with landlords.