• GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      No, they need a place to live, and it just so happens that the landlords have collectively bought up most of the available housing. It’s like saying that a ticket scalper is providing value.

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        2 months ago

        You could literally change my sentence from “they need a place to rent” to “they need a place to live”, same thing. You don’t need a place to rent if you don’t need a place to live :P.

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          2 months ago

          My point is that the landlord is not providing some integral service, but inserting themselves as a middle man in the process to collect money like a ticket scalper.

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              2 months ago

              Given how high rent is getting combined with price deflation from the lack of scalping in this hypothetical, they might realistically be able to swing a mortgage, yeah.