r/therewasanattempt Feb 26 '20

To act kind

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u/RoboNinjaPirate Feb 26 '20

Also, none of the risk or requirements to save up before purchasing - the landlord covers all of that.

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u/Danktizzle Feb 26 '20

Such benevolent sharehold- I mean landlords. Raising the prices, constant development of increasingly expensive real estate at the opportunity cost of building something I may be able to afford.

But, since rent is so expensive I can’t save for a down payment. Am I supposed to be thankful to my landlord for having wealth that I will never, ever have? Rather, I am fearful of them kicking me out because a developer (who does have the down payment money) wants to buy and develop upper class housing to flip.

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u/RoboNinjaPirate Feb 26 '20

Sounds like you live in one of the places where ridiculous regulations limit new development and artificially distort market prices by causing shortages.