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I know this sub HATES landlords, but I got a few questions.

Let's say someone just HAS to get out of a bad living situation and needs somewhere to go within a week or 2. Without renting, would these people just have to buy a house? What about someone just starting out like me? I can't imagine owning a house at this point in my life. What about people who just don't want to own a house no matter what stage of life they're in? What about those who just want a smaller space? If there are no landlords, you would own the house/apartment, meaning YOU are responsible for all the maintenance it might need. I fucking love the luxury of texting my landlords and they either fix the issue or have someone else fix it, although I only see my 2 landlords fix issues. I don't want to spend my time off going to the store or calling a contractor to…


  1. Let's say someone just HAS to get out of a bad living situation and needs somewhere to go within a week or 2. Without renting, would these people just have to buy a house?
  2. What about someone just starting out like me? I can't imagine owning a house at this point in my life.
  3. What about people who just don't want to own a house no matter what stage of life they're in? What about those who just want a smaller space?
  4. If there are no landlords, you would own the house/apartment, meaning YOU are responsible for all the maintenance it might need. I fucking love the luxury of texting my landlords and they either fix the issue or have someone else fix it, although I only see my 2 landlords fix issues. I don't want to spend my time off going to the store or calling a contractor to come out and fix my issues, I'd rather go to work and have the issue fixed by the time I come home. It's like leasing vs buying a car IMO. Some people just want a new car every 3 years to not fuck with maintenance. I'd rather rent and not fuck around with paying property taxes, school taxes, maintenance, maintenance time, and other expenses.
  5. How would renting work without landlords if you WANT to rent and NOT own?

By the way, this is ALL pertaining to an apartment complex, or a historic downtown with apartments over stores, or multifamily homes near the city/village. Single-family homes are another story. Yes, I have an issue with large companies buying up all the residences in a neighborhood and renting them out and way outcompeting a local family that just wants to build their nest egg. I have no problem with a local landlord that owns a few multifamily homes and/or a few small apartment buildings and/or a couple of single-family homes in one or a few towns in the area and puts them on the market, some luxury, some not luxury.

Perhaps someone can answer these questions, and/or offer a different way of looking at it? I'm genuinely curious. Thank you so much! No, this post isn't meant to support landlords in any way, that was just my viewpoint/questions about the whole thing.

Maybe I just lucked out with fantastic landlords who take care of their units, $600 rent, and very quiet neighbors (I have 2 other neighbors in the building I'm in).

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