mehkindaok

mehkindaok t1_je9p0n9 wrote

Buyers are paying seven figure prices and five figure property taxes so their kids can attend public schools that rival some of the best private schools in the US. It only takes a few violent, disruptive students to ruin an entire school and that is exactly what low income housing brings - why would current homeowners not fight it tooth and nail? If you disagree with that, would you like to pay $500K for a Ferrari that will be taken away and replaced with a Fiero in a couple months?

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mehkindaok t1_je7r8ri wrote

But there’s no dinner my mao-loving friend, just the need for a wheelbarrow full of cash if you need a place to live. Landlords are banned, what do you along with everyone else new to the area do - buy a place for a million or so each time you need to move and lose a cool hundred grand or so in selling and re-buying expenses each time you need to move elsewhere, or spend more on a couple days at a hotel than you would have spent on a month at an apartment owned by one of those rent-seeking parasites? Use that gray squishy stuff between your ears, it’s got to be at least somewhat functional with that fancy title of yours!

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mehkindaok t1_je6uzne wrote

Oh, I'm not a landlord, I don't want to deal with mao-worshipping deadbeats like you. When time comes to move I'll just sell my place to the highest bidder who has the resources to boot you to the curb as soon as you stop paying, be it some large local slumlord or BlackRock. Funny thing is I got my place cheap and could rent it out cheap because it m not hurting for money but since MA loves deadbeats you'll be renting it from some slumlord and having your wallet raped instead.

Also my other question still stands - got a million for a condo? Or $300 per night for a hotel, perhaps?

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mehkindaok t1_je6tfsn wrote

Given the current housing shortages caused by rampant NIMBYism and downright idiotic housing policies which make new construction incredibly expensive landlords get to be very picky when choosing tenants - why take a risk on a single mother with spotty employment history who is quite likely to fall behind on rent when there's 10 well-paid professionals with no kids and perfect credit score fighting over a pen to sign the lease?

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mehkindaok t1_jdxpkq0 wrote

Dream tenant responsible adult would either accept the proposed rent, try to negotiate lower mutually agreeable rent or choose not to renew the lease at the time when the notification is received, not wait till the very last second just so they can screw over the property owner (and in the end just end up screwing themselves.)

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mehkindaok t1_jdxlhya wrote

You do what you want but don't come back whining when you need to find an apartment with a month to spare and "avoid like the plague" reference from your landlord. Or were you planning to take it a step further and squat once the lease isn't renewed and you're asked to leave because the law says you can't be evicted without a court order?

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