Son of a landlord, we set our rent lower than market price and generally get university students
Tenants can be anything, some just pick to rent because it’s just a temporary place to stay and we don’t have as bad a problem as America does
Our worst renter was a business owner that did not pay rent for their business location for 4 months before disappearing
My father never evicted anyone, though
A university student we once had was paying 77% less than the market before leaving after his study ended (3000 Vs 13000)
I’ve had to rent out rooms and the basement of my home as a “landlord” and I lowered the rent on people in stead of raising it because they were giving me enough to cover part of my mortgage. It still felt shitty and exploitative to do. Especially if something broke and they had to wait to say, use the toilet.
I’d never want to do that again if possible. Also my “tenants” were not people or friends I knew beforehand. I just tried not to be a piece of shit about it.
When I see “real estate experts” gouging people to buy more real estate and bragging on social media about it - I do think they are, in fact, fucking parasites on people that do actually contribute to society. It doesn’t have to be this way. Housing should not be a commodity.
not a landlord, I hate landlords, but I do have room mates and this shit sucks. none of them seem to have any understanding that if food.is kept in the fridge too long it will mold, or that putting a bowl in the dishwasher facing the door won’t clean it. its like living with a bunch of 10 year olds figuring out how to do chores for the first time
I fucking hated having roommates. Our house had two kitchens and you’d think that would solve a lot of the issues… Nope. Cat litter box. Garage. Shared backyard. Everything that could be mistreated, or used improperly, was.
It probably doesn’t apply to many people posting here or in general, but if you became a landlord how did your view of tenants change?
Son of a landlord, we set our rent lower than market price and generally get university students
Tenants can be anything, some just pick to rent because it’s just a temporary place to stay and we don’t have as bad a problem as America does
Our worst renter was a business owner that did not pay rent for their business location for 4 months before disappearing
My father never evicted anyone, though A university student we once had was paying 77% less than the market before leaving after his study ended (3000 Vs 13000)
I’ve had to rent out rooms and the basement of my home as a “landlord” and I lowered the rent on people in stead of raising it because they were giving me enough to cover part of my mortgage. It still felt shitty and exploitative to do. Especially if something broke and they had to wait to say, use the toilet.
I’d never want to do that again if possible. Also my “tenants” were not people or friends I knew beforehand. I just tried not to be a piece of shit about it.
When I see “real estate experts” gouging people to buy more real estate and bragging on social media about it - I do think they are, in fact, fucking parasites on people that do actually contribute to society. It doesn’t have to be this way. Housing should not be a commodity.
not a landlord, I hate landlords, but I do have room mates and this shit sucks. none of them seem to have any understanding that if food.is kept in the fridge too long it will mold, or that putting a bowl in the dishwasher facing the door won’t clean it. its like living with a bunch of 10 year olds figuring out how to do chores for the first time
I fucking hated having roommates. Our house had two kitchens and you’d think that would solve a lot of the issues… Nope. Cat litter box. Garage. Shared backyard. Everything that could be mistreated, or used improperly, was.