Reason I’m asking is because I have an aunt that owns like maybe 3 - 5 (not sure the exact amount) small townhouses around the city (well, when I say “city” think of like the areas around a city where theres no tall buildings, but only small 2-3 stories single family homes in the neighborhood) and have these houses up for rent, and honestly, my aunt and her husband doesn’t seem like a terrible people. They still work a normal job, and have to pay taxes like everyone else have to. They still have their own debts to pay. I’m not sure exactly how, but my parents say they did a combination of saving up money and taking loans from banks to be able to buy these properties, fix them, then put them up for rent. They don’t overcharge, and usually charge slightly below the market to retain tenants, and fix things (or hire people to fix things) when their tenants request them.

I mean, they are just trying to survive in this capitalistic world. They wanna save up for retirement, and fund their kids to college, and leave something for their kids, so they have less of stress in life. I don’t see them as bad people. I mean, its not like they own multiple apartment buildings, or doing excessive wealth hoarding.

Do leftists mean people like my aunt too? Or are they an exception to the “landlords are bad” sentinment?

  • Observer1199
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    2 days ago

    Landlord/wannabe landlord - what’s the difference?!

    No, you are just plain old incorrect - do you even hear yourself??

    Landlords have always been the people with money and power and they have welded that influence to create these situations. It doesn’t matter if there was malicious forethought - most of them think they haven’t done wrong because they’re looking out for them and their own - oh and it’s just the way the world works so what can they do?!! Lots. If you’re not part of the solution, your part of the problem. You need to educate yourself on a lot of things buddy.

    Yes, the problem is OPs aunt, and property management companies as well as private equity (which is another name for a group of OPs aunt and property management companies)