I am a condo super and constantly have issues with these multi unit owners who rent out, as their tenants call me about every broken fixture and I have to remind them that their landlord is their super, not me. I only take care of the common areas.

Landlords don't realize that their job is to be the property manager, super, handy man and administrator for the property they rent out. They're not just supposed to sit on their ass and collect a check.

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm somewhat "glad" I'm not renting a place owned by some rich chucklefuck, but one owned by a company. I know, sounds weird, but at least my rent money is going to something useful, since they employ their electricians, plumbers etc., hire a cleaning firm to clean the stairwell, and have a website where I can report problems, look at my energy consumption, stuff like that.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You rent from a responsible company it sounds like. In my part of the country, there are a few massive companies that own a large amount of property and do fuck-all, have no online portal for anything, take weeks to deal with things like leaking pipes and such. I'm newish to the state so I'm not sure how they get it away with it legally but I've heard a lot of horror stories from these companies. I rent a place now from some rich dude for a very reasonable price, he owns a handful of properties and they do well on the maintenance and everything, it definitely depends.

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Aye, the one I'm renting from is a local company. You find lots of them all over Germany, managing the huge apartment buildings, especially the old soviet concrete blocks. Outside of places like Berlin they're usually reasonable.

[–] BamBamToxico@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My landlord's two brothers who inherited a bunch of properties from Daddy. One of them lives in Scottsdale and the other in Hawaii. It really gets my goat knowing that 1 out of every 3 dollars I make goes to some overprivileged daddy's removed boy. I probably pay their golf membership or marina docking fees.

[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thats the american dream isnt it? To be exploited until you do the exploiting? God I love America

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

"Ferengi workers don't want to stop the exploitation. We want to find a way to become the exploiters!"

[–] camelbeard@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What's the problem? If you don't buy a house you need to rent one, houses aren't free. Yeah those owners never worked for it, but isn't that the case with every rich kid? Why don't you buy a crappy house you can fix up yourself?

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Because I have 200 bucks to my name

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ITT: Poor, downtrodden ~~leeches~~ landlords talking about how hard it is to be a landlord, when the easiest way to end their suffering is to just sell their extra fucking house(s).

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They have once a year paperwork to do and still bitch and moan and they still call it work.

It's disgusting.

The one "person" I know also drags tenants to court over stupid shit (he always loses 🤣)

[–] collegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Really? Nothing?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, nothing. Except for repair and maintenance and servicing all those cost and insurance and worrying the tenant doesn't pay and all those headache people never forsee. Nothing.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You mean all the stuff they can easily outsource and still make a profit? You make it sound like landlords are doing us a favor.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Then do it and become a landlord if its that easy.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why don't I just become a billionaire too while I'm at it? Oh right, because I can't just opt into having the money to be part of the ownership class.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Exactly and where did the money come from? They earned it until they had enough to invest in a house.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right, because rich people "earned" their money. Good one.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Yes, actually. Where do you think their money came from? (Alternatively their relatives may have earned it, that shouldnt make a difference for you though).

[–] jaackf@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"if you can't fix the problem, just become part of it!" Great advice mate 😂

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

How dare they provide so much value to you that you feel the need to give them a good amount of your money.

What part is the "problem" exactly?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If I jumped into the housing market at the same time as them, it would be very easy.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Well some people are lucky and some make smart decisions. Would you say its unfair for someone to win the lottery then?

[–] ssboomman@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Repairing property you already own isn’t a job.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They seem to provide some kind of vakue to you, otherwise you could just buy a house.

[–] doleo@lemmy.one 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You could just buy a house.

Can you just step back from the keyboard and realize how stupid what you've just said is?

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The fact that you cant buy a house shows that your landlord is providing value to you, because they make living there affordable where it would otherwise be unaffordable.

My statement still stands: IF they werent providing any value to you (eg. making living there more affordable) then you could just buy a house. (But they do provide value which is why you can afford to rent but not afford to buy a house).

[–] doleo@lemmy.one 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Paying a higher amount in rent than a mortgage would be is not making living affordable. They're exploiting the fact that many people can't access credit or afford to make a required down payment/stamp duty/legal fees, etc. up front.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Alright but wouldnt you then say banks, for example, are also exploiting you (because you have to pay an interest when takking out a loan)? Isnt that also exploiting the fact that many people dont have the money upfront"?

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now come on, this isn't fair to all the mom-and-pop landlords who speak to you politely while exploiting the fuck out of you and your family

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But they’re entitled to the results of my labour!

Why?

Because!!!

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because they provide something that is so valuable to you that you give them a good amount of money for it. Thats why.

You choose to give them money because their house seems to be a huge quality of life improvement, otherwise you could always find a cheaper house.

[–] jaackf@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If anyone was free to buy a house whenever they liked, renting wouldn't be such a problem. The problem is, renting nowadays is the only solution and therefore those who own properties are free to charge what they like and people either put up with that or be homeless.

Renting should be a temporary measure, however nowadays people can't afford to actually buy homes because renting means they don't have money for deposits.

Renting isn't a choice for most people, it's a means to keep them off the streets. The landlords have the monopoly.

[–] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

Serious question: Cant you just take out a loan from a bank, buy a house, move there, cancel your rental apartment/house and then pay off the loan?

Of course houses are expensive but is there a genuine lack of availability?