halfxing

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by halfxing 2mo ago
> Lots of breakthroughs in medicine happen without editing genes? Why would the presence of breakthroughs in medicine on other fronts mean that we shouldn't try gene editing? > what happens when we get to the point where we need
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by halfxing 3mo ago
"Small" is a word indicating that quantitatively relative to other things, it is less, i.e. Very Small < Small < Medium < Large < Very Large. According to [1] (Doorloop, 2026), Greystar manages 823,581 units as the lar
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by halfxing 3mo ago
This is such binary thinking. People have different ways of interacting with people. Some people are easier to deal with than others, and that was the parents' point, not that they never want to respond to reasonable complaints. Landlo
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by halfxing 3mo ago
I am also for housing all people and for all housing to be well maintained. As a societal issue our government should provide housing where needed though, including paying for (via our taxes) reasonable housing where someone can't af
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by halfxing 3mo ago
Repair costs are hugely jagged: Sometimes you have a few months with no repair, and then a huge sewer/roof/electrical repair, so rents need to account for that. > I also never said they shouldn’t make money - they absolutely s
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by halfxing 3mo ago
No. There is no insurance in the world that covers the cost of eviction, loss of rents, or intentional damage/vandalism. Throwing around general statements like these when you don't actually know about the topic doesn't help
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by halfxing 3mo ago
A deposit doesn't even cover the legal fees to evict a tenant (which can be north of $10,000 between lawyer, filing fees, and so on). Add to that loss of rents for multiple months (while the landlord has to pay mortgage, insurance, tax
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by halfxing 3mo ago
> If everyone did that then how’s the person with a new job able to get a home? That's exactly my point. If the regulations weren't so insane and burdensome (see other posters' points on not being able to evict promptly fo
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by halfxing 3mo ago
> It's also ok if people lose money on investments. The more likely it is for landlords to lose money on the housing provided, the more rents will go up to account for that risk premium. It's no different than risk-return calcu
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by halfxing 3mo ago
> but I think you've drunk a bit too much of your own kool-aid That (rather judge-y) part negates the "nice" part your started out with. I don't think OP "drank too much of his own kool-aid", he simply liste
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by halfxing 3mo ago
I didn't invoke a "mon and pop situation renting out a spare unit" idea, that's your own that you're projecting on my comment. I did say that they are a small landlord, and I stand by it given that a large landlord
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by halfxing 3mo ago
So, you would like there to be less housing, which makes housing more scarce and raises prices on everyone else?
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by halfxing 3mo ago
Totally wrong. A home has a lot of expenses beyond taxes, especially maintenance/upkeep. If the landlord just breaks even, where does the money to repair the roof come from? Also, providing housing is a service that should be done at m
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by halfxing 3mo ago
And how exactly do you "force" the deadbeat broke tenant that trashed your house to return it to its original condition?
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by halfxing 3mo ago
Your experience as a renter is not the same as the experience of a landlord. If you've been on your first job for a month and you pinky swear to pay rent on time and the next candidate has been on their job for 3 years then I'll t
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by halfxing 3mo ago
Are you also wanting a company to have to hire the first qualifying candidate and immediately stop all hiring? That is nonsensical. A landlord and a tenant should be free to contract as both parties wish.
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by halfxing 3mo ago
I'm sure OP meant 6 houses with several units in it each, not 7-11 people per house. Otherwise the distinction between house and unit doesn't make sense. This is a small time landlord. Large landlords have easily over 10000 units,
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by halfxing 3mo ago
What are you basing your judgment of OP on? He is listing various ways he goes above and beyond for his tenants even though he certainly doesn't have to. Your credit card company doesn't waive your late fees, yet he does when he k