The Gov't is the biggest slum lord in the US. Section 8 housing, ETC.

What's worse? Dealing with a private citizen, or the Gov't?

I'll choose grease-ball Eddie who owns a 20 unit complex every damn time. I've dealt with a few landlords in my life - some were better than others. They were all pretty fucking reasonable when I paid them on time, and pretty unreasonable when i didn't.

Don't like your landlord? Become your own landlord. Beggars cannot be choosers.

It is reasonable given the premesis, but incomplete. Landlords dont add anything material, but definitely add non material value.

How do you define "material value?" Anything that isn't a service? Assuming financial risk in order to increase housing supply definitely adds value IMO.

Yes, thats exactly my argument lol

That thr argument that they dont add material value overlooks that they add value outside of the direct manipulation of material.

Renting out property is a business. It isn’t against the law and can be great way to make money. Therefore, landlords are not parasites. The real parasites are shitty tenants that have big families and are on welfare. Also the tenants that are sneaky and try to rent rooms to other people that are unknown to the landlord and not part of the lease agreement. The worst thing is when they don’t pay and because they have kids, it takes some time to remove them.

The bold does not substantiate that they arent parasites. Legal, a business, and makes money also describes shitty MLMs which are definitely parasites.

True. But they are not stealing or scamming anyone.

Depends on your perspective. What is and isnt a scam is a matter of opinion

By that logic, then what you view as parasitic is also a matter of opinion.

I have properties i rent out, loser. Work hard, get some cool shit, stop being a dork. The only shortage there is, is the desire to earn shit