• GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    My point is that the landlord is not providing some integral service, but inserting themselves as a middle man in the process to collect money like a ticket scalper.

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      4 days ago

      But could the renter afford the house?

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        4 days ago

        Given how high rent is getting combined with price deflation from the lack of scalping in this hypothetical, they might realistically be able to swing a mortgage, yeah.