• bcron@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I agree, I just rattled off about the cause and effect in the eyes of the mom & pop places, and the mom & pop folks might become victims if they’re late to the party and some shit does hit the fan which causes bigger names to start unloading entire portfolios of properties. But what can someone even do in that scenario, if they bought a property to host 6 months ago and suddenly there is a deluge of houses on the market and no one is renting their place? They practically have to dump it or short sell and eat the losses

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      1 year ago

      I guess it would depend on where they bought it. If it was in Seattle? People would buy them in a heartbeat and then there would be a shit ton of rentals on the market which would then make the long term rentals go down. Most people eventually want a house and a yard if they have a family and/or pets. The “luxury” apartment game is for young people for the most part. They could also rent it out until the market stabilizes.