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Landlords Evicted Maui Residents and Housed Wildfire Survivors for More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps to Stop It. (www.propublica.org)

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[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Landlords are always complaining how hard it is to evict bad tenants or screen new ones, but the way they are willing to ditch long term tenants to chase a few bucks makes clear they are not taking their share of the risk. The long term tenant they already know should be more valuable. In fact, though, I think most of them are just bad at business and think the rules should help them succeed anyway.

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[–] whithom -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed. Slow and steady with the real estate race. Sadly, we have been programmed to flip houses and chase immediate gains. I feel those people would be bad at chess.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How about ~~Slow and steady~~ not at all with the "real estate race"? Sadly, we have been programmed to ~~flip houses and chase immediate gains.~~ see housing as a commodity and investment opportunity rather than the human right it is, and which it is wholly immoral to withhold for profit.

[–] whithom 2 points 3 weeks ago

Same