• BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      …do other countries seriously lack that much respect that they don’t even tip their landlords? my god what a shithole the rest of the world is

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      Tipping your landlord is essential for a good relationship. Not tipping them is basically wage theft.

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      Yeah. By paying the mortgage plus 30% on the property they bought at double a fair market rate just to keep me from buying it for myself.

      I love paying double in rent what I would pay for a market-rate mortgage and getting no equity in return.

      Thanks landlords!

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          Because I don’t qualify for a mortgage for double the fair market rate. That’s why they’re willing to pay so much for the properties. It keeps us from buying them.

          Because banks for some reason think that people can’t afford to pay a mortgage that’s less than their current rent.

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        I love paying double in rent what I would pay for a market-rate mortgage

        It’s totally different where I live (in the San Francisco Bay Area)… Renting is cheaper than buying here. A lot of the landlords bought their property a long time ago when it was much cheaper.

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      Some landlords that are complete assholes ask, but I doubt you’ll actually see anybody actually do it.