• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    He’s not associated with the business anymore. Why would he be impacted by its bankruptcy? He was bought out years ago.

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    10 months ago

    I said it once, I’ll say it again:

    Residentjal property shouldn’t be allowed to be an investment. Or heavily taxed to make it unprofitable unless you live there yourself.

    “Flow will operate multi-family residential properties that aim to foster a feeling of ownership and community”

    How cynical…

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        10 months ago

        Every room a dlc. They’ll never repair the broken shit. Prices go uo regularly. On your windows are ads. And they’ll ring your doorbell every hour to ask money or cookies. Sounds about right 😁

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      10 months ago

      Residentjal property shouldn’t be allowed to be an investment. Or heavily taxed to make it unprofitable unless you live there yourself.

      Why would anyone build new apartment buildings if that were the law? We desperately need to be building more housing, and denser housing.

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          10 months ago

          So everyone needs to be able to spend the upfront capital to buy a home? What about people who want to rent? There are lots of advantages to not buying.

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            10 months ago

            Loans exist. And reduce the upfront cost in paperwork to buying a house. It shouldn’t cost nearly 5 figures just to get documents signed.

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              10 months ago

              So instead of paying rent, you pay loan payments. And the bank can seize your property if you can’t pay. Sounds like six of one and a half-dozen of the other.

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    10 months ago

    Didn’t he separate from the company a long while ago? Whatever’s happening in WeWork right now isn’t his business anymore