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cheeseomlit ◴[] No.45186478[source]
Shameless apologia for private equity vultures buying up all the houses, what a terrible article. "Oh but renting costs less so it makes your neighborhood more diverse with more lower-income residents!" Yeah and renting also ensures you stay low-income forever by never getting the opportunity to build any equity. Real 'you'll own nothing and you'll be happy' energy

The opening paragraph is also a laugh. "Daniel Erb became a corporate landlord kind of by accident." Yeah he was an investment banker who decided he wanted to invest in real estate so he decided to call his cousin at BlackRock- woopsie! what a weird accident!

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1. bluGill ◴[] No.45187872[source]
In the real world it has been shown in many many cases that renters can get just as rich as homeowners. Details of your situation matters, so I cannot say what is right for you. However I can say with all confidence that renting is not why you are poor, nor is it why you won't build wealth long term.