• BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      6 hours 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

    • ArchRecord@lemm.ee
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      8 hours ago

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

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      9 hours ago

      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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        2 hours ago

        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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        5 hours ago

        If it’s that simple, why don’t you just buy somewhere?

        It was for me, so I did. Went from paying £375/m rent to £200/m mortgage.

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          3 hours ago

          Most people can’t do that without leaving the community they have roots in

    • no banana@lemmy.worldOP
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      21 hours ago

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