I go with the theory that the businesses and people behind this push for renting are the ones that are the landlords. This stuff has been prevalent at least ten years running. Same old stuff it's scare tactics. Hidden costs and crap usually or in this case "omg they are illiquid, ooh scary!"
Want to screw the evil landlord? Just get rid of them. Yeah for most/all this means a bank which also sucks. But it's still better. The #2 reason I can even talk about having anything close to personal wealth started with buying my first house. #1 being not overspending and chasing the desire to show off at the cost of financial stupidity.
Banks at least are generally a disinterested landlord. They don't randomly drop by to "see how things are going", and you never hear from them as long as the mortgage payments are current.
And in this one limited circumstance that is better than a landlord who in addition to wanting the rent on time worries about depressed property values and future rental income potential.
The bank wants their mortgage payment on time and in full, and as long as they get it they don't care about anything else.
Usually that’s because they’d make more money from the mortgage payments than from defaulting and taking the house, since there are so many extra costs you need to pay to sell it in the first place.
I go with the theory that the businesses and people behind this push for renting are the ones that are the landlords. This stuff has been prevalent at least ten years running. Same old stuff it's scare tactics. Hidden costs and crap usually or in this case "omg they are illiquid, ooh scary!"
Want to screw the evil landlord? Just get rid of them. Yeah for most/all this means a bank which also sucks. But it's still better. The #2 reason I can even talk about having anything close to personal wealth started with buying my first house. #1 being not overspending and chasing the desire to show off at the cost of financial stupidity.
Banks at least are generally a disinterested landlord. They don't randomly drop by to "see how things are going", and you never hear from them as long as the mortgage payments are current.
. A bank only cares about money.
And in this one limited circumstance that is better than a landlord who in addition to wanting the rent on time worries about depressed property values and future rental income potential.
The bank wants their mortgage payment on time and in full, and as long as they get it they don't care about anything else.
Usually that’s because they’d make more money from the mortgage payments than from defaulting and taking the house, since there are so many extra costs you need to pay to sell it in the first place.