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The first answer I have for most of these people I hear going on and on about rent is to move. It's even easier for this chick or dude or whatever, they are a lawyer that's not exactly a service that has no value elsewhere. There are loads and loads of places that aren't $3,600 a month in the country.
The 3 bedroom house I own rents out for $1,350 a month. Yeah it's not the most exotic location and it's in the most boring flyover of flyover country, but it's only 5 years old and while I don't personally manage it I've never skimped my property manager on maintenance money. I also still make money on it.
That's the other answer I have. Landlords are not a charity for you. Buy your own damn property.
That's getting significantly harder, too.
We're getting fucked everywhere, and "just move" isn't a feasible long term strategy. At least if you care at all about culture, society, and your kids or grandkids. This isn't sustainable and, although you can still find cheaper property if you move, that won't work forever. They're squeezing us out, and it's intentional. "Just move" just lets them get away with it. It's a real issue, that needs addressing.
No one said they were. They generally follow market trends (although I'm sure there is also major hinkiness there considering many are from massive corporations, but that's a different issue), and it's to do with property prices going up, and the like. No one is asking the landlords for handouts. We're pointing out there's major shifts going on, that are screwing the lower and middle classes, and that's a massive and unsustainable problem.
They are also jacking up property taxes. There are people now that have to rebuy every year their property at more than what it was originally sold for.