Comments by "Kong" (@Koushi82) on "Why Rent Control Hurts Renters | 5 Minute Video" video.

  1. its actually zoning laws hurting renters and property buyers. reason is because it limits supply. rent control? doesn't matter that much. the real problem is builders wont build small homes cheap. reason is simple. china already can make 3d printed cement houses for 5k or less the real cost would then be other costs besides building. cost to build is very small. so in USA it would be probably 10k or so. including moving/towing costs 30k trucking the house costs a whole lot in the USA. utilities, plumbing etc would be the reason for cost- lets add another 10k and main cost would be foundation,tax regulation etc.- another 20k total cost for cement houses 60k tiny houses can also be built by yourself for less than 5k and 10k for those that ask others to help make it. so because zoning laws hurt buyers and renters  container houses wouldn't cost much either 20-30k for moving and fabricating one. again the problem is the foundation + the tax regulations. RV homes as well. but then many complain about them because the residents want to keep prices high for some reason. IMO the residents do not even know common sense. higher prices = higher taxes. higher prices = only benefits sellers, banks and government. lower prices = benefit owner/buyer, because of lower taxes and fees. the utilities are just standard if you don't want them you dont need them. the zoning laws are the true problem though. you cannot build cheap housing on them else you will be fined in most states. they would mostly only allow 100k+ housing for taxation reasons else you will be denied. commercial real estate is also increasingly a problem as so many are vacant but they would not rent them out cheaper. a result they remain empty to keep prices high. the empty buildings make it a shady area and dangerous for everyone involved. criminals and fire hazards ensue in empty buildings increasing the cost. either way government and speculators/banks benefits from high property values for taxation/rents not buyers or dwellers. that's why they tried so hard to keep values up. if people were allowed to build tiny, 3d printed housing, container houses, in any area they so choose then increasing supply tremendously. afterwards repealing the housing rent control wouldn't be such an issue. I already thought of a few blueprints that may work for these ideas but of course no money/connections = cant do much, thus I'll have to pass it on to those with better connections posting the ideas for others to hopefully use for the better because it probably wont make much money if it serves the people. but it just so happens most do not want to make cheap housing the, main reason for higher costs intentionally is to drive poor people out such that the more wealthy can move in and then more taxes and less crime so the thinking goes. because there is a prejudice/notion that higher income = less crime. somewhat true many times but sometimes false as well. anyway good day
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