Comments by "Papi Chulo" (@par3me) on "Rent Control Explained: Debunking Your Landlord's Myths" video.

Just so I’m clear. We’re upset because a group of people can’t vote to force someone else to charge a set rate for the property they own and rent out? Knowing their expenses are not set in the same way and will go up with the market. How does this make sense to anyone? Why do feelings not allow deductive reasoning?
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@amandaharig1978 So just so we’re on the same page. The trades don’t charge anymore being 40% short on labor? My prices went up. What about supplies and materials? Tools? Nothing has gone up? Taxes? This is the problem when you only understand one side of your agenda. Really try and understand why things happen. I know it’s easier to chalk everything up to evil people pulling all the strings. But that’s just not reality. It’s youthful naive thoughts that haven’t been developed.
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@WudWrxCustoms I don’t post for them. I post and reply for those that read and stay silent. Someone got through to me when I was younger. Hoping to pay it forward.
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@Hypergamous Wife That’s why you see rent a center, Aaron’s etc in low income neighborhoods and not higher income neighborhoods. What about everything in the hood is financeable? Rims, tires, TV’s, couches, cars etc. I’m not saying this is 100%. But from my decades in the hood. Both family and friends. This was the majority and not the minority. I worked for public housing doing trades work. The people living off the system. All had nicer newer TV’s and vehicles and stayed home while I worked. That might not be everyone. But that was 80+% of the homes I was in. And I was in a lot of them.
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@turdferguson3400 😂
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@amandaharig1978 I’m glad you’ve live enough life to be able to talk to your point of views. Greatly appreciate the reply. Couple of things. Mortgages don’t go up because you signed an agreement for the length of the loan. Same as rental agreements. Shorter period though. And no, I couldn’t afford our home or even our city if we didn’t buy 7 years ago. With that said, we lived within our means. A lot of people have a tough time with this. Most people finance furniture, vehicles, vacations etc. Then wonder why they’re broke. Live within your means. Pay off your debt, save up money, have an emergency fund, save for a down payment on a home. Make sure it’s no more then a third of your take home. Sometimes you’ll need yo have roommates or sleep in the same room with your kids and sometimes your parents. You do what you have to do. Being poor doesn’t mean you get a pass on math. It apples to everyone equally. Now as far as landlords increasing rent. If they own that property. What gives anyone the right to dictate how they can use it and what they can charge? If it’s too much, it will go vacant. It’s really that simple. Now I know people don’t like that. But this is just life and freedoms. You can’t force others to collect less revenue because it creates a financial hardship for you. The two are completely unrelated. This is why socialism doesn’t work. In theory it’s a great utopian idea. But it fails to factor in human nature and reward system. So again, my point wasn’t that this is caused by the trades. Just pointing out factors within this math problem that many fail to acknowledge.
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@Hypergamous Wife If we really want to fix these issues. We need more focus and accountability around families and education. And not our public educational system. Real education about life skills. People need hope and they need to know they have a way out. Most of those that I’ve come across don’t believe it’s even worth trying. They think everything is stacked against them. And while the system does make it easy to be complacent and hard to become better. There are options, there are ways out and ways to a better future.
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@amandaharig1978 if only you understood basic math. Thanks for the engagement though. 👍🏼
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@amandaharig1978 been doing it for years. Many have. Listen to Dave Ramsey and you’ll hear thousands of them. The biggest crime is getting so many people to believe otherwise. All being propped up by money and consumerism. Good luck to you. 👍🏼🇺🇸
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