[alexchamberlain]

Why aren’t landlords a good thing? Is it unreasonable for people to provide a service to people seeking it?

[greekorich]

Rent seeking is inherently immoral. Landlords are leeches.

[alexchamberlain]

This is a really unhelpful attitude. There are periods of life where buying doesn't make sense and it's financially impossible - landlords provide people with a home at these times. I'm not saying there aren't bad landlords - there are - but being a landlord isn't inherently bad; they are providing an essential service for society.

[idle_zealot]

Depending on the service, sure.

[jbstack]

Providing a place to live is surely not one of those services though. There will always been some portion of the population that can't afford to buy a home. Without landlords, what are those people supposed to do?