Whoa….I shoulda been checking up on this topic.
My original intention with this topic was to have a laugh and share a little sympathy for fellow landlords who have had unfortunate situations with renters.
The advice “if you don’t like renters, stop renting” I find rather amusing. What if we all actually stopped renting? Where are all these people gonna live?
And I don’t recall saying that stoners are bad renters. However if they are renting a house where smoking drugs in the house is not allowed and they agreed to that in their rental agreement, then, in my opinion, that would make them a less than respecatable renter.
And as for using rent money to pay mortgages, I’m missing the part where that becomes a bad idea. Someone else buys your house for you? Thats just stupid! I would much rather pay for it myself. And as far as I know, people don’t get mortgages unless they have the means to pay them. You can’t walk into a bank and say “Hey, I have no money, but if you give me a mortgage, I’ll rent the place out for 20 years until its paid off” Get real, all these landlords can pay their mortgages. None of them rely on renting.
Also, who said anything about ALL renters being bad? I’m a great renter. As was posted previously, whats the problem with paying your rent on time, not wrecking stuff and abiding by any rules you agreed to when you decided to rent the place?
And whos “The Little Guy” Someone who doesn’t make much money? No fancy university degree? Whoever it is, Fernie is definetly not relying on him. People may be trying to take advantage of him, but by no means is he supporting this town.
What a funny place to post an ad looking for a place to rent.
gavitron
