Car washes...

A man comes out of the courthouse and stands on the courthouse steps with tablet in hand like they did in Rome and bellows the following

"Official Missouri Edict forthcoming!

The decree is as follows:

In honor of our GLORIOUS representative, Roy Dean Blunt, and in respect to his most storied and dedicated service to our great state let it be known that all male children born within the province in the year 2023 shall be named "Roy!"

in no particular order.

St. Charles, KC, Eureka springs, Little Rock, Lake of the Ozarks (probably get some off season pricing), Branson if that's your thing

A buddy of mine is a cop in town and he described it kinda like this.

Most violent crime happens to people who got involved with other people who likely would do violent crime for their fix.

BUT if you have an unlocked bike it'll probably be stolen and if you have stuff in an unlocked car it'll probably be stolen.

right? I think those that want to partake already do and I doubt they are now going to become emboldened with some sort of rastafarian energy this time next year.

fkn right!? I leave like a 3 car distance at all times and most idiots think I'm leaving a space for their idiot asses to squeeze in... irritating.

I just think it's super cool how because of the nonsense in the world last year my car, that im not going to sell, literally appreciated in value therefore costing more this year than it did last year in taxes... horseshit.

Homeowners wait till next year when RE gets assessed and you see your escrow payment increase by like 15%...

It's almost like this exact observation should give you pause to ask and think... "Wait, is there more to this and their logic and rationale at a fundamental level I don't understand rather than just the sound bite I'm running with?"

2AM neighborhood riding is also important, make sure everyone wakes up from their stupid dreams to hear you're living the dream.

Just so I'm clear, you're offering to pay for a Thanksgiving meal to be delivered to you?

It's not useless at all! I'm about to become the coolest uncle ever. Thank you!

It was a genuine question and now I know you can swim with sharks at Bass Pro Aquarium... Cool...

"swim with the sharks"? is this a turn of phrase that means hanging out with the boys or something?

Dick.

Out of genuine curiosity and hypothetically, if you found out that a religiously affiliated or originated program was 5-10x more efficient and potent in helping the unhoused vs the best secular organization would you still invest your time and recourses with the secular organization instead of the religious based one?

If so, I'm super genuinely curious to understand the calculus and the "why" behind that calculus.

Lol... Why?... why is your very valid, non confrontational encouraging statement being downvoted?

Hmmmmm......

What would your suggestion be in regards to the tension currently between pragmatic landlords who had the capital and risk tolerance to buy real estate and rent their properties for what the market will bear and their prospective tenants that you believe are being overpriced?

First and foremost, I'll lay my ignorance on the table as I'm nothing more than an armchair economist... more educated than most on the subject but nowhere near an expert.

You'll also get little argument from me that large foreign ownership of US properties presents a whole host of challenges from a market security and even national security lens... IE if I was China and wanted to play the long game and had the capital I'd absolutely inflate the assets that are housing then attack currency to create a recession where people lose jobs and cant pay for the inflated asset then cascading to a depression. tin foil hat...

I genuinely do feel for people who are stuck renting. I bought in 2014 and my mortgage today on a 3 br 2 ba house couldn't pay for an unfurnished studio in most cases.

So what's your suggestion?

and this is a good faith question, Why should I NOT take a profit if I am taking on all the risk of buying a property and filling it with someone who doesn't have the risk associated with owning a housing asset?

I mean a fair amount of people rent as a stepping stone to ownership but many rent precisely because they don't want to assume the risks and responsibilities associated with home ownership.

Are you saying Profit itself is immoral or are you saying that the amount of profit pulled in on average from the average landlord/tenant relationship is immoral?

They're all pizza cutters man... all edge and no point.

K.

lol... of flipping course you follow reddit "antiwork"

good luck when your economic catastrophic wet dream occurs and you still have no valuable skills to any meaningful community.

You're poison.

Do you think landlords should just do it for a wash or a loss every month then?