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by onion2k 1617 days ago
Not if it was paid for by a tax on rental income. 100% tax on everything over the equivalent mortgage payment on the property would be a lovely cap on rent values.
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There's not an objective number for that. But if we assume there is, then you are simply guaranteeing that no rentals will exist, because landlords pay higher taxes than a resident mortgagor, and they have overhead.
Only if you ignore the appreciation on the investment asset (eg the house). That's most of the reason to rent out a house - for the future sale of the property. This would just mean landlords would need to buy the maintenance costs until they sell up.
There are some benefits to being a tenant, but your proposal would basically make it impossible, since your landlord would have to be losing money.