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by TwoCent 1291 days ago
The point seemed to be "soulless investment firms gobble up starter homes". One could make a case from just the evidence in the article that "firms with more capital than they know what to do with overpay for real estate they don't know enough about." Google "Zillow home-flipping business" for a sterling example.

Meanwhile, yes, technology has streamlined the renting experience in positive ways, but the article makes it a net negative. Who wants to deal with a leasing agent?