[hn72774]

While we are at it, make it easier for mom-and-pop landlords to rent out their homes so that they can compete with the resources of PE firms. Too many renter protections where I live and the consensus is don't ever try to be a landlord here. One bad tenant/squatter can bankrupt you.

[HeatrayEnjoyer]

Let's find a solution that doesn't poke even more holes in what little social safety net the US has.

[hn72774]

One could argue that a owner of one single family home that could be turned into a rental loses out on the social safety net of diversified income and someday retirement, and is subsidising renters on the government's behalf.

Most of us are a couple events of bad luck away from homelessness. Mon-and-pop landlords included.