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		rhacker on Nov 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Our self imposed scarcity of nice places A home needs so damn little maintenance. They're not providing that as a service. If the person owned a home maintained it - what fix a broken hot water heater for 600? And that's a reason to make more people required to rent?

erik_seaberg on Nov 4, 2021 [–]

Isn’t it something like $8K to replace the roof every 20-ish years?

rhacker on Nov 8, 2021 | [–]

Like $33 per month if it's 20 years, but the average is closer to 30 and can last as long as 50.

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