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violetmadder

@Indyposterboy @FrenchPanda @Daojoan

Dude. Stretch your brain just a little bit and think about the far-reaching consequences of such a change. Nobody would be able to hoard housing. Home prices would plummet, drastically. In fact the whole thing would best start off with a huge sweeping expansion of squatter's rights, so somebody like your sister would own the place more or less by default simply by already residing there.

The entire dynamics of housing prices and exchange would be turned inside out, and big things would shift throughout how our society works.

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mnemonicoverload
I can't imagine pulling the property ladder up behind me if I somehow ended up in legal possession of two houses. I'd use it to give a leg up to someone who can't manage the financing on their own the opportunity to rent-to-own. Surely the vast majority of people have someone in their family or immediate circle of friends who could benefit from help. It's not like you'd have to look far afield.
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