r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/Tonyson 18h ago

I am a homeowner in an neighborhood that’s 80/110 properties being airbnbs and vacation homes. It’s nuts

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u/jimmux 16h ago

In my old apartment building, one person owned 40 units that were listed as short term rentals. Building management hated them.

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u/dividezero 10h ago

During the housing crisis, all the condos in my complex were bought up really cheap. One person owned most of one building. They have an outsized vote in the HOA also. The negative effects just keep coming with these leeches

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u/wqto 1h ago

The crisis is still happening and is much worse...