Because most people don’t have the skills or resources to be landlords. Buying a duplex to live on one side and rent out the other sounds great, until you get a destructive tenant or need to shell out tens of thousands for major repairs on the rental unit. Most Americans aren’t that handy.
Why not build duplexes for sale (ie stratified)?
Because most people don’t have the skills or resources to be landlords. Buying a duplex to live on one side and rent out the other sounds great, until you get a destructive tenant or need to shell out tens of thousands for major repairs on the rental unit. Most Americans aren’t that handy.