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Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Management companies typically take a percentage of the monthly rent (can vary wildly from 8% up to 25%+). This also means they have a vested interest in increasing a building's rent by the maximum legally allowed amount every single year, because it means they make more without doing additional work.