In this case, I recommend using something like LibreOffice Draw, granted it's not that easy but still easier than using image editing and cheaper than Adobe Acrobat
Edit: I also didn't know this, but draw, being a vector graphics tool, can also edit the text in PDFs. Granted it's not convenient because PDFs in general aren't. Still better than shelling out money to Adobe
Various tenent/landlord laws make it a real pain in the ass to evict a tenent (as it should be for most cases). Property owners respond by heavily vetting prospective tenents and want to make sure that rent will not be delinquent (i dont blame them tbh).
The solution of course, is more high density low cost housing. But thats not what capitalism wants 🤷🏼♂️
In Seattle it is becoming common to require 4x rent in pay, some places it is at 5x. Because rent here is so high it basically dwarfs all other costs. 4-5x rent could mean a $100k job with enough left over after living expenses to max out a 401k and have entertainment funds.
Someone looking to foothold in the area and 'just get by' could still be able to afford rent and cheap living, not all the other stuff like going out or retirement, but get blocked by high income requirements. This leaves them with the choice of "screw you we don't want poors" or "commute an hour plus and shift rent costs to car costs and extra pollution".
It isn't as simple as "they can't afford it" when in a lot of cases you literally can but landlords are setting unreasonable bars.
Very happy we don't live in a big city right now then, we just got a new loan on a 2 bedroom apartment that's pretty much new and the landlord accepted to let us bring our small dog and didn't check shit after I told her we just sold our condo... She's got no proof of anything...
Not necessarily - some income requirements are kind of crazy, like they need your rent to be less than 20% of your takehome income.
Especially nowadays with rent being more expensive than ever and generally making up a bigger portion of people's budget than before (by necessity), it's not that uncommon to spend half or more of your take home on rent. Especially somewhere like NYC
The problem is that many people can afford it, but the apartments want them to have absolutely asinine levels of income. Many apartments are starting to ask for anywhere from 3 to 4 times the rent in monthly income. And considering that even a one bedroom apartment in many cities is starting to cost upwards of over $2,000 they want you to make $6,000 to $8,000 in monthly income at which point why the actual fuck would I be looking for a shitty one bedroom apartment. They already asked for first month rent last month rent and a deposit that should be enough to prove that I'm capable of managing my money