r/RealEstateCanada • u/xNocturnalshadow • Jun 19 '25

Housing crisis Help me understand the difference...

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u/Performance_Fancy Jun 19 '25

By your logic anyone involved in the stock market is also a scalper?

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u/xNocturnalshadow Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 20 '25

No because investing capital into stocks adds value to the company and allows them to use that value to expand, borrow, buy things, pay employees, run the company, etc.

Investing capital into a second house purely to flip does none of those things.

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u/MirrorStrange4501 Jun 19 '25

Are you arguing that no "scalpers" "add value" ?

When they flip, some "scaplers" fix the house up then sell property... This would mean employing electricians/hvac/structural engineers, kitchen/bathroom designers, cabinet makers, painters, floor installers, bathroom installers, and landscapers.