BECOMING THE WORST LANDLORD TO EXPLOIT THE GAME - The Tenants Is Perfectly Balanced

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  • @thespiffingbrit
    @thespiffingbrit  3 роки тому +2333

    *Remember if you don't class your tenants as people they don't require human rights in their living environments!*
    I hope you liked todays nightmare of flooding houses with whiskey and not paying bills to become really rich!

  • @CarthusDojo
    @CarthusDojo 3 роки тому +3542

    “Fast Food worker and Gamer makes $80k/year” Yeah sure they do game

    • @flopus7
      @flopus7 3 роки тому +156

      Its from all the bitcoin

    • @Badleo818
      @Badleo818 3 роки тому +222

      It annoys me how wildly off with that they are. I can keep my suspension of disbelief in check for owning a home, dreams and all. But more than double the yearly income?! Gtfo

    • @joedkat
      @joedkat 3 роки тому +105

      @@Badleo818 I'd say closer to triple

    • @jimmygiese1779
      @jimmygiese1779 3 роки тому +66

      Definitely quadruple

    • @samsonguy10k
      @samsonguy10k 3 роки тому +64

      @@Badleo818 You should hear what a lot of people think convenience store employees make.

  • @ProGamerDudepgd
    @ProGamerDudepgd 3 роки тому +5478

    the most unrealistic part of this game is the fact you can actually buy a home

    • @mandrakevermilyea7488
      @mandrakevermilyea7488 3 роки тому +58

      Being freshly graduated with my bachlors I took this personally. 5 years though man the markets gunna crash and well be buying houses like its 2008

    • @joedkat
      @joedkat 3 роки тому +161

      The most unrealistic part of this game is an $80k salary for a fast food worker

    • @Yukimaru0
      @Yukimaru0 3 роки тому +72

      And amazingly the most realistic part is kicking tenants out in order to raise the rent on a given space.

    • @ssgohan296
      @ssgohan296 3 роки тому +41

      @@mandrakevermilyea7488 nah, investor groups with billions will just scoop them up and rent them out.

    • @mandrakevermilyea7488
      @mandrakevermilyea7488 3 роки тому +3

      @@ssgohan296 i think their might be legislation about that pretty soon actually because here in NY were seeing out of staters and city dickheads buy up property north of that bullshit to rent as Air B&B's the monopoliy hotels dont luke that and they have apot more money than these rich city folks

  • @smokytopboomboom
    @smokytopboomboom 3 роки тому +3344

    Spiff's brilliant strategy of becoming the worst landlord is just, like, BEING a landlord.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому +11

      WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide. Take the hint, dear mir

    • @podemosurss8316
      @podemosurss8316 3 роки тому +2

      Spanish landlords are even worse.

    • @ianchristmas
      @ianchristmas 3 роки тому +79

      I spent 6 months with a hole over my shower from leaking upstairs water pipes. Filled with black mold. Every week the Plumber was coming. The AC was shared amongst all the tenants, so some froze in the summer and sweated in the winter. When the boiler system worked there was hot water. The boiler was always needing repairs.
      I finally could leave the hellhole after almost 6 months. Sadly this is way too realistic.

    • @exterminater267
      @exterminater267 3 роки тому +21

      Uh.... No? Most landlords are regular people who barely make enough to cover taxes and the mortgage.
      Edit: At least in the US. I dunno what you brits are doing.

    • @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32
      @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 3 роки тому +32

      Yeah there is sketch landlords just like there are sketch mechanics, plumbers, electricians, and pretty much any other job out there. The problem isn't usually the landlord it's the company they subsource to like real estate agents. A family friend was renting out his property while he was away in another state, real estate agency was telling him everything was great, only a trip he decided to pop in and check and there was tons of shit broken that he simply was not told about and he was fuming, needless to say the issues were repaired and he now manages directly with the tenant.

  • @Peterscraps
    @Peterscraps 3 роки тому +299

    21:35 oh look it's your average flat in London, this game is really realistic.

    • @bigboi1061
      @bigboi1061 3 роки тому +2

      Still very underpriced

    • @Pizza7478
      @Pizza7478 3 роки тому +2

      @@bigboi1061 It's about 2% of what the average Californian pays for about 10% of the quality.

    • @TripleLayerLemonCake
      @TripleLayerLemonCake 3 роки тому +1

      @@Pizza7478 which is why you don’t live in California unless you’ve got money. Common known fact

  • @sean9163
    @sean9163 3 роки тому +1358

    Californians be like: “I’ve never seen such a great deal… I’ll take it!”

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE 3 роки тому +4

      ‎‎‎‎E‎

    • @rjhogan07
      @rjhogan07 3 роки тому +29

      Trüth. As a Californian I can confirm we would pay more for the same.

    • @natigrinkrug
      @natigrinkrug 3 роки тому +3

      Shhhhhhhhhhh it's ok.
      *Whispers*: it's California
      (Yes, California is great, but oh the prices)

    • @edwardmoreno60
      @edwardmoreno60 3 роки тому +4

      There are only a few towns and cities that have cheap rent, a needle in a haystack.

    • @jonnygg6594
      @jonnygg6594 3 роки тому +9

      Yeah, I felt that "half yearly salary on rent" comment Spiff made. It hurt.

  • @theubiquitouspotato
    @theubiquitouspotato 3 роки тому +1429

    Terry tycoon IS the best landlord I've ever had. Seriously I'm not joking came home from work early once and found the last one making himself a brew. Cheeky explative even used the last of the milk and put it back in the fridge.

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  3 роки тому +423

      Terry is the best - Harry the Hostage 2021

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +13

      @@thespiffingbrit lol

    • @slavaleonov4702
      @slavaleonov4702 3 роки тому +56

      @@thespiffingbrit guide on how to make money according to this video
      1. Get a tenant to trash their apartment
      2. When the home owners association asks you to pay more taxes *don't*

    • @jomann_hd
      @jomann_hd 3 роки тому +6

      @@slavaleonov4702 exactly

    • @LegosR4Adlts
      @LegosR4Adlts 3 роки тому +12

      @@slavaleonov4702 So… it’s realistic?

  • @vonwux
    @vonwux 3 роки тому +218

    $1270/month for a concrete box with a bed in it? That's called a bargain in London!

    • @MaximumOvercricket
      @MaximumOvercricket 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah. A friend of mine actually had a room in an apartment pretty similar to that in Seattle. The difference being that it cost $1800 and was the shunned basement of a properly maintained apartment building.
      Once I went to visit them, and when I came to the front, I was amazed that she was doing so well for herself. Then I was guided to the back of the building and it felt like I was walking into the bastard offspring of a dungeon and a sardine can, with 8 people crammed into 4 rooms, sharing one kitchen.

    • @casvandijck9338
      @casvandijck9338 2 роки тому +2

      That's called a recent crime scene in most major cities.

  • @davedorant7465
    @davedorant7465 3 роки тому +1365

    "This man is actually spending over half his income on housing right now" well..... yeah? Aren't we all?

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE 3 роки тому +11

      ‎‎‎E‎

    • @novideohereatall
      @novideohereatall 3 роки тому +50

      Half? That's living for cheap, try 70 to 80%...

    • @drsnova7313
      @drsnova7313 3 роки тому +16

      I'm spending just shy of one fifth. But my city isn't a major metropolis, only 200.000 people here.

    • @AnEagle
      @AnEagle 3 роки тому +24

      @@drsnova7313 only?? My town has 3000

    • @AnEagle
      @AnEagle 2 роки тому

      @@anondimwit that's a village, not a town

  • @Mr-moo
    @Mr-moo 3 роки тому +118

    Gotta be honest, played this vid on a whim but when i heard "The greatest fantasy of all, the ability to own a house" in the first minute it hit hard and made me laugh, well done. Now i need a tea to watch this fine creation you have made.

  • @skydragonfire93
    @skydragonfire93 3 роки тому +728

    This... this was too real. I wish I couldn't say that this is exactly how real life landlords treat their tenants. Oh, wait, you furnished the place. I guess you're nicer than most.

    • @TheGrego011
      @TheGrego011 3 роки тому +42

      🤣 as a landlord some tenants are asswipes and ruin it for everyone
      Someone decides they just aren't gonna pay their rent anymore and ghost you so you have to evict them pay the court fees, pay the bailiff to come boot them, and pay the lawyer so now we're out $1500 bucks on top of the 2-3 months rent not paid. No more kindness, f u pay me.

    • @skydragonfire93
      @skydragonfire93 3 роки тому +78

      @@TheGrego011 Alright, but what about the landlords who intentionally leave things about the property that are out of the tenant's control in a state of disrepair or near disrepair and then blame the tenant when there's a catastrophic failure that they shouldn't have been responsible for like an old water heater breaking down or the foundation of the property settling poorly leading to structural issues.
      These are the kinds of landlords that are running wild in the US right now, and you can't tell me they aren't because I've seen several of them over the past 2 decades.

    • @TheGrego011
      @TheGrego011 3 роки тому +33

      @@skydragonfire93 I'm sorry about your experiences man that does suck and is unfair to you as a tennant. I can only speak as a small-time landlord with a handful of properties, and never rented myself. There's good landlords out there I guess is my point but for sure seems like with most things in life the big sharks who run the world are slime.

    • @skydragonfire93
      @skydragonfire93 3 роки тому +37

      @@TheGrego011 And I'm sorry you've had some shit tenants, as someone who's always been in situations where renting was the only way to find housing I can assure you the majority of renters are just trying to find a place to call home and put their heads down at night. I hope you have better renters in the future.

    • @Michael-zf1ko
      @Michael-zf1ko 3 роки тому +22

      @@TheGrego011 Then sell the fucking property if being a landlord is such a burden to you.

  • @breadandbrews
    @breadandbrews 3 роки тому +473

    Spiff becomes the enemy of the working class

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  3 роки тому +291

      I think you mean saviour! Look I gave them concrete boxes to live in!

    • @requiemlul3140
      @requiemlul3140 3 роки тому +11

      Yes, this is perfectly acceptable! Now we can fix over population!

    • @mistcaller
      @mistcaller 3 роки тому +19

      @@thespiffingbrit exactly. Far better than a wooden box.

    • @breadandbrews
      @breadandbrews 3 роки тому +5

      @@thespiffingbrit I sent the SpiffingMail a message about a gift for you about a week ago, and a staff member told me they'd pass the message on Discord. Did you ever get notified about this?

    • @cadmean-reader
      @cadmean-reader 3 роки тому +2

      It tracks. Pretty sure he's a certified Laird right now.

  • @gunslinger57
    @gunslinger57 3 роки тому +536

    *watches a landlord game with rats, slum lords, and outrageous rent prices*
    Man, I wish they'd stop setting games in New York!

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +16

      But it's such a great setting! Fun for the whole family!

    • @gunslinger57
      @gunslinger57 3 роки тому +4

      @SCP - 1669 - 46 I'll have to find the right kind of flashlight to control them.

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +3

      @@gunslinger57 or just a flute. Pied Piper style!

    • @ianchristmas
      @ianchristmas 3 роки тому +2

      Sadly this was my experience in New Mexico, San Diego, Colorado Springs, and Seattle.
      Basically modeled on reality. Trump has this mind-set. He never pays his bills either.

    • @gunslinger57
      @gunslinger57 3 роки тому +4

      Holy non sequitur, Batman!

  • @dwaynewrighton8547
    @dwaynewrighton8547 Рік тому +13

    I am certain this is essential viewing for most of the UK's actual irl landlords.
    "Just put on a scarf" (or other item of outdoor clothing) was a regular soundbite i heard from my landlord regarding my non functional boiler

  • @honkerbonker6700
    @honkerbonker6700 3 роки тому +86

    0:50 "The greatest fantasy of all , the ability to own a house" . *smiling and crying emoticon*

  • @POKENAR
    @POKENAR 3 роки тому +252

    I feel like you're supposed to be balancing keeping the building manager and the tenants happy, but Spfif said "why not neither?"

  • @istvanvozary5184
    @istvanvozary5184 3 роки тому +32

    Yeah this video squares really well with a college town apartment. My college bought a lot of houses, subdivided them in to two-three apartments, and rented them for 2-3k a semester per person. They were also just as full of alcohol.

  • @SilverionX
    @SilverionX 3 роки тому +207

    This isn't a game, this is social commentary.

    • @briankasnick4403
      @briankasnick4403 Рік тому +9

      It’s amazing how many of Spiff’s videos are exactly that while simply exploiting economic mechanics in games.

  • @shanemorris3554
    @shanemorris3554 3 роки тому +22

    I love how this is supposed to be a joke but this is petty much how it works on real life.

  • @falcie7743
    @falcie7743 3 роки тому +30

    Still a better apartment manager than my mother in law had. They get the cheapest exterminator possible that charges just to show up, never even knocks on the door, and leaves a "we missed you" note stuck on the door.
    At least Terry got his uncle to show up most of the time.

  • @BlackTempleGaurdian
    @BlackTempleGaurdian 3 роки тому +210

    Terry Tycoon was the greatest landlord I've ever had. All 1 seconds of interaction were very positive! ✴️✴️✴️✴️✴️

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  3 роки тому +97

      *100% verified REAL REVIEW*

    • @fuzz1252
      @fuzz1252 3 роки тому +4

      @@thespiffingbrit ok time to rent

    • @harrisonjodeit4340
      @harrisonjodeit4340 3 роки тому +22

      Terry cured my crippling gambling addiction by not allowing me any money to gamble with! He's my hero!

  • @jonathanwaswrong3917
    @jonathanwaswrong3917 3 роки тому +205

    "World hunger? Just eat food!"
    Brilliant indeed. Hahahahaha

    • @asddasdasdasdadsa
      @asddasdasdasdadsa 3 роки тому +2

      I liked the real quote more. What the peasant are starving because they have no bread? Why don't they eat cake

    • @glenmcgillivray4707
      @glenmcgillivray4707 3 роки тому +3

      I personally am fond of the simplest solution. Feed the starving people to starving people.
      Then there are no starving people!
      The problem solves itself!

    • @asddasdasdasdadsa
      @asddasdasdasdadsa 3 роки тому

      @@glenmcgillivray4707 reminds me of an arch lore video about Warhammer fantasy sigmar priest (they use a big hammer) and he said there aren't a lot of problem a big hammer can't solve if people come to the priest and say they are hungry he could give them bread or he uses the hammer to smash a few and they have food too ;) i lought so hard when I first heared it.

    • @corneliusmcmuffin3256
      @corneliusmcmuffin3256 3 роки тому

      Just eat the cockroaches. infinite food.

    • @ultimaIXultima
      @ultimaIXultima 6 місяців тому +1

      Loved that line, so good!

  • @Vexy93
    @Vexy93 3 роки тому +26

    "This boy has been giving way over half of his yearly salary in rent alone"
    I'm sorry, I am from Italy, isn't that normal?

  • @rohankishibe8082
    @rohankishibe8082 Рік тому +6

    I don't see any problem with this video. This is exactly how rent works in Paris

  • @theshontman
    @theshontman 3 роки тому +171

    Well as someone who is perpetually stuck in this loop, unable to get a mortgage despite earning a reasonable wage and having saved for 6 years to get a 20% deposit... This hits close to home/rental shell

    • @pettiguy2702
      @pettiguy2702 3 роки тому +21

      Well good for you, Terry Tycoon knows a solution for that-
      Just buy a house! What a genius man!

    • @dog2man1994
      @dog2man1994 3 роки тому +1

      If the tenants of these houses consume enough of the whiskey they get it's not that bad of a deal and Terry might actually be losing money on it. I know a few people that can knock back two bottles of jack in a night.

    • @hjalfi
      @hjalfi 3 роки тому

      Silicon valley, by any chance?

    • @theshontman
      @theshontman 3 роки тому +9

      @@hjalfi no, rural England. RIP

    • @hjalfi
      @hjalfi 3 роки тому +1

      @@theshontman Ouch. High priced houses all populated by London stockbrokers who want to live in the country...

  • @FeedbackGaming
    @FeedbackGaming 3 роки тому +594

    Eat the tenants

    • @cowdeemo
      @cowdeemo 3 роки тому +7

      10/10 plan

    • @wariowashere7017
      @wariowashere7017 3 роки тому +4

      Free food

    • @alexanderthegreat6682
      @alexanderthegreat6682 3 роки тому +23

      "it's not cannibalism, because I don't consider them to be people. They are simply batteries to the machine."

    • @mistprowen3157
      @mistprowen3157 3 роки тому +6

      @@wariowashere7017 Not even! They're paying you for it.

    • @CookieFACE417
      @CookieFACE417 3 роки тому

      hoi4 bad

  • @crusader8463
    @crusader8463 3 роки тому +94

    You know when you're in the bad time line when satire no longer comes off as satire but just reality.

  • @loke6664
    @loke6664 Рік тому +8

    Kicking out the mobster seemed a bit unwise, Terry Tycoon could wake up with a horse head in his bed after that.
    But yeah, this was sadly realistic. The old "using the worthless uncle instead of skilled labour" is rather common in any larger city. Paying 60% of your income in rent is likewise very common and I know people who lived in crappy apartments with shared kitchen but those were student to be fair, fleecing them and letting them live as as animals are also not unusual, particularly in cities with famous universities.
    I had my rent doubled in 10 years which isn't quite as fast as Terry did it, but it was a rather crappy apartment so it got overpriced like no tomorrow before I moved out. I never met my landlord in person (just his uncle and 2 polish plumbers he hired in to fix my shower, and while some polish plumbers surely are very competent, this were the discount guys) but I always imagined him to look a bit like Terry but maybe with a bit of the Monopoly guy in him too.
    In fact, I am renting a large house in the country side today and it is still cheaper then my crappy 37 1/2 square meter apartment in Malmö (yeah, I am a Swede, no, I am not a coffee drinker, I drink tea like any civilized person, thankyou).

  • @theomara2135
    @theomara2135 3 роки тому +3

    I love the beautifully acurate description of being a renter and not a landlord in the modern world and the start

  • @SpeakerGeneral
    @SpeakerGeneral 3 роки тому +225

    It seems the channel deletion has not hindered the Spiffing Brit’s talent.

    • @generalwoe359
      @generalwoe359 3 роки тому +9

      Big shock - he found an exploit n got it back

    • @samsonguy10k
      @samsonguy10k 3 роки тому +6

      He has only come back stronger.

    • @k0rppi259
      @k0rppi259 3 роки тому +1

      Why would it? He has the talent, not his account.

  • @Sock-Puppet
    @Sock-Puppet 3 роки тому +46

    13:26 Georgie the Corgi has made his presence known, all smile as we enjoy his worthy additions to this perfectly balanced game

    • @HETyoutubekanaal
      @HETyoutubekanaal 3 роки тому +3

      20:51 too

    • @StandardGoose
      @StandardGoose 2 роки тому

      I had to pause the video at this point because I thought it was my dog down stairs barking, and it didn't sound like her normal voice so I thought she was in distress. She was fine though,

  • @oafkad
    @oafkad 3 роки тому +410

    "We simply won't pay our bills." Ah! An accurate rich person simulator.

  • @fnupmaster
    @fnupmaster 2 роки тому +4

    Spiff has clearly done his time in the UK's rental market. Too accurate.

  • @namnams1495
    @namnams1495 3 роки тому +1

    18:44 so that poor barman is living in America, got it.
    Also i love all of the little barks in the background lol

  • @PhenixRyze
    @PhenixRyze 3 роки тому +440

    "She's a fast food worker and a gamer making 80 thousand a year..."
    Ah so its totally fantasy cool

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +3

      wellllll, even fast food workers here are gettinng hired at $15 an hour now when minimum wage requirement is under $10, so anything's possible I guess :o

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 3 роки тому +35

      @@willparry530 in order to make 80,000 a year at 15 an hour you’d need to work for 5333 hours a year, which is more than half the year spent working

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +7

      @@teathesilkwing7616 Aaand you missed my entire point. The part specifically about a basic entry-level worker *being paid more than the companies are required to pay, by a significant margin.* It was not about how much a person could make at $15, but the miracle of multiple big employers paying more than legally required to.
      And if THAT can happen, anything can happen.

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 3 роки тому +3

      @@willparry530 I was just sharing a fun fact basically…

    • @CESmith
      @CESmith 3 роки тому +24

      At 40hrs a week that's around $38.46 an hour.

  • @manvslife271
    @manvslife271 3 роки тому +3848

    "These people are willing to pay 1520 dollars per month for what is effectively the tiniest box in the universe"
    That just sounds like the standard rent for any major city

    • @isaacpowrie465
      @isaacpowrie465 3 роки тому +111

      Looks at London.
      Yeah thats accurate.

    • @s7robin105
      @s7robin105 3 роки тому +92

      That’s literally America, especially california lmao

    • @NoticeAssemble
      @NoticeAssemble 3 роки тому +16

      Ireland c. 1850

    • @RyuKimGaming
      @RyuKimGaming 3 роки тому +9

      More like NYC!

    • @xMrPapadap0lis
      @xMrPapadap0lis 3 роки тому +21

      @@s7robin105 nah just cities like New York or Chicago. 1500 a month could get you a 2k square foot house with a yard where I am.

  • @gentlemanborg6348
    @gentlemanborg6348 3 роки тому +20

    As a landlord myself, I must say that I, too, employ the tactics of Terry Tycoon. In fact, I keep his book by my bed for those handy, quick tips.

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm 3 роки тому +100

    Fun fact: There used to be an Australian Landlord named David Berry who once owned nearly an entire town. When he passed away in 1889, his tenants and local officials erected a statue in his memory

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +28

      Was it to celebrate his passing? XD

    • @bobdrooples
      @bobdrooples 3 роки тому +30

      Pissing on a grave was taboo
      Statue was more PC

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому

      @@bobdrooples lol

    • @asdfasdf-xb6bv
      @asdfasdf-xb6bv 3 роки тому +38

      @@willparry530 I looked it up. It's hard to judge from vague allusions to "leasing land on peculiar and unusually profitable terms", but the memorial itself reads as pretty earnest to me. It seems like he was genuinely a kind and generous landlord whom they appreciated enough to commission a memorial in his honor. I guess it just goes to show that landlords are like most people: most of them will happily screw you over if they can profit from it, but good ones can and do exist.

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +6

      @@asdfasdf-xb6bv I guess that does make sense, people will be people regardless of their walk in life.

  • @zackerymorris8268
    @zackerymorris8268 Рік тому +1

    Loved the fact you called it "hiring tenets" truly a Yorkshire Gold mindset

  • @gm2407
    @gm2407 3 роки тому +16

    "Its a tip and the landlord doesnt pay bills." Waiting for Spiff to run for President.

  • @firockfinion3326
    @firockfinion3326 3 роки тому +764

    Tenant: "Ugh, I don't like this apartment anymore."
    Spiff: "Okay, I'll allow your rent to be lowered then."
    Tenant: "NO! _NO!_ "

  • @ieg7956
    @ieg7956 3 роки тому +192

    Next video: the earth is a totally balanced game with no exploits

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  3 роки тому +168

      *Look at all these diamonds they left lying under the crust*

    • @navarchofthesky
      @navarchofthesky 3 роки тому +12

      @@thespiffingbrit the de beers company be like

    • @alg7496
      @alg7496 3 роки тому +3

      @@thespiffingbrit And all this oil under the ice

    • @mj_jm4336
      @mj_jm4336 3 роки тому +3

      @@thespiffingbrit I'm sure nobody have a problem with me taking some.
      In other words: don't mind if I do.

    • @miruneverdies
      @miruneverdies 3 роки тому

      @@thespiffingbrit
      Aren't jewelry-type diamonds extremely regulated and very easily synthesised, anyway?

  • @lonewanderer1900
    @lonewanderer1900 3 роки тому +39

    "...we need as much money as possible. Money is going to be very important to us." - Spiffing Brit
    What an absolute shock. I would never have guessed.

  • @vallahdsacretor4839
    @vallahdsacretor4839 3 роки тому +1

    I am less than 10 seconds in and this sounds like California rent prices already. I can tell this is going to be a good video

  • @Moehre040
    @Moehre040 3 роки тому +1

    just 45 seconds in you managed to break my headset with your voice. like how even? it still works fine on anything but this video of yours

  • @blueninety
    @blueninety 3 роки тому +28

    "These people are willing to pay 1520 dollars per month for what is effectively the tiniest box in the universe"
    People living in New York: "What a deal!"

  • @karstenman
    @karstenman 3 роки тому +15

    @The Spiffing Brit, first of all I got to say I absolutely love all your video's! You haven't changed a bit, ceep it up! But I suffer from epilepsy, and the flashing effects on 11:30 and 26:52 were a bit to much for me. I love the video editing overal, so don't take it as a bad comment. Is just wanted to let you know
    - much love,
    King Arthur

  • @Lil_lunatic
    @Lil_lunatic 3 роки тому +5

    Spiffs banter has been getting noticably better these past weeks. Theres few channels that make me laugh out loud as much as you, mate. Keep up the amazing content

  • @overalltommy5376
    @overalltommy5376 Рік тому +3

    The whisky is like
    100 bottles of beer on the wall
    100 bottles of beer
    Take one down
    Pass it around
    ... Still 100 bottles of beer on the wall...?

  • @tvftw1
    @tvftw1 3 роки тому +2

    Entering John Oliver levels of "Too real to laugh, but still kinda chuckling" territory

  • @zimwitt2001
    @zimwitt2001 3 роки тому +10

    As a Landlord, I can confirm I own a TWAT card. It takes a lot of training and time to get. You have to spend 4 weeks as a prison guard followed by 2 weeks on a placement as part of a debt collecting agency. You also get a chance to refurbish a house, into the worst piece of shit you can. To finish off you spend a week at one of those outdoor team building camps with other potential landlords screaming at them and trying to convince them to sign the sneakiest contracts one can create!

  • @domomitsune5920
    @domomitsune5920 3 роки тому +32

    It was only a matter of time before the spiffing Brit got his hands on the tenants. Sure it's fun to have UA-camrs like seniac playing the tenants the correct way, but there is special about watching someone exploit a game in a video. The funny thing is, most of the exploits that the spiffing Brit displays, are never fixed. They must say, I love it when spiffing Brit exploits reality.

  • @isaacpowrie465
    @isaacpowrie465 3 роки тому +59

    I see Spiff is cornering the rental market in perfectly... Ahem. 'Legal' ways.

    • @tachyon8317
      @tachyon8317 3 роки тому

      @SCP - 1669 - 46 That's devious and underhanded. I LOVE it!

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek 3 роки тому +7

    That moment when "the most basic house" looks better than your actual house you're watching this in 😭

  • @hjalfi
    @hjalfi 3 роки тому +1

    Having tried to rent property in London, I can confirm that is in fact how it works there.

  • @Draenen
    @Draenen 3 роки тому +23

    Based on the opening alone, this has to be the most realistic game on the market

  • @averyrealnamethatismyname9495
    @averyrealnamethatismyname9495 3 роки тому +19

    TERRY TYCOON WAS THE GREATEST LANDLORD IVE EVER HAD! He is a truly majestic human being

  • @demoulius1529
    @demoulius1529 3 роки тому +13

    Im absolutely convinced all of the landlords that ive met have used this as their tutorial to learn how to be a landlord....

  • @masterm8840
    @masterm8840 Рік тому +2

    World hunger? Just eat food!
    I spat out my Yorkshire tea at that one..

  • @Scorpionvssub
    @Scorpionvssub 3 роки тому +1

    After watching "Lets game it out" for a while with very similar concept then finding this channel which is similar just british, i love it haha watched several vids within the span of 3 days

  • @randomperson3228
    @randomperson3228 3 роки тому +18

    Finally a documentary

  • @fedmcfederalson
    @fedmcfederalson 3 роки тому +5

    At 14:20 the devs inserted a character who is 21 years old and make 80k/year, this is a subtle nod to the fact that the game is fictional

  • @raptorofwar4415
    @raptorofwar4415 3 роки тому +19

    Congratulations! You are literally just doing what happens in real life!

  • @KL53986
    @KL53986 3 роки тому +2

    The beard, the tophat, the expression.
    Thats what I would find in classic movies where this man is that rich villain.
    Not Landlord. Except Lord sounds tough.

  • @fancycrusadier3631
    @fancycrusadier3631 3 роки тому +2

    hey spiff I have an idea for a banner lord video: Banner lord Impossible mode. : First things first bring up the console commands incase you dont know how to do so you press alt and that squiggly line top left of your keyboard at the same time. first so you an actually do this type in config.cheat_mode 1 After you did that type in: campaign.start_world_war i think you know what happened next ;)

  • @nahuelkid
    @nahuelkid 3 роки тому +27

    There are unironically no exploits in this video, thats just how some landlords operate.

  • @K.Marie119
    @K.Marie119 3 роки тому +15

    "Greatest fantasy of all; the ability to own a house."
    Oof, I felt that one in my soul.

    • @K.Marie119
      @K.Marie119 3 роки тому

      @Hakim Habib I can't tell if you're joking or not. Too tired....

  • @semihguner1
    @semihguner1 3 роки тому +9

    oh, you are simulating nowadays UK? great video lol

  • @Wet_Deer
    @Wet_Deer 2 роки тому +26

    I love how the most optimal way to play this game is to act like a real landlord

  • @michaelwilliamson649
    @michaelwilliamson649 3 роки тому +5

    “He’s paying more then half of his yearly wage in rent” sounds so realistic.

  • @bluestorm749
    @bluestorm749 3 роки тому +12

    “We simply won’t pay our bills.”
    -Spiff 2021
    “I don’t pay taxes I’m rich.”
    -Broots Waymb
    Oh yeah, it’s all coming together:
    The Legion of Corporate Doom!

    • @willparry530
      @willparry530 3 роки тому +2

      “I don’t pay taxes I’m rich.”
      Stop quoting Trump here :P

  • @rebuffed1061
    @rebuffed1061 3 роки тому +18

    Ah, I didn’t realize that u were playing Hong Kong land lord simulator

    • @jarodatkinson5306
      @jarodatkinson5306 3 роки тому +5

      It can't be Hong Kong... these people are happy...

    • @rebuffed1061
      @rebuffed1061 3 роки тому +5

      @@jarodatkinson5306 ah crap I forgot about that part sorry

  • @halomerc5423
    @halomerc5423 3 роки тому +5

    Spiff secretly had a game made so he could show us how to use the actual land owner system in real life...one of the sacred real life secrets he wanted to show us

  • @yeeted9466
    @yeeted9466 3 роки тому +3

    Usually when spiff does these it’s wildly unrealistic. This though, you coulda told me he was a real landlord

  • @heresyV6
    @heresyV6 3 роки тому +6

    I think this is the most accurate and realistic game ever.

  • @Jedermeister
    @Jedermeister 3 роки тому +5

    paying 708 bones a month for a room is giving me flashbacks to my university housing

  • @garythornsberry5349
    @garythornsberry5349 3 роки тому +5

    “ That is what every artist needs access to large quantities of alcohol“ as an artist can confirm!!

  • @Reawakened631
    @Reawakened631 2 роки тому +3

    God, I laughed out loud the moment that guy refused to pay less even though it was way more than you can offer 🤣

  • @sasquatchhadarock968
    @sasquatchhadarock968 2 роки тому +1

    I almost snorted tea through my nose man your monotone delivery of all jokes keeps catching me by surprise

  • @donaldham308
    @donaldham308 Рік тому +1

    19:05 this is triggering my ptsd over current rent prices in America lol

  • @Abell_lledA
    @Abell_lledA 3 роки тому +8

    One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates🎈

  • @TheArklyte
    @TheArklyte 3 роки тому +18

    For some reason despite the stellar quality and patented SpiffCo humor this video made me sad:( Like I'm tired of laughing at how bad things can get and can't escape this thoughts even in free time...

  • @s7robin105
    @s7robin105 3 роки тому +14

    I was not expecting all the landlord burns but my god do I approve. Spiff being based lmao

  • @blacksun3884
    @blacksun3884 3 роки тому +67

    I love that this video is essentially one half-hour long roast about how landlords are literally parasites of society.

    • @jadeamulet2339
      @jadeamulet2339 3 роки тому +5

      Social leeches

    • @funnychanisback7679
      @funnychanisback7679 Рік тому +2

      I don't understand the hate towards landlords..
      Like is it an English/American thing or something
      Just curious

    • @Kris-wo4pj
      @Kris-wo4pj Рік тому

      @@funnychanisback7679 its cuz theyre the reason why it costs so much just to rent a shitty studio not even in a minor city much less major. and ya cant live in the country any more its 2k in the middle of bumfuck no where for a 1 bedroom apartment where i live. and thats just renting. im not paying 1M for a rundown house with no yard that only has 2 bedrooms and a single bathroom and a shed for a garage thats a 2 hr commute to work. Landlords love jacking up prices and refusing to fix things to kick people out so they can break contracts without having to the tenant but have the tenant pay them so they can renvote the place and sell the building for 3x what the paid for making people homeless and broke. Landlords in major cities do it every day they will shut off the electricity, heat and water to force ya out and then make ya pay them 3x your rent payment to get out of your lease. hell ive seen people do that in my hometown who were individual landlords for houses just cuz they didnt feel like sending money on a plumber/roofer/electrician to fix a major problem. they know most people dont have the time or money to waste in court to sue them so they get away with it. which is why its now impossible to own a house in america/england/canada and probably other countries without being rich already, winning the lottery or getting an pay out from an accident or an inheritance. people say tenants are just lazy and need to get better jobs but its kinda hard to do that in a recession, increase schooling costs and the fact 80% of most people's paychecks are going to housing and most people work 2 jobs now.

    • @aaa232ds21
      @aaa232ds21 Рік тому +1

      ​@@funnychanisback7679It's because people think the government owes them a house for free.

    • @letmethink8350
      @letmethink8350 Рік тому +2

      ​@@aaa232ds21No, most people wouldn't mind paying mortgages.
      It's just incredibly hard to get accepted for even a shitty house unless you have a 20% down-payment. Goodluck having that when you start out at ground zero with no family to help you.
      The best is when you think you may have a house, and some big investment firm buys it up for 20k over the asking price because they know they're going to instantly start reaping profits once they rent it out.

  • @omarbaalbaki6775
    @omarbaalbaki6775 3 роки тому

    For the first time EVER!, I have sit down with a cup of tea to watch your show, LOVE IT
    The tea and your show

  • @Sithisine
    @Sithisine 3 роки тому +12

    Landlord is exactly the type of job Spiff would take if he didn't become a youtuber

    • @spindash64
      @spindash64 3 роки тому +5

      Nah, they’re not allowed to have a sense of humor

  • @MCPeeBoy
    @MCPeeBoy 3 роки тому +3

    The rent is about right but the rooms need to be smaller to fully reflect the reality.

  • @miss_bec
    @miss_bec 3 роки тому +27

    I can't believe they made a game where you can specifically play as a landlord. Isn't playing as Hitler in HOI4 enough?

  • @LorBell
    @LorBell 3 роки тому

    Thank heavens! Haven't even watched the video yet and I'm already thrilled to bits! Played this for over a month before giving up so HOPE Sir Spiff has easy-to-follow directions for getting ahead in this silly game :D

  • @madxenomorph
    @madxenomorph 3 роки тому

    Why do I feel like this is the worst war crimes you've ever committed? I mean, I've never felt this bad after watching one of your videos.
    Bravo. Keep it up!

  • @warehouse957
    @warehouse957 3 роки тому +6

    Terry Tycoon was kind enough to let me sell on of my kidneys to him to cover half of last month’s rent.
    Although having only one kidney has proven to make the infinite whiskey bar twice as effective, it has made working nearly impossible…and rent is nearly due.
    -I’m sure Terry will think of something… 🤷‍♀️

  • @oh-yes_10-fps15
    @oh-yes_10-fps15 3 роки тому +4

    0:01 thats just LA

  • @DeadlyDanDaMan
    @DeadlyDanDaMan 3 роки тому +20

    "She's a fast food worker and a gamer who makes $80k per year."
    *Me: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!! That's literally me for 20 years of my life, and I've NEVER made more than $25k per year. NEVER. And I was even a fucking General Manager of a store at one point!!! Whoever made this game is clearly delusional.*

    • @strogonoffcore
      @strogonoffcore 3 роки тому +1

      developer probably has 50 years or more, or is just dreaming out of reality

    • @josephmcwilliams9533
      @josephmcwilliams9533 3 роки тому +7

      @@strogonoffcore probably just had to inflate the salary unrealistically high in order to make the game playable - it's set in an alternate universe where people make fairer wages for gameplay reasons.

    • @strogonoffcore
      @strogonoffcore 3 роки тому +1

      @@josephmcwilliams9533 yeah gotta be happy somehow

  • @ZoeLycan
    @ZoeLycan 2 роки тому +1

    I own/rent 6 apartments at 3rd roads from beach line, so this video is of mayor interest to me ;P (if only it worked this easily IRL)
    Ironically, the smallest apartment we own (sibling and I) is around a small as that from the game

  • @Shadowvexx50
    @Shadowvexx50 3 роки тому +1

    I didn't know Spiff was playing NYC simulator! Sounded like the average going rent for a "box" here :)

  • @Toileetpapr
    @Toileetpapr Рік тому +4

    Average New York apartment experience

  • @Gormathius
    @Gormathius 3 роки тому +5

    18:24 "Personality type: Gamer" Yeah that seems legit.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 2 роки тому +4

    A fast food worker/gamer who makes 80,600 a year. You can tell this was written by people who have never held jobs before…

  • @thatsovietcapitalise3045
    @thatsovietcapitalise3045 2 роки тому +1

    "Just eat food" the words of a genius.

  • @kyles3334
    @kyles3334 3 роки тому +2

    this is exactly what is happening in real life.Thank you for reminding me of the depths people are willing to go for that wonderful profit.