Note From Underground Part One versus Buying Homes by the Thousands(Business Day)
Throughout Notes from Underground, the narrator is constantly demonstrating that he is not capable of making any rational decision with confidence. He is able to think of all the many different consequences that his actions may cause…one might even call him overly cautious. The underground man believes that only people who are stupid will act in complete confidence without questioning themselves. He says “Such a man simply rushes straight toward his object like an infuriated bull with its horn down, and nothing but a wall to stop him.” (Notes from Underground Part one Page587).This can be compared to the article ‘Buying Homes by the Thousands’ because it appears as though the investors are buying a plethora of homes without thinking about the possible consequences. They are acting irrationally and only a wall, loosing lots of money, will stop them. As the article says “Nobody has ever tried this on such a large scale, and critics worry these new investors could face big challenges managing large portfolios of dispersed rental houses”(Buying Homes by the thousands Paragraph 3). It is evident that the critics would agree with the underground man whereas the investors would disagree. By buying many different rental properties that are all spread out, they are taking a big risk because “Typically landlords tend to be individuals or small firms that own just a handful of homes.”(Buying Homes by the thousands Paragraph 3). So not only are the investors taking a financial risk, they are also risking not being successful landlords since they will have so many properties to manage and so many tenants; making it more likely for tenants to become displeased. Even though the investors seem to be making this decision in confidence, critics disagree and believe the market is not so bad that investors should irrationally invest in such vast amounts of property without thinking of the possible consequences
