{"id":5997,"date":"2020-05-13T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5997"},"modified":"2020-05-13T17:32:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:32:57","slug":"domain-registrants-are-not-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domain-registrants-are-not-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain registrants are not landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time I hear how domains are exactly like real estate, I shake my head at the dissimilarities.<\/p>\n

Comparing domains and domain investing to real estate and landlords is a convenient choice.<\/p>\n

Sounds familiar? It’s because I covered the subject before<\/strong><\/a>, except for the landlord<\/strong> reference.<\/p>\n

In a recent message for a domain inquiry, the other party told me I’m “no better than a landlord.”<\/em><\/p>\n

In his view, owning a domain without “doing anything with it”<\/em> is passive holding, and the landlord reference is somehow an insulting way to address domain investors.<\/p>\n

Alas, if only registrants were landlords!<\/p>\n

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Unlike with landlords, there is no promise of rent to be paid monthly, when holding a domain that one might have spent a serious amount of money on. Domains are quickly dropped when they make no money; try that with real estate!<\/p>\n

Many outsiders believe that domains are owned outright or “for life,” when in fact they are leased by the Registry for one to ten years at a time.<\/p>\n

While you can buy and sell domains like real estate property, it’s only with domains that others have the expectation for something to appear “built” on them. Try that with a plot of land<\/strong> that sits undeveloped for decades – it’s still owned with a title and squatters can be evicted.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell: Calling a domain investor a “landlord” is a silly attempt to equalize domain investing with real estate investing. The similarities are thin, and so is the veiled attempt at delivering an insult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every time I hear how domains are exactly like real estate, I shake my head at the dissimilarities. Comparing domains and domain investing to real estate and landlords is a convenient choice. Sounds familiar? It’s because I covered the subject before, except for the landlord reference. 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