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Someone who got there first and monetized the concept of inside.
means A person or company who owns a building or land and charges others rent to live or work there.
from A straightforward compound from Old English: 'land' plus 'lord,' the latter tracing back to 'hlāford,' meaning 'loaf-ward' or 'keeper of the bread' — the head of a household who doled out food to dependents. Over centuries 'lord' broadened from bread-keeper to authority-holder, and 'landlord' emerged to name the one who holds authority specifically over land — and, by extension, over anyone needing a roof under it.
- origin
- medieval term for literal lord of the land
- risk taken
- usually none, equity does the work
- core skill
- replying to maintenance requests eventually
- economic role
- converts shelter into monthly yield