Landlords can price their properties high, and people with sufficient funds can buy the buildings. They can then turn around and charge in rent whatever they need to charge to make money.
We are really getting hit hard right now, especially with people who say they have traditionally not had bad allergies. They're coming in now in droves.
First of all, business is competitive and I don't think you'll find anyone who wishes their competitors well. The ultimate objective of business is to prevail and people who are too nice in doing business tend not to win, so I don't ascribe that quality to Bill Gates.
It was a place for people to come out to meet other people going through the same experiences.
If he was competent and honest, then he assumed it would allow the system to work, and he always worked on the assumption that the people on the other side operated in the same way.