A real estate expert who filmed a TikTok video, sharing her investment strategies that enable her posh lifestyle, sparked an online backlash against capitalism.
Tatiana Londono is a prominent real estate brokerage owner from Montreal who posts how-to real estate clips on her TikTok page. She has roughly 1.5 million followers.
Her latest clip revealing how she used an investment property to afford her Porsche and Range Rover racked up over five million views. It was shared on Twitter by economist and housing advocate Paul E. Williams.
Williams posted Londono's TikTok clip and wrote in the caption:
"We should improve society somewhat."
We should improve society somewhatpic.twitter.com/8M7GvP93cv— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622590838
Imagine recording this video on your tenants\u2019 doorsteppic.twitter.com/Azg0bsBGJO— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622590928
"More Real Estate Tips"\n"Tip 1: Just have enough money to buy a property, then use that money to force other people to pay you more than the property is worth to build equity for yourself."— LexiThotter \ud83d\udd1e (@LexiThotter \ud83d\udd1e) 1622637523
OK why buy a Rolex if you aren't even going to have it sized to your wrist???pic.twitter.com/pyaqcpIPms— Bryxn \ud83d\ude43\ud83c\udf08 (@Bryxn \ud83d\ude43\ud83c\udf08) 1622621094
How I drive my Porsche and Range Rover for free, Step 1: Spend $160,000— Chris (@Chris) 1622606067
pic.twitter.com/p9YQbZyAqV— little green ghoul (@little green ghoul) 1622618229
I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m so upset that she said she was going to explain how she drives her cars for free but instead described how she pays for thempic.twitter.com/1mGhQdJV9F— urinal culture (@urinal culture) 1622650617
I feel like within my lifetime there's been a significant rhetorical shift from rich people talking about how hard they worked to get where they are to rich people bragging about *not* having to work for their money— Carl Beijer (@Carl Beijer) 1622591464
In a follow-up tweet, Williams quipped, "Wait, the government should just do that," and added, "then, the government could have a bazillion dollars."
pic.twitter.com/JiUMYHTGyZ— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622597119
But it was later revealed she was not the owner of the building seen behind her in the video.
Williams confirmed in the thread:
"So apparently this tiktok landlord does not actually own the building in this video. She asked the actual owner if she could film there (for internet clout points) and now the tenants of the building are quite understandably furious I insist: we should improve society somewhat."
So apparently this tiktok landlord does not actually own the building in this video. She asked the actual owner if she could film there (for internet clout points) and now the tenants of the building are quite understandably furious\n\nI insist: we should improve society somewhat https://twitter.com/PEWilliams_/status/1399873556259946496\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/lsVOCcEvZr— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622749404
Williams shared screenshots of a complaint allegedly obtained from an actual tenant of the building.
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Truly next level clout chasing. Just rolling up to your friend\u2019s building in your Range Rover, talking about how you collect free money from the people who live there to pay for your car. Unbelievable— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622750242
For the record, she does apparently own a triplex nearby but decided to subject other people to her antics instead— Paul E Williams (@Paul E Williams) 1622759288
To those who didn't understand the issue over people like Londono profitting from real estate by offering a product, Twitter user @joonbluemoon_ argued:
"When the product you're selling is a basic need, such as shelter, that's usually where the disdain comes from."
"Make money off of wants, not basic necessities that people need to survive."
She added:
"Also, owning land is not a skill that would justify taking money from people who ACTUALLY work."
"Literally anyone with $800,000 could do that exact thing and make money, no special skill needed. No one should own land."