> As a consequence of this, nobody in my family would ever consider renting a property as a long term rental again - there is just too much risk, which means you'll see a lot of small, private landlords get out, only to leave large corporate landlords who will have much stricter rental policies.

Personally I think large corporate landlords in combination with sensible nationwide renters rights are preferable. There are tradeoffs of course, but the protection of the private/small rentier class has had many more bad effects than good for housing policy generally IMO -- Prop 13 being a good example. I think the way that you're describing your relationship with your property in terms of ownership and how you feel about the government intervening in that is shared by most small landlords with investment properties, and gets to the core of a lot of the problems inherent in the small landlord paradigm. Too much skin in the game (lack of diversification) and a dependency on turning a steady profit from a speculative investment in what is a basic human need. There are a lot of things that got us here in the U.S. and unfortunately the reality will likely be a continuance of the status quo.