https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op...-the-struggle-to-live-here-is-simply-too-hard
She claims it's easier to make ends meet in Manhattan?
She claims it's easier to make ends meet in Manhattan?
Have not read article but Manhattan is effectively cheaper.https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op...-the-struggle-to-live-here-is-simply-too-hard
She claims it's easier to make ends meet in Manhattan?
I agree with you that the dogs turn off most Landlords .The woman in the article is a NY native, hence the comparison.
The couple are both musicians, so living in a densely populated area would suit them better. Her main complaint is the many hours spent commuting.
The comments are interesting.
She complains about choosy landlords are but has three (!) dogs and two small children. What does she expect?
That seems like a lot of rent for a 2 bedroom. I also live on the north shore and I am only paying $1400 rent for my 2 bedroom. She must have one hell of a view!I visited Vancouver on the July long weekend to sort out some of my fathers estate.I did notice the highway between Abbottsford and the new bridge is getting widened but that can only help so much.When it comes down to brass tacks more and more people
are moving out to the fraser valley as it is the only thing they can afford.You can buy a house in Chilliwack for less than $500,000.I did pay my sister inlaw a visit and I was shocked that she was paying $2500 a month for a small 2 bedroom apartment in West Vancouver.That monthly rent was more than triple what my mortgage was when the rate was 6.75% due to me being in a high ratio mortgage.
SR
I have not met a single multiproperty owner who, between taxes, mortgage, maintenance and upgrades, make money off rent in a meaningful way.One problem is transportation. The trans-Canada highway needs to be 8 lanes from Chilliwack to Vancouver. Subway/rapid transit to. Car parkcades near transit stations. Expo 86 got the rapid transit and the governments just sat on their asses ignoring the problem of congestion.
Another is the price of land/ housing . This is the greed of modern society. Banks,realtors and house owners over the last 35 years have kept jacking the price/value up where the owners can’t afford to lose money. Part of this is the free capital gains on your residence. People have taken advantage of this while fucking over the people behind them.
Then their are the rich who make you pay for their houses/apartments. Hence the high rent....
And finally it is more important to be seen taking care of people then to actually care for them.....and plan for the future.
I have my 2bd townhouse rented out at 2000, unit next door is rented at 2450 with no deck, these are 1000sqft places in squamish. I’m not shocked at 2500/month in the lower mainland, especially with something to do once the sun goes down unlike up hereThat seems like a lot of rent for a 2 bedroom. I also live on the north shore and I am only paying $1400 rent for my 2 bedroom. She must have one hell of a view!
Unless, of course, you meant Vancouver West, which is not on the north shore and which is likely more expensive.
JD
It was supposed to be widened to 3 lanes each way, but the NDP have scrapped it for now and instead are installing this stupid variable speed zone device which will do absolutely nothing. So valley people are stuck with the miserable 2 lanes for the forseeable future. The infrastructure is a complete joke in the Lower Mainland. An area of 2.5 million people and there is only one highway with more then two lanes each way being Hwy.1 from Langley to Willingdon. Comparable cities have multiple highways with 3-4 lanes each way.One problem is transportation. The trans-Canada highway needs to be 8 lanes from Chilliwack to Vancouver. Subway/rapid transit to. Car parkcades near transit stations. Expo 86 got the rapid transit and the governments just sat on their asses ignoring the problem of congestion.
Another is the price of land/ housing . This is the greed of modern society. Banks,realtors and house owners over the last 35 years have kept jacking the price/value up where the owners can’t afford to lose money. Part of this is the free capital gains on your residence. People have taken advantage of this while fucking over the people behind them.
Then their are the rich who make you pay for their houses/apartments. Hence the high rent....
And finally it is more important to be seen taking care of people then to actually care for them.....and plan for the future.
I fucking love it!Of course some profit. There's nothing wrong with profiting off your tenants. If you have issue paying mortgage for the rich then move out of a capitalist state and into a Communist one.
That's true....and then one can afford to buy 8 cords of firewood to heat your home, as you watch the sea water freeze from the comfort of your blazing less expensive fireplace.or move to the Maritimes where you can still buy a new home for 250K or rent for $500 a month.
JD