Posted by: Adam-West
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: chupacabra
You picked one the worst examples.
What example did he pick? Lowcard didn't mention any towns specifically, you were the one that brought up the Placentia example.
70 mile house
Jeebus, don't know how i missed that. Although I thought he meant in reference to NFLD.
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: Adam-West
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: chupacabra
You picked one the worst examples.
What example did he pick? Lowcard didn't mention any towns specifically, you were the one that brought up the Placentia example.
70 mile house
Jeebus, don't know how i missed that. Although I thought he meant in reference to NFLD.
Your eyes just passed over it without noticing just like when you drive through. LOL. Honestly though, I have nothing against 70 Mile but if BC has a butt hole it has to be near by.
hahaha - probably, even though I've driven through there more than a few times for various reasons. kind of like spuzzum in the canyon.
Posted by: chupacabra
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: Adam-West
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: chupacabra
You picked one the worst examples.
What example did he pick? Lowcard didn't mention any towns specifically, you were the one that brought up the Placentia example.
70 mile house
Jeebus, don't know how i missed that. Although I thought he meant in reference to NFLD.
Your eyes just passed over it without noticing just like when you drive through. LOL. Honestly though, I have nothing against 70 Mile but if BC has a butt hole it has to be near by.
My challenge with the whole strip from about Cache Creek to roughly Quesnel is you're at least a two hour drive from any reasonable airport which sucks especially in the winter.
Personally I'd rather be on the outskirts of Prince George if I'm going to be in the bush and snow anyways, since it's only an hour flight to Vancouver/Edmonton/Calgary if/when needed.
can't beat the Kootenays for overall living but North Van has the best bike trails (non bike park) in the planet.
Posted by: Polymath
One thing I notice is that there seems to be an attitude of "entitlement" to the fact that it is a right to live here. Living in Vancouver is not a right and a privilege that you have to earn. I notice this especially for those whom want to live on the Shore or do so. Having been born and raised in Lynn Valley I notice this a lot from those like me whom were also born and raised here. The idea of having to move to somewhere else or, heaven forbid, Abbotsford or Langley, is unthinkable despite the fact the cost of living is lower (relatively of course). Many whom I grew up with have never left the Shore wanting to stay but instead of buying when you could of in an affordable area (when it was) they instead rent and now are out of the ability to ever own anything anywhere. They have built up no equity or savings either. I live in Langley now and bought when it was attainable but I would love to go back to the Shore and have missed it since leaving (actually, I would prefer Lions Bay or Squamish now that North Van is so congested). The idea of not living in NV is so unthinkable to many I know it shocks me. In the end they will be left with nothing since rents can go nothing but up and available units go down. Many I know have been told to move out as the unit is being used for older children of the landlords whom themselves cannot find anywhere to rent and it stands to reason you are going to think of family first.
I get it we all want to live in a nice area that suits our lifestyle and proclivities but the simple fact is that Vancouver is turning into another Monaco and attainability and affordability are long gone and never coming back. I have no idea how anyone under 30 today is going to have any hope of staying here unless they come into money or have a high paying job from the start. The demographic shift in the next 10 years is going to be a real eye opener. Even worse is the ambivalence of employers whom seem to think it is not their problem but cannot find workers as the wages offered cannot support the livability of the people they need to work. But where are these workers coming from? A Starbucks barista is not living in an apartment downtown alone that's for sure. Or anyone in the service industry for that matter.
for the last 25yrs I been telling people on this forum IME if they had left Vangroovy they can afford to buy a home and have mo money,
also if you run a basement suite you can make money from that guy who is busy squandering his opurtoonity while living in your basement and givivng you the rent $$$ every month
but having to put up with renters is hassle so it would seem
so is having to put up with a land lord
I thot squamish had the best bike trails? but bike trails are getting built ever ware with government funding
Squamish has better legit trails on the whole but we got 3 mountains
ok but who has the best basement suites ?
Posted by: XXX_er
ok but who has the best basement suites ?
Don't you mean garden suites?
no, from surmising the google I think a garden suite is a separate building you put in your back yard, so its gona be mo money
there are a couple in my hood, they have to be done legal and these are totally legal, after talking to my buddy Jerry the carp you are looking at 250K ballpark to build one from scratch in yer backyard after which you can charge 1600$ in rent, jerry is charging 1600 for an old 2 bedroom rental house and 1600 for a new lane way or garden home in the back yard SO do the math eh
whereas a basement suite in an existing house/ existing everything/ piggy backing on the main structure can be pretty fucking cheap to get going and you make mo money from the git go
^^^
swing and a miss
well you don't appear to know what you are talking about, no wonder Vangroovy is in decline, but its good for the thread
well you don't appear to know what you are talking about, no wonder Vangroovy is in decline, but its good for the thread
Garden suite is a fancy marketing terms people use for walk out basement suite rentals to make them sound more appealing than a basement suite. But I guess with you living in the narth you'd know better than people living in the city.
Always amazes me how some small town peeps have to constantly express their big city inferiority complex.
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