Vancouver ILXors

Jim otm. My rent is cheap but my building is old and neglected. Kids are definitely waiting to knock the sucker down

All the renovated suites here are 1500 tho and te existing suites go up 2.5% per annum. My buddy pays like 750

So?

I fucked up the address so it was a totally different building than the one I thought but it's fine and we're moving there August 1st.

Congrats!

yay! nice one

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-13/vancouver-continent-s-least-affordable-city-has-a-wage-problem

plus thanks

the only way to win the game of vancouver renting is to not play. or just get really lucky!

Depends on what industry you’re in but ya most wages in Vancouver are low compared to the states. US wages are ridiculously high though. Compared to the EU, Canada does okay

Once you get into mgmt/biz side of things though you see a nice bump

My good friend makes 6 figures here and i always tell her to move stateside where she can make like 170k but she likes it here too much

Only reason to ever move to Vancouver btw — bc you like the landscape/outdoorsy vibe

It’s why I’m back here permanently tho I’ll probably end up back in the states in 3-4 ish years

It’s nice to come chill here for a while then go live in the hustle and bustle stateside back and forth though

jim you’re paying less than i pay for a ROOM ... kudos, but also... fuck u

wtg jim!

I lowkey want to move to vancouver. Only downside would be distance from my folks

ah just do it. where do u live now? edmonton? i see my dad like 3 days a year, it’s fine. mom visits

think simon is in toronto?

distance from folks isn't great, i lived no more than 10-12 miles away from my parents in the glasgow area until i was 27, then i moved here. i visit once a year, i Skype regularly. it's not awful

I'm in TO yeah, so I'm used to stupid rents

like I'm paying 1160 for a mid-sized basement and that's pretty good for TO

vancouver stoners - village is giving away 25 dollar gift cards provided you have the ad from the latest pride specific issue of the straight. also will give you an extra coupon for a friend...

Are there any bars/recurring events like this in Vancouver...

-non-deafening music of the ambient/minimal/experimental/whatever variety
-no TVs unless showing some artsy fartsy stuff
-possible to just listen/zone out without rambunctious yahoos in your face/space, maybe even possible to read/write
-decent beer or whisk(e)y a bonus

I've been to places like this elsewhere in the world and would like to find something similar here but maybe I expect too much of this town. Granted I don't go to a lot of bars because I don't find many worthwhile.

the lido is most of those things, most of the time

I say non-deafening music but I don't mean background music

Thanks - been past it many times but never gone in. Will give it a try

Lido yeah

lido has shows on in the evening reasonably often, will tend to be v quiet during the day and has a nice wee patio

also my local so if you see a tall, dark haired scottish man with facial moles say hi

anyone looking for a roommate? like october 1st?

Anyone ready to weigh in on the municipal election. Election ballots are like ILM artist-specific polls this year. I have my favourites, how about you?

Everyone who wants to be mayor is a cretin, is that right?

that sounds correct to me...I like what I've seen of Sylvester's platform but I think I will probably end up voting Kennedy Stewart bcz he has the best chance of winning. I am excited about Jean Swanson and the COPE crew and hope they all make it in, I think my city council ballot will be just COPE and One City. Who the hell knows what will actually happen, it's all early and it feels like nobody is paying much attention. Hope Stewart is running a real campaign.

I am enjoying the right wing cannibalizing itself: https://www.straight.com/news/1140976/vancouver-mayoral-candidate-wai-youngs-party-calls-independent-police-investigation

All three right wing candidates represent a significant constituency, and there aren't that many right wing voters to start with...but maybe the NPA machine can still do its thing when no other party is left standing.

welcome to vancouver

https://vimeo.com/293166136

flopson is a vancouvpuglian?

damn this flappy bird/flopson dichotomy

flopson is a fairly recent vancouverite, last year or something? montreal before if my ilx.xls is not incorrect.

i can't vote as I'm not a citizen but i like some of the one city stuff like land value tax, and kennedy stewart seems like a decent shout for mayor, although i fear he'll be gregoresque in office. god help us if ken sim wins mind you so better the devil you know if he does end up being a status quo type mayor

one of the one city candidates works in my office and seems nice and cool also

i lucked out on housing again, sorry to brag, place i was in that was ultra cheap was too damp once fall began, managed to get into mixed income housing, brand new unit, mountain view. very delighted

ya i live in vancouver now

anyone know of any good housing opportunities or rent, I got renovicted essentially.

love these copesters: https://www.straight.com/news/1150371/long-read-how-jean-swanson-derrick-okeefe-and-anne-roberts-plan-upend-vancouvers

i would never pay $2000* for a 1 bedroom in Vancouver

*am well aware that this will be the going price in like 5 years or so

― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:11 PM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.narcity.com/ca/bc/vancouver/news/good-luck-out-there-vancouvers-average-cost-of-a-one-bedroom-rental-just-hit-dollar2050

only four and a half years off

was in Vancouver this evening, saw the Dude Chilling Park sign has been vandalised, left in disgust

That's not the average rent. Not even remotely close. There's not a single rent included in the calculation. What that is is the average asking price for a bunch of vacant suites. There are an unusual amount of expensive suites right now - a glut practically. sAnd very few cheap ones. But brand new one bedrooms right downtown are renting for under 2 grand. Older ones more like $1600. East of Commercial or South of Main it's easy to find one bedrooms for under $1500 and most people pay less. Way less.

It’s cheaper in the areas where people don’t want to live. Look at the apartments around metrotown or any hub and prices go up again

I’ve lived in a few different cities and they’re all like that

People renting below 1500 have been at there place at least a year — again, this is normal and what happens in most major NA cities

The $2k rent fee is market price for current listings, and it is the median of all data, it says so on padmapper’s site

I paid 1050, 2000 is absolutely insane for rent

with the poverty line wage being roughly 21 dollars, it would take a miracle for a lot of people to survive in a 2 K rent, unless they had a partner or good job

The $2k rent fee is market price for current listings, and it is the median of all data, it says so on padmapper’s site

― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:29 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

online prices also skew high. if you are in any east/south van neighborhood and see an "apartment available" sign a one bedroom is more likely to be in the 1200-1500 range tbh. they may be "areas people don't want to live in" but they're also areas that most people in the lower mainland live in

(i.e. non-central, non-skytrain adjacent, non-rich residential neighbourhoods)

I, voted

I have no idea how this election is gonna turn out, but I have a feeling that Sylvester or Sim pulling a surprise win isn't an impossibility. Maybe it's just my own little bubble, but I've seen a ton of love for Sylvester recently