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07-23-2018, 10:24 AM
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#12451 | | I don't get it
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I'd be surprised to hear if the conditions still allow for that people on kinged and oak are getting barely about assessed value last I heard. Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerbs  A friend who got bought out on oak got about 3x assessed. | | 
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07-23-2018, 12:11 PM
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#12452 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by Digitalis I'd be surprised to hear if the conditions still allow for that people on kinged and oak are getting barely about assessed value last I heard. | I'm actually working on a land assembly around that area, and the owners are getting slightly less than 3x assessed. I'm definitely interested in watching to see if people will still be getting that IF the market decides to continue to slow as development has definitely slowed a bit.
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07-23-2018, 01:22 PM
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#12453 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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you'd be insane not to take 3X assessed, i dont care if your great great grandfather was born in the shed lol
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07-23-2018, 02:48 PM
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#12454 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer you'd be insane not to take 3X assessed, i dont care if your great great grandfather was born in the shed lol | Yeah, you've basically hit the RE jackpot on that one. Sell it at 3x assessed value, move into a condo, and enjoy life with the rest of it
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07-23-2018, 03:19 PM
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#12455 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer you'd be insane not to take 3X assessed, i dont care if your great great grandfather was born in the shed lol | 
I said NO!
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07-23-2018, 04:43 PM
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#12456 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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You could get back into another detached even and still sit pretty for retirement with zero savings prior
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07-23-2018, 06:27 PM
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#12457 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp That's her problem having 3 kids. If you can't even afford to to have one kid why have 3? Her own fault. | situations change
people get divorced
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07-23-2018, 06:30 PM
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#12458 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Ugh. Every one of your posts reads like this. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp Its not me, so I don't care, or understand. |
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07-23-2018, 09:56 PM
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#12459 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero situations change
people get divorced | If she actually gets divorced she should be getting child assistance from her ex husband and from the gov as well (from the sound of things she seems like she is consider low income) plus a father who is disable. Just from gov assistance alone is at least 4k a month. More than what a lot of people make in this city. Not to mention with her situation she most likely get rent assistance from the gov as well. Not much but still is worth something.
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07-23-2018, 11:29 PM
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#12460 | | Performance Moderator
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Here's a weird one for you guys... my friend live in a townhouse complex, old style with carports... so she bought a little GMC Sonoma... older one extended cab with short bed it's maybe the size of a Camry... didn't think anything of it... she parks it in her carport... get a letter from her strata saying they have a clause that no pickup trucks are allowed in the complex????
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? It seems absolutely ridiculous to me. She's trying to figure out if there's any way to fight it.
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07-23-2018, 11:53 PM
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#12461 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
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Originally Posted by 68style Here's a weird one for you guys... my friend live in a townhouse complex, old style with carports... so she bought a little GMC Sonoma... older one extended cab with short bed it's maybe the size of a Camry... didn't think anything of it... she parks it in her carport... get a letter from her strata saying they have a clause that no pickup trucks are allowed in the complex????
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? It seems absolutely ridiculous to me. She's trying to figure out if there's any way to fight it. | If strata has a clause on it, I don't think there is very much your friend can do other than park it on the nearby street. But I'd at least force the strata's hand into producing the said clause among its bylaws first to make sure they aren't making shxt up.
In a sense, I can sort of understand where the strata might be coming from -- if the vehicle has any part that is sticking beyond the car port, that could be argued as the vehicle trespassing and occupying strata common property. But something like that shouldn't be limited to trucks -- it should apply to any vehicle that sticks out beyond the car port.
Strata bylaws can also be super ridiculous at times. Saw in the news a few weeks ago that a strata corp in Chemainus (on the Island) actually voted (and passed!) a bylaw that bans bike riding and chalk drawings in the neighbourhood streets. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...play-1.4735653
Seriously WTF?! What did the strata expect children to do in their free time / play time???
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07-23-2018, 11:56 PM
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#12462 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
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On a different note, I was chatting with a friend who works as a notary. Much to my surprise, he was telling me that he has been swamped at work lately doing real estate transactions, with most of them being apartments / condos, a much smaller number in townhouses, and very few detached homes.
So from his POV, he doesn't think the RE market is cooling at all. It's just that the vast majority of the action is happening with apartments and condos.
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07-24-2018, 06:07 AM
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#12463 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by Traum On a different note, I was chatting with a friend who works as a notary. Much to my surprise, he was telling me that he has been swamped at work lately doing real estate transactions, with most of them being apartments / condos, a much smaller number in townhouses, and very few detached homes.
So from his POV, he doesn't think the RE market is cooling at all. It's just that the vast majority of the action is happening with apartments and condos. | Because that's what people afford now. Most of them are also one bedroom or one bedroom plus den. 2bedroom apartment have been sitting in the market longer or not getting sold at all. During my search right now for a 2 bedroom some of the less desirable units have had multiple price reduction and is still in the market. Most of these are either tenanted out (Basically it needs a major reno), facing bad directions or the layout is just weird.
Location plays a factor also. Before you can sell even if the area sucks. Now people actually think about the location.
If anyone is buying now I would advise NOT buying anything that face west (NW and W being the worse) especially if the apartment you are looking at is lower than 20th floor. Simply is too hot and you will regret it.
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07-24-2018, 07:09 AM
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#12464 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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07-24-2018, 07:43 AM
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#12465 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Ludepower It's fine if you have central ac | Until you get your hydro bill  | |
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07-24-2018, 07:44 AM
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#12466 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by Ludepower It's fine if you have central ac | I have it and is awesome but still not as good as when the direction is good.
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07-24-2018, 07:45 AM
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#12467 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by Spoon Until you get your hydro bill | If it is central air is included in your strata fee.
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07-24-2018, 09:08 AM
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#12468 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I think the fan motor is still wired to your circuit 
On that notary issue, maybe your friend is the cheapest notary in town and everyone is flocking there 
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07-24-2018, 09:19 AM
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#12469 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp If anyone is buying now I would advise NOT buying anything that face west (NW and W being the worse) especially if the apartment you are looking at is lower than 20th floor. Simply is too hot and you will regret it. | Isn't that just basic knowledge for any home buyers? Of course, it is a much bigger problem for apartment units since the the windows are more likely to only face one direction, while townhouses and detached will generally have windows in at least 2 opposing directions (if not more).
East, west, north, south... each direction brings unique characteristics to the home. West facing (esp apartments) are the least desirable, while south facing is generally the most desirable. Quote:
Originally Posted by yray On that notary issue, maybe your friend is the cheapest notary in town and everyone is flocking there | Could be. Or maybe he has a good reputation. 
But the point he, as far as he is concerned, he doesn't think there is very much of a slow down in the market. Properties are still moving; it's just the type that changes because as HappySilp has pointed out, apartments and condos are what people can afford.
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07-24-2018, 09:20 AM
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#12470 | | RS controls my life!
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On a related note - notaries > lawyers for real estate deals. I know there's a few on RS but I was surprised to hear in BC there's only about 200 notaries and over 10,000+ lawyers.
Why pay $1,500+ when you can do it for under $1K for notaries?
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07-24-2018, 09:24 AM
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#12471 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
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Originally Posted by JDMStyo On a related note - notaries > lawyers for real estate deals. I know there's a few on RS but I was surprised to hear in BC there's only about 200 notaries and over 10,000+ lawyers.
Why pay $1,500+ when you can do it for under $1K for notaries? | Also worth mentioning is (but this is hardly surprising) -- not all notaries are the same. Some are more thorough than others, and some are more crooked than others as well. You wanna work with one that has a good reputation.
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07-24-2018, 09:25 AM
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#12472 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by JDMStyo Langley
Alexander Square
Another budget starter home marketed by 5th Ave (last deal was Avani) 70% sold out yesterday.
$279K for 520ft starting, 6 story lowrise.
15% deposit in a year, avg $600/sqft.
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Presales UPDATE July 2018 Brentwood Gilmore PlaceAfter 4 months of marketing, finally told I got my client's allocations for Gilmore Place. ONNI.
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Tower 1 & 3 all allocated I'm told. Burquiltlam/Coquitlam City of Lougheed 2 is starting VIP this week. $1000/ft.
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07-24-2018, 11:03 AM
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#12473 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by Traum Isn't that just basic knowledge for any home buyers? Of course, it is a much bigger problem for apartment units since the the windows are more likely to only face one direction, while townhouses and detached will generally have windows in at least 2 opposing directions (if not more).
East, west, north, south... each direction brings unique characteristics to the home. West facing (esp apartments) are the least desirable, while south facing is generally the most desirable.
Could be. Or maybe he has a good reputation.
But the point he, as far as he is concerned, he doesn't think there is very much of a slow down in the market. Properties are still moving; it's just the type that changes because as HappySilp has pointed out, apartments and condos are what people can afford. | You have no idea how many buy into facing West. Went to see an open last week literally the living room and one of the bedroom is facing west. Is so hot even even with the A/C on (landlord have a portable A/C) and I am still sweating inside. There are some people who think they can bear the heat while saving a few thousand dollars. My mom's friend brought in an corner unit NW coz the price is 10k cheaper. Well now during summer is too hot to be inside so they go to the mall or other friend place in the afternoon coz is way too hot. And in winter is super cold. So is pretty bad. I rather have little to no view and get an apartment facing East or South then West with a nice view.
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07-24-2018, 01:19 PM
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#12474 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Our condo is south facing, but the balcony overhang blocks the direct sunlight from getting into the unit. So we get all the benefits of the brightness of south facing, without the negatives. The place gets warm being in a lowrise with no AC, but not too bad.
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07-24-2018, 01:26 PM
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#12475 | | linguistic ninja
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South-east facing baby! 
sure beats the summertime heat in the North-west facing condo we used to live in
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