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Originally Posted by westopher
I pay 1400 for a renovated ground floor apt 1 bedroom...but all I do at home is sleep, fuck, shower, and browse RS. Otherwise, I'm out for lunch/dinner, walking the dog, playing hockey, working, snowboarding, etc. Maybe am less interested in where I sleep than some.
Large, 1 bedroom apartment. Near VGH. |
Where is it? I'm in the heart of Gastown at Cordova at Carrell, $2050 a month, but I have 20 foot ceilings and 1000sqft with mountain and ocean views, and the ability to make as much noise as I want at 3 AM with the bass cranked and 20+ people over, along with it being my work/live studio for filming/art/whatever. I also have wooden support beams at 15 feet high up, and I put plywood down and put my bed up there with a ladder to reach it. Girls love it because it's like an indoor tree fort. You would not believe how many girls have seduced
me by claiming to want to check out my bedroom, climbing up there, getting under my blankets, and then getting naked before I climb up to see what they're doing
I completely agree that if your place of residence is for sleep/eating and not an integral part of socializing and business, then yes, by all means, rent somewhere cheap or have roommates. I think for any artist or creative person, you need a space where you can be inspired and collaborate with other like-minded folk. When I lived in Langley I met no one interesting or artistic, and it was impossible to not have a car. Living in Gastown I can have no car and it not only doesn't hinder, it actually forces you to mingle and find other means of transport. I can't wait until next spring to get a bike, I'm sure I'll meet a ton of people alone just biking!
That's the beauty of downtown living
I can't stand having roommates though, nothing quite like being able to walk around nude, and not worry about doing someone else's dishes when you have company coming over and you want your place spotless.
The place I live in is valued at somewhere around 700k last I checked. I can't imagine how much of a down payment I'd need to buy this place. Even with 100k down, I wonder what my monthly payment would be? The strata fees alone here are something insane like $400 a month, too