[winson604]

I'm your classic born in Van, worked and lived in Van my whole life, same as the wife. We had a kid, and we wanted to buy a place. Stubborn to stay in Van but we were flexible in looking into Burnaby and we did. We did look at Coquitlam and saw some really amazing units but we couldn't do the commute when we factored in that it wasn't just driving to and from work but it was driving the kid to the grandparents then to work and repeat. We finally found the perfect place in Van that just so happens to be exactly in the middle between both granparents, 10 mins drive in either direction. Additionally I'm only a 10-15 min drive from work and even if I had to go pick up the kid then go home my commute is no more than 25-30 mins tops even during rush hour. I'm so thankful that I get at least 2 additional hours per day with my wife and son instead of being in the car. For me that's completely worth paying more and gotten less sq footage than we could have got in Coquitlam and otherwise.