cuz toronto thinks it is something incredible and over charges for the chance to live there. over priced shit hole.
so you think mississauga, brampton, oakville and burlington are considered living half the life of toronto ? explain to me what you can get in toronto you can't get in those cities. over blown joke of a city.
damn I have to agree with simon, I preferred living a few hrs North of Toronto. It is easy to drive to Toronto to experience what you want there; it is great to wake away from it.
If we decide to ever settle down in Toronto, I think we will either have a Condo around King and YOung or a place in in the country. The burbs are just not for me.
Yup. We have a house now because we need the space and it suits our lifestyle. But, I've resolved that once the kids are out, we go back to a condo (preferably on QQ). Traveling with a condo is so much more convenient....along with condos in Hong Kong and somewhere on the continent, too lol.
i agree, i might own some day but i am in no hurry. if something breaks i make a phone call and move on with my day. fuck owning.
why would you deduct. it takes away from your total and makes you appear to be less of a person.
My buddy just got a notice that his condo fees are going up 18%...wtf !!! He is now paying something like $620 a month in condo fees and this doesn't even include heat and hydro.
i look for places that are all inclusive in the rent. i would rather just pay one person a lump sum and never have to deal with shit. it just seems the better way to handle it and if the market crashes i don't have to worry about anything. to much risk and stress for owning a house. same sort of thing with work, boss asked me if i wanted to buy my truck i was like fuck no, if you don't want it why the fuck would i.
My place is all inclusive and also includes cable and parking. I only pay for phone and internet. Best part of renting is I can choose to leave the lights on...not that I do
i see a lot of places now including net int he rent. not that i would do that though, i like to have my own connection. i got a cellphone, there is no need for anything else.My place is all inclusive and also includes cable and parking. I only pay for phone and internet. Best part of renting is I can choose to leave the lights on...not that I do
I can point you to about 6 billion people who'd think that having a net worth of ~$10k would be enough to live nicely for the rest of their lives. Using your metrics for what would be a nice life for you would not necessarily be a nice life for others.
Why not if it's paid off? It was a great feeling to close that mortgage account after 10 years.
I think people have an issue with real estate, particularly the primary resident, because it doesn't generate income per se. If, however, you sell your house and use the funds for investing, then it represents a net worth that is part of your investible assets. Makes sense ???
my mom did good. she got a house at an auction for some guy that didn't pay his taxes. 21,000$ for a 2 story 3 bedroom house. 2 acre corner lot. sold it for 65k like 15 years later, moved into a house that cost 80k and is now worth 160k. she got lucky a few times over.
