Selling a condo in the lower mainland...

[zenko]

... is the easiest thing in the world. One day of showings, five offers. It will be sold by the end of today.

I guess now we should go find somewhere new to live.

Also: Delano is right, Cockta is pretty great. They sell it at a store near us called "Euro Foods", which I thought meant pretentious French Euro-food, but actually means sketchy

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[surrey_sucks]

Selling a condo in the lower mainland... is the easiest thing in the world.

But not if it's in Surrey-trust me, I know. Surrey is the only place where value decreases-never buy real estate there! Are you buying another condo, or a house?

[zenko]

Good point, I should have added the standard Surrey disclaimer :)

We're buying a condo, most likely in east Van. We can't afford a house, and I don't really want one. It's too much maintenance, and I think houses are impractical in a large city. The only reason I'd want a house is to be able to plant a proper vegetable/herb garden.

[surrey_sucks]

It's impossible to buy a house these days-they are so expensive. I did buy a second condo, in Burnaby (it's the HighGate Village development), but it won't be finished until spring of 2006. I managed to get a ridiculous deal on it, and the value has already increased by $50,000 or so!

If you are interested in buying a condo in Burnaby, HighGate Village is awesome!

[zenko]

So are you just looking for an apartment for now, until your condo is finished? Do you own two condos?

We live in Burnaby, we're wanting to buy a place in Vancouver (that's why we're moving), but thanks for the suggestion :)

[amarantminus]

lol, sketchy.

awesome.

[zenko]

Yeah, we did really, really well. Let me put it this way: in the last two years (since I bought the place) it has appreciated $80k in value. The numbers seem almost imaginary, I mean, thinking about that value in real terms (ie: how many days of work that represents) makes my head spin.

Real estate is a sick, sick game.