For Great Justice

This Too Shall Pass

Housing pros and cons

Posted on February 15, 2009
Categories: VancouverTags: #housing, #Vancouver

So. For like the last year, I’ve been saying that I should move. But I’ve been pretty slack about getting off my tail and finding a new place. Here’s why and why I don’t want to leave:

Pros Cons
Close to work Far away from most of my friends.
Awesome neighbourhood Just slightly too far from Skytrain, adding an extra bus ride to my commute whenever I go out.
Lots of cheap restaurants in the area. I don’t have enough room for all my stuff.
Decent rent Sliding door for the balcony doesn’t close.
Can just walk everywhere. Really crappy insulation.
It’s where all my stuff is

So:

Here’s roughly what I’m looking for And desirables
Close to Skytrain. Ensuite washer-and-dryer.
Bigger. Visitor parking.
Roughly equivalent or slightly more expensive rent. Decent neighbourhood.

As an alternative, I could stay here. My complaints about space could be solved by better shelving. I’m out of room for furniture, but I could get new stuff to make more effective use of space. But why should I buy furniture especially for this apartment when I don’t know how long I’ll be living here?