George Wallace said:Sometimes a picture isn't worth a thousand words, Baden Guy.
That property doesn't have any price tag on it in the ad. It may be located in a slum area/ghetto. There are several areas in Ottawa that are near Somali ghettos and they are not good places to be - Fire and Police calls several times a day - gangs - crime - etc.
Baden Guy said:Don't want to get into an argument here but.....
The price is clearly displayed at the top of the page on the link. The property may be as you suggest George in an undesirable neighbourhood, but a quick glance through Google maps and it doesn't look to bad.....
Baden Guy said:The property may be as you suggest George in an undesirable neighbourhood, but a quick glance through Google maps and it doesn't look to bad.
EDMONTON - How does your neighbourhood rate as a place to live? The City of Edmonton has an answer.
In a wide-ranging study that looks at everything from the number of single parents to the condition of city streets, the city has amassed a huge pile of data, and a corresponding quality-of-life ranking, on 213 Edmonton neighbourhoods.
At the bottom of the list is Alberta Avenue, a neighbourhood now working hard to drive out prostitutes and drug dealers and attract new residents. Its ranking was zero -- not a suggestion that the area has no quality of life, but that it has the most challenges to overcome. .......
....neighbourhoods, rated on a 100-point scale.
1. Alberta Avenue: 0
2. Central McDougall: 1.99
3. Eastwood: 7.34
4. Oliver: 10.88
5. Calder: 18.15
6. Canora: 18.27
7. Inglewood: 18.79
13. Strathcona: 22.18
31. Rundle Heights: 32.44 (the neighbourhood of the property discussed)
tweetya said:...
So if your going to purchase a home your down payment should be at least $30000.00! And no matter what type of duty you've been doing you ain't going to bring that home.
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Roy Harding said:I agree that house prices are outrageous in Edmonton (I just moved from there). However, I don't see that $30K is unreasonable for a down payment. I purchased my first house (for $95K) in 1989 - the time of the required 25% down payment to qualify for a CMHC Guaranteed Mortgage. My down payment was $23,750 - at a time LONG before the wonderful pay raises of the '90s - and the wonderful changes to overseas allowances (tax free status and all that) - and my wife was, at the time, a stay at home Mom - my family existed on a MCpl's salary, and we managed it.
To summarize - I agree the cost of housing is high in Edmonton, I agree that there needs to be some sort of PLD payable at that location - I don't agree that saving $30K for a down payment is that much of a big deal, given the fiscal realities of service today.
Roy
tweetya said:Also I looked at renting, if you have any type of pet it is hard to find a place that will rent to you. It is ridiculous! I feel for her because we have a dog also. And to us he is part of our family.
CDN Aviator said:So for you the choice would be:
1- Have a dog ; or
2- Have a place to live
Is the choice not obvious to you ?
SupersonicMax said:I have a dog, and it wouldn't be that obvious to me. It's like saying :
1- Have a kid; or
2- Have a place to live.
For me, it's not an option.
SupersonicMax said:I have a dog, and it wouldn't be that obvious to me. It's like saying :
1- Have a kid; or
2- Have a place to live.
For me, it's not an option.
Roy Harding said:I agree that house prices are outrageous in Edmonton (I just moved from there). However, I don't see that $30K is unreasonable for a down payment. I purchased my first house (for $95K) in 1989 - the time of the required 25% down payment to qualify for a CMHC Guaranteed Mortgage. My down payment was $23,750 - at a time LONG before the wonderful pay raises of the '90s - and the wonderful changes to overseas allowances (tax free status and all that) - and my wife was, at the time, a stay at home Mom - my family existed on a MCpl's salary, and we managed it.
To summarize - I agree the cost of housing is high in Edmonton, I agree that there needs to be some sort of PLD payable at that location - I don't agree that saving $30K for a down payment is that much of a big deal, given the fiscal realities of service today.
Roy
SupersonicMax said:I have a dog, and it wouldn't be that obvious to me.
For me, it's not an option.
CDN Aviator said:Fine...go live on the street with you dog but it wont be the CFs fault you are there.
As far as your analogy goes in regards to kids.......well if you cant afford to have a dog/ kid.....don't freakin have them.
SupersonicMax said:I won't plan my life in the eventuality of being posted to Edmonton. Right now, I can afford a dog and I have one. We didn't get the dog just because we wanted one, but we taught about it, made it part of the budget, took a year to finally decide that it was time to get one. It's part of the family. Same as a kid in my opinion. I tend to agree that the CF could do a little more for the folks (in general) in Edmonton. If you are "evicted" from your apartment in Winnipeg, you won't have a great deal of trouble finding a place that accepts animals for a reasonable price.
Max