"NoneOfYourBiz" (goawaynowkthxbye)
03/18/2015 at 08:35 • Filed to: None
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"NoneOfYourBiz" (goawaynowkthxbye)
03/18/2015 at 08:35 • Filed to: None | 0
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Interesting article I thought my fellow Opponauts might want to comment on:
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Thoughts? (EDIT: article is in a popular Canadian personal-finance magazine and does have a Canadian slant to it; things may differ in the USA or overseas)
Disclosure: I live in a Canadian city of about one-million residents and I rent a "condo-like" apartment. I can pay extra to have a parking spot (the landlord owns a bunch of the properties around the block so he can accommodate most requests, with some notice).
Over the last few years, I've had times where I've rented and others where I've not rented a spot.
Even when I didn't own a car, using a car-sharing service instead, I found it convenient to be able to say to guests, "yeah, just use my spot!"
I'm not sure I'd want to buy a condo that didn't come with at least one parking spot. Even if I didn't own a car, what about weekends where I wanted to rent one? (ran into that problem at the apartment sometimes)
Bad Idea Hat
> NoneOfYourBiz
03/18/2015 at 08:40 |
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Every time I see an article that starts with "(Insert Trade Group Here) Say That ________ Is Falling Out of Favor", I know I'm about to see idiocy that is about a 50-50 shot of making it to the real world.
It just depends on how persistent this batch of morons are.
yamahog
> NoneOfYourBiz
03/18/2015 at 08:43 |
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Our #1 priority looking for a house (rental) was a 2+ car garage, but then again we have 4 vehicles, one on the way, and a trailer. Even when I lived in apartments in college or by myself, I had at least one parking spot. In LA, I was prepared to rent a second for my bike but luckily my assigned spot was next to a pole and had room for both.
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NoneOfYourBiz
> Bad Idea Hat
03/18/2015 at 08:46 |
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#nods
I edited my post slightly to indicate it was a Canadian article. Things may differ in the US. Here, a lot of folks do buy condos downtown, with access to public transit and car-sharing. I can see how it might apply here, though personally, I want access to a parking spot.
I'm also not willing to pay, say, "$20,000" for a parking spot, which is not an unheard of price at many of the new developments...so I rent, until our own housing market crash comes.
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Bad Idea Hat
> NoneOfYourBiz
03/18/2015 at 08:55 |
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No, I think idiots are idiots no matter what side of a border they reside.
Really, if realtors think they can start upcharging the average buyer just for a parking spot, they're going to find a very intriguing reaction.
Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> NoneOfYourBiz
03/18/2015 at 09:18 |
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ranwhenparked
> NoneOfYourBiz
03/18/2015 at 15:43 |
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Strictly speaking, based on my own preferences, I would never buy or rent anything without at least one, preferably two, reserved spots. Not happening. I will gladly go without a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, washer/dryer, a balcony, or central air before I give up a parking area.