The article reflects the experiences of tenants navigating the rising housing costs and limited options post-COVID. A personal account describes the transition from a small, affordable war-time house in Ontario to a more expensive old house in British Columbia. The narrative underscores the struggles of renters facing escalating rents, with many landlords converting properties into multi-unit rentals. The author emphasizes the difficulty in finding suitable housing that meets a family’s needs, highlighting how searching for a home has become a full-time job due to the competitive rental environment.
Paid $1,350 for a small war-time house in Ontario around 2019-2020. Sketchy neighborhood, which has gotten worse after COVID. Now, I'm paying $2,350 for a whole old house in British Columbia.
The landlords have caught on now. All you're finding are houses split into two units charging $2,000+ a damn floor now. Can't find a whole house, and if you do, they're way more rural around nothing, making work and school commutes harder.
We don't want apartments. We don't want to share. So I do hold out for finding what the family needs, and honestly, I've been pretty lucky. I make it my full-time job, though - you have to.
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