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[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You can also buy one of these tiny former airbnb studio condos for like 20k cad down if you are desperate. Good way to enter the market if that's all you can come up with. They are all sitting on the market and you can lowball.

[–] HumanoidTyphoon@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Link to condo purchase place?

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Just go on realtor.ca and look for 0 bedroom 1 bath units

20k down will get you into a <400k condo that will be like 2/3 the cost of what rent would be

However I would be concerned it's a hard sell in 5 years when you want to upgrade. I know a lady who lives happily in 400sqft but I couldn't.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] dubble_deee@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

In Seattle we call these studio apartments, I learned reading this thread that it's not a normal thing. My friends that live in one can't cook without their bed absorbing the smell.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

Yeah in the pnw it's gotten a little dystopian to say the least