Renter No More!
May. 27th, 2002 01:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqI walked into Pointe of View condos and put down a deposit on (when it's completed) my new condo. Phew.
I first looked at Discovery Point about a month ago when I first started checking out condos. It was, in fact, the first place I looked. The salesman was friendly, low key, and didn't pressure me at all (given the Calgary's housing market, he didn't have to - if I didn't buy a condo, there was no danger of the building going empty).
I found, as I looked around, that I kept coming back to the information I got on Discovery Point. I was subconsciously using it as the standard to judge all of the other places I saw. Which isn't to say it was the best or the cheapest - just the best combination of price, layout and location I've been able to find. I still want a 400K house in Hillhurst for 150K. Houses being sold by morons are hard to come by though.
Looking for a condo was one of the most stressful things I've done in recent memory. For one thing, I hate cold-calling people, and this required a lot of that. I also hate having to talk to strangers. For example, on Sunday, I convinced Gareth to chauffeur me around to check out some places in Bridgeland, Regal Terrace and Varsity. I actually looked at some places (that were really nice) in Regal Park. By the end of each visit, I was dripping with nervous sweat and desperate to flee.
After searching, I thought "Well, I've found a condo that I should make an offer on." And then I would get really angry and depressed. I couldn't put my finger on why I was having this reaction. So I slept on it. And woke up every hour angry and depressed. I was useless for work on Monday spending the day (you guessed it) angry and depressed. Monday night I woke up and thought "Just buy the damn unit in Discovery Place already and put the headaches behind you". So after work I went down to the sales office and did just that.
And I feel great. Not angry, not depressed, just satisfied that I got a nice place with a great view, in a neighborhood that I already know like the back of my hand (unlike Regal Park).
The downside is that my possession date is estimated to be in December. Which means I have to stay at Continental Towers for another six months. And I have to do it without a roommate as the Bruce is moving at the end of the week. Anyone looking for a place to stay until January? $400/month which includes rent/phone/Internet. Let me know if you're interested.
On the bright side, I will own a parking stall (which I can rent out for the equivalent of my condo fees) and I'm right next to the river. Also, I have six months to save up the rest of my down payment.
CHEESE and CRACKERS am I glad that's over with.
I first looked at Discovery Point about a month ago when I first started checking out condos. It was, in fact, the first place I looked. The salesman was friendly, low key, and didn't pressure me at all (given the Calgary's housing market, he didn't have to - if I didn't buy a condo, there was no danger of the building going empty).
I found, as I looked around, that I kept coming back to the information I got on Discovery Point. I was subconsciously using it as the standard to judge all of the other places I saw. Which isn't to say it was the best or the cheapest - just the best combination of price, layout and location I've been able to find. I still want a 400K house in Hillhurst for 150K. Houses being sold by morons are hard to come by though.
Looking for a condo was one of the most stressful things I've done in recent memory. For one thing, I hate cold-calling people, and this required a lot of that. I also hate having to talk to strangers. For example, on Sunday, I convinced Gareth to chauffeur me around to check out some places in Bridgeland, Regal Terrace and Varsity. I actually looked at some places (that were really nice) in Regal Park. By the end of each visit, I was dripping with nervous sweat and desperate to flee.
After searching, I thought "Well, I've found a condo that I should make an offer on." And then I would get really angry and depressed. I couldn't put my finger on why I was having this reaction. So I slept on it. And woke up every hour angry and depressed. I was useless for work on Monday spending the day (you guessed it) angry and depressed. Monday night I woke up and thought "Just buy the damn unit in Discovery Place already and put the headaches behind you". So after work I went down to the sales office and did just that.
And I feel great. Not angry, not depressed, just satisfied that I got a nice place with a great view, in a neighborhood that I already know like the back of my hand (unlike Regal Park).
The downside is that my possession date is estimated to be in December. Which means I have to stay at Continental Towers for another six months. And I have to do it without a roommate as the Bruce is moving at the end of the week. Anyone looking for a place to stay until January? $400/month which includes rent/phone/Internet. Let me know if you're interested.
On the bright side, I will own a parking stall (which I can rent out for the equivalent of my condo fees) and I'm right next to the river. Also, I have six months to save up the rest of my down payment.
CHEESE and CRACKERS am I glad that's over with.
