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We just have to live with rain 6 month out of the year. but yes it is very beautiful here.
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Been here my whole life, 28 years... It's a pretty darn good place to be (politics aside). I was just up at Whistler on Saturday watching the two man bobsled (crazy crashes galore!!) and the drive up to Whistler, as many times as I have done it, is just incredible.
The last week or so is quite warm, but it has been sunny which makes the city look just amazing. All that is missing is some more white on the mountains.
EDIT: It is VERY expensive to live here, agreed with that comment. The city is pinned in by mountains, ocean and the border, so there is only limited space. A fifty year old house on about a 3000 sq foot lot will run you around 750k in the city.
That's a great deal in the San Francisco Bay Area...
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Last edited by Potatohead; 02/23/10 12:31 AM.
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Potatohead. That reminds me of a friend who's parents owned a place in Deep Cove. He was an electrician. They bought the place in the 50's before the rest of Canada figured out what a beautiful place it is. It's probably worth a moderate sized fortune now.
Fred
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Re: Vancouver
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We just have to live with rain 6 month out of the year. but yes it is very beautiful here. You and Potatohead are very lucky guys. That place is gorgeous!
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Potatohead. That reminds me of a friend who's parents owned a place in Deep Cove. He was an electrician. They bought the place in the 50's before the rest of Canada figured out what a beautiful place it is. It's probably worth a moderate sized fortune now. Definately... Deep Cove is one of the most expensive parts of the city.
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Just to put things in perspective a little as to the price of living around here...
I bought my last house in 2001, and sold it last year - after having done some projects of varying size/cost - for more than twice what I paid for it. While that sounds nice in and of itself, I was buying in the same market, so that limits the advantage somewhat.
Still, while there are plenty of great places to visit, I wouldn't trade living here for anywhere else.
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^ My parents bought their place back in '78, brand new, for 85k. It's in the burbs (North Delta). Now, at 32 years old, it's on the market for 510k. I bought a condo in May of 2005 that was still a hole in the ground in Langley and by the time I moved in in May 2006 it had apprectiated 30%.
Craziness around here for sure, but it's cool if you're downsizing.
Last edited by Potatohead; 02/23/10 10:35 PM.
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OK, OK, let's not get out of hand here. It's pretty and all, but it's still cold. 
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Vancouver, cold???? Surely you jest. 
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