Thread by @CoyoteDreams

I've been tracking #RidiculousRentals in BC throughout the pandemic & decided to start a 🧵 A few notes:

1) This is not a criticism of mortgage "helpers" but the absurdity of what's considered reasonable/liveable
2) Includes screenshots of ads only, with as much ID removed

The glorified hotel room. No kitchen, no closet, just a room with a bathroom for $1700/month

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No living room, kitchenette with no stove, no storage, tiny sink, and the apartment-size fridge blocking 1/4 of the cupboards, for $2050/month.

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Share a part of the living room and mattress with another "friendly" guy. Deposit is more than half the rent.

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Sloped ceilings, pipes running through the kitchen, missing doors, holes in the walls, post through the middle of the only room, no bedroom, no room for a couch or bed. $1700/month.

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The $3700/month studio. Suggested to share between 3-4 students. 1 windowless "space" that "can be used for a bedroom" (walk through the "bedroom" to get to the bathroom).

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This industrial lot/yard for $1000/month. A parking spot for your RV/bus (no hookups), for a "retired person."

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This Murphy bed in a converted living room that's shared with 3 other beds, in Surrey for $850/month.

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Share this mattress in Whalley for $750/month per person or $1250 for 1 person/room. 6 people to share 1 bathroom. First and last month's rent required in advance.

($3750-$4500/month for 3 rooms)

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Share this Hastings "private" attic/storage loft (up temporary stairs through the living room), with curtains hanging off pipes as a room divider, for $2200/month (or $2000/month for 1 person to have the entire storage room to themselves).

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This Vancouver Special converted bottom floor/rec room, no kitchen (but appliances inc., with food prep in the shared laundry room?), for $1650/month + 40% utilities.

(No, I don't know what's through the door behind the couch)

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This converted kitchen for $1200/month.

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This Murphy bed dining room in Surrey for $900/month (4 people sharing 1 bathroom)

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This living room in Surrey for $1000/month (4 people sharing 1 bathroom)

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This curtained-off dining nook for $800/month (or sofa bed for another $800/month)

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Choice of 2 couches for $2500/month, share mini fridge (students only).

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This cot in a dining room for 3 or 4 nights/week only, $750/month.

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This kitchenette (no stove, no bedroom, no storage, no closet) in Surrey (room for single bed under electrical box) for $1000/month.

(ignore the loose wires hanging above the sink)

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This attic for $2500/month (bathroom shared with 3+ other people).

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This converted barn in the middle of a cow pasture (shower in kitchen, unsure if toilet included) for $850/month.

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This laundryroom in Revelstoke for $900/month.

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This kitchenette studio in Kelowna for $1375/month.

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This shed? just outside of Kelowna for $1300/month.

(unclear if piano is included)

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Share this room in Kelowna with another "girl" for $1100/month.

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This RV in Malakwa (east of Sicamous) for $1100/month plus hydro & propane.

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This RV in Eagle Bay (north of Salmon Arm) for $1400/month plus propane.

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This rental in Clearwater (restricted to pipeliners) for $1700/month.

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These shared occupancy cabins for $2200/month in Clearwater.

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This 10 bedroom place (shared bathroom with stalls) in White Rock for $10,000/month.

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This windowless room in Kamloops for $1650/month.

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This windowless room in a shared unfinished space in Kamloops.

(flooring not included, ceiling not included in bathroom, unclear if fridge is included)

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This 1 bdrm "well shack" for $1700/month near Tete Jaune.

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This room for $2000/month near Valemont.

("no asshats")

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