Is That Apartment Really For You?

Are you apartment hunting? Sometimes even the best place could be all wrong for you, lets make sure that when you’re making this huge choice, it’s the right one.

Is That Apartment Right?

Neighborhood Is Sketch

Getting bad vibes from the neighborhood on your walk-up? Some sure fire way to quickly check if a neighborhood is bad is to see if the tide detergent is locked up at the grocery store. This and the local news will give you enough advice if you want to live here. You can also look at local crime rate statistics.

Talk to Your Apartment Neighbors

The best and most honest advice will come from neighbors, mind you, they may feel offended if you come off as being rude. Make sure to ask about the landlord and look to see how many people are moving in and out. Lots of move outs is a bad sign, move on.

Landlord Lives Far Away

Does your landlord live inside the building? If they do, it’s a positive sign, if they don’t you should find out why, it could very well be a bad sign. The building might be dilapidated, the neighborhood may be bad etc. Make sure to ask around.

Pushy Landlord

If the landlord really pushing you to get into the place? This is often a bad sign, especially if the whole process seems too easy. In Vancouver, the process should be hard, so watch out for obvious signs of bad place. If they don’t bother with a credit or background check, run away.

Your Gut is Key

The number one thing you should listen to is your gut. If something is telling you that this isn’t the right apartment for you, walk away. Don’t rush this process unless it’s absolutely necessary, if you need somewhere to store belongings in the meantime, we offer great storage rates.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.