FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE By: Sarah Wade

MY TOP 10 FEATURES 1. NO ROOMATE 2. PRIVATE BATHROOM 3. NO SMOKING 4. 1 BEDROOM 5. NEAR UBC 6. UTILITIES 7. LAUNDRY IN BUILDING 8. PARKING 9. PETS 10. FURNISHED

BASEMENT SUITE Date: December 2nd, 2016 No smoking Address: 6th Street-rosewood Burnaby, BC Parking Cost: $1,200 a month No laundry - 5 minutes to the bus stop 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom No pets allowed In Burnaby Deposit is $600 5 minute walk to SFU Furnished Utilities Fridge, stove No internet No lease Cable    350 square feet Water bill is included in rent

PROS CONS No roommate No pets No smoking No laundry Private bathroom Not close to UBC Has utilities People right upstairs Parking Furnished

APARTMENT Date: December 1st, 2016 No smoking Address: 23437 Welcher Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC Parking Laundry Cost: $750 a month 1 bedroom 5 minutes to bus stop 2 bathrooms No pets Central Port Coquitlam 20 minute drive to Douglas college $750 deposit Partially furnished Utilities Laundry, fridge, stove, oven and garbage disposal Cable No lease Internet 450 square feet Water is included

PROS CONS No roommate No pets No smoking Not close to UBC Private bathroom Only partially furnished Has utilities Laundry Parking 1 bedroom

House Date: December 5th, 2016 No smoking Address: 230 west 13th street, North Vancouver, BC Parking Cost: $1,250 a month Laundry 3 minute walk to bus stop 1 bedroom 1.5 bathrooms No pets North Vancouver Deposit is 50% of monthly rent 30 minute drive to UBC Utilities Furnished Cable Dishwasher, fridge, garbage disposal Internet Lease is a year or rent is doubled 830 square feet Water is included in rent

PROS CONS No roommate No pets Utilities Lease Very close to UBC Laundry 1 bedroom Parking No smoking Private bathroom Furnished 2 floors Backyard

REFLECTION I liked all three options. It was really hard to find a place to live, with such a small budget. The first option (The basement suite) was nice. I liked that it was so open. I also liked that it was no smoking. The things I didn’t like was that it had people living right upstairs. I would also have to walk to the laundromat. The second option (The apartment) was also nice. I liked that it had no roommate and had parking in the building. I didn’t like that it was only partially furnished. The third option (The house) was great. It was big, it was in my price range, their was no roommate and it was close to UBC. The only thing I didn’t like was the lease.

I chose the house The house was my favorite out of all of them. It checked off almost everything on my wish list. The one thing I didn’t like was the lease. But I can deal with that.

Webpages: Basement: https://renthello.com/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Burnaby/6th-Street-rosewood-144522 Apartment: https://renthello.com/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Port-Coquitlam/23437-Welcher-Avenue-378868 House: https://renthello.com/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/North-Vancouver/230-West-13th-Street-362048