I had been seriously considering moving this summer. Nothing super-dramatic, just to another address in the Greater Vancouver region, probably one still within the City of Vancouver itself.<\/p>\n
That would be part of a consistent pattern in my adult life. I seldom stay put in any one home for longer than five years. But I digress.<\/p>\n
Real estate prices (both for sale and rental) have been on the soft side the last year or two. Prices have actually gone down<\/em> somewhat. A little cursory scanning the rental ads let me to believe it might be possible for me to score a larger place for little or no extra in rent.<\/p>\n If I could do that, and it would enable me to close my storage unit, I would end up paying slightly less per month in combined rent, all for more personal space. Plus, if I had the right criteria, I could end up in a place where I could hide a few outdoor antennas, which would make my ham radio hobby less of an exercise in frustration.<\/p>\n The above would constitute a clear win, and be well worth the hassles of moving to achieve.<\/p>\n But reality seems not to be so simple. Yes, such larger, less expensive properties can be found. Inevitably, however, they are in far-flung neighbourhoods nowhere near as convenient to friends and activities. This would make it less than a decidedly clear win (it would be a mixed outcome, with give and take, leaving me at best approximately as well off as I currently am). Which, in turn, makes it not worth the hassle of moving.<\/p>\n There is one possible exception, and that is Renfrew-Collingwood<\/a>. It’s further out, but it is well-served by rapid transit, being crossed by two SkyTrain lines, which counteracts the distance factor. Plus it is home to one of my favourite city parks<\/a>, an under-appreciated gem of a refuge that makes one feel miles away from the big city when one is down inside it.<\/p>\n But still, the odds are not so good as I once imagined them to be. And that is fine with me. I only want to move if it is clearly worth it. Stability has its virtues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had been seriously considering moving this summer. Nothing super-dramatic, just to another address in the Greater Vancouver region, probably one still within the City of Vancouver itself. That would be part of a consistent pattern in my adult life. I seldom stay put in any one home for longer than five years. But I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6930,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6929\/revisions\/6930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackcap.name\/blog\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}