yellowknife is build on a 10,000 carat diamond.
that's the impression you get as soon as you check out real-estate in this area. you pay insane prices for a trailer. no i'm serious. infact, half of YK is a trailer park. there's practically no lumber in YK because it's technically a desert. which means building a house is maga-expensive. so people ship up homes on transports from alberta and then assemble them here.
and if you think the condo market in toronto is bad, check this out:
ahahaha. it's hard to read. but that's a "condos for sale" sign. it looks like some kids crappy 2nd grade presentation booth at a science fair. i have to get a close up for you because it's just THAT awesome:
there ya go! condos for sale! won't you just look at that. hand-written and everything. they even managed to pull the "oops we forgot to add our phone number to our sign...we'll just tack it on later" trick. what a gongshow.
and i know you may be thinking that the owner probably doesn't have the extra cash to spend on a nice sign. but wait! see those condos in the back? those are the condos. and they're flying off the market at a wopping $210,000 a pop! if you don't believe me, give the guy a call. the number is right on the sign.
/dr.
that's the impression you get as soon as you check out real-estate in this area. you pay insane prices for a trailer. no i'm serious. infact, half of YK is a trailer park. there's practically no lumber in YK because it's technically a desert. which means building a house is maga-expensive. so people ship up homes on transports from alberta and then assemble them here.
and if you think the condo market in toronto is bad, check this out:
ahahaha. it's hard to read. but that's a "condos for sale" sign. it looks like some kids crappy 2nd grade presentation booth at a science fair. i have to get a close up for you because it's just THAT awesome:
there ya go! condos for sale! won't you just look at that. hand-written and everything. they even managed to pull the "oops we forgot to add our phone number to our sign...we'll just tack it on later" trick. what a gongshow.and i know you may be thinking that the owner probably doesn't have the extra cash to spend on a nice sign. but wait! see those condos in the back? those are the condos. and they're flying off the market at a wopping $210,000 a pop! if you don't believe me, give the guy a call. the number is right on the sign.
/dr.
posted by /dr. at 1:40 PM
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I really enjoy this tour of the 'knife that you've been giving us. Funny because true!
okay Dylan you said I had to comment....first I'd like to defend YK.....it IS a "place of opportunity"
Just in case any one thinks that I had anything to do with the drinking, cliff jumping and poking dangerously around abandoned mines....I didn't/don't. Just for the record.
love,
Mom :)
i believe that would be defined as a condo townhouse, and in toronto, in a prime location can go for like 300k.
just so you know.
-the real estate poet :P
ya, the difference is that yellowknife is in the middle of the bush (so there is NO prime location), not in the center of a major city. hehe :)
/dr.
i suppose this is true.
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