Vancouver Condo Real Estate Video Blog #336 - June 10, 2009
IanWatt Guest Blogging Week Featuring Rich Patterson of www.pattersonbrands.ca
As Ian Watt takes a week off, Ian is having Guest Blogging Week on www.IanWatt.ca featuring Rich Patterson of www.pattersonbrands.ca. Video blogging isn't easy so if you think you can do any better please submit your video entries to ianwatt@ianwatt.ca . If you want to voice your opinion or if you don't care for Ian's comments please email your feedback to ianwatt@ianwatt.ca and visit http://www.ianwatt.ca/RealEstateVideos for all the Ian Watt Real Estate Video Blogs.
Rich Patterson : Hi! Welcome to
ianwatt.ca. My name is Rich Patterson. Ian is asked me to do a guest
video blog this week. I wanna talk to you about living in Downtown
versus living out in the suburbs. My family and I have been back to
Vancouver for about 2 years after living for 3 years in the suburbs and
we absolutely love being back. And I don't want to be sound like a
liason but for us being in the city is really about being close to our
lifestyle where we live, where we work, our friends, our family, our
curricular, extra-curricular activities, what we like to do. And I
really ask challenge people out there to think about where you want to
live and what does it fit for your lifestyle. I mean, I know one of the
common arguments is well, cost living. The cost living in Vancouver is
so expensive but really the cost of living anywhere in the lower
Mainland is expensive. I mean my municipal taxes way higher than we
were in Vancouver but things like gas and food. I mean its all the
same. Its expensive of course. And the other thing is to think about is
what's your time worth? I mean, if you're gonna spend 2 or 3 hours a
day in a car round trip commuting, what could you be doing with that
time? Spending time with families, doing some more work, earning more
income. I mean the things that can be monotize or not monotize but
definitely have value. So I really challenge people to think about what
your lifestyle? Where would you like to live, work, play, be with
family? And if Downtown is the answer, then just do it contact Ian Watt
at ianwatt@ianwatt.ca . And see what he can do for you. Thanks and have a great day!