1. FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE
By: Sarah Wade

2. 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

3. BASEMENT SUITE Date: December 2nd, 2016 No smoking
Address: 6th Street-rosewood Burnaby, BC
Parking
Cost: $1,200 a month
No laundry
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

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

5. APARTMENT Date: December 1st, 2016 No smoking
Address: 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

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

8. 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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

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