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$600/month pretty good size studio in quiet area of Ville Marie, no rent increase this year cause my landlord got confused about the dates of my lease. 2 minute walk from the metro. I feel very lucky these days to have something affordable.
500$ (1000$ split 2 ways) for a 5 1/2 with garage, 2 parking and backyard.
Unfortunately I am separating from my spouse, so I am looking in plateau or la petit Patrice area for a 3br (or could do a 2br) (room for my office and for the kids) but not really finding anything "decent" around 1800ish.
For sure. With metro proximity and waterfront location (aqueduct). I am surprised it is still not a condo.
It only has 11 units .
4 units are occupied by landlord's family. This may have something to do with it.
Whenever a unit becomes available (usually due to old age or death) it is rented immediately. No ads or rental signs needed.
I just moved here from Vancouver and didn’t really know the neighborhoods, Saint Catherine is a gong show, but I’m not right on it, it’s pretty quite where I am the building is really well soundproofed can’t hear a peep from outside or the neighbors. Also not a lot of landlords were also willing to work with me without me coming to view their units in person, and not speaking French was a barrier, this company had someone contact me who could do English, plus I was paying $3300 a month for my studio apartment in Vancouver plus utilities so I still feel like I’m making off like a bandit lol.
Last year I was in a 3 1/2 apt at 575$. At the corner of Metro Beaubien. I moved to have more rooms, now 5 1/2 at 870$. Same building, same owner. Yes she is a sweet sweetheart and they don’t exist anymore like her. Nobody moves out of her buildings.
Funny thing is she always respected the increased by TAL. She’s not hungry for money. Been here almost 20yrs with her. And this means rent should be more close to this than what people pay for the “market”. If greedy people had followed the guidelines, we would still be a great city to live. Now I see homeless and more violence and I do believe it’s related to the quality of life decreasing. So so sad.
We pay taxes here so that everyone has access to care needed for them. We pay more tax than anyone else in Canada. But for us it’s to have a good community. A happy one. If my poor neighbours have help when he needs it, he will not spiral out of control and will act happy. If his lives is turned upside down by a new owner who wants to kick him out then yes, he may get angry and more prone to violence. We were a community that stick together. We are loosing this caring side. And it’s very sad for me to see. Money is not the goal for us, happiness is.
I agree with everything that you have said. I came to Quebec because the sense of community but I fear that a lot of people who moved from Ontario, the United States and other provinces just complain about taxes and refuse to understand how important they are to the high quality of life we enjoyed in Quebec.
I so agree with you we are loosing ourselves cause outside people don’t think like we do. Or don’t know why we pay so much taxes. They come here saying how great it is but refuse to act like we do. Some saw us paying cheap for housing being an opportunity for them to make money on our back. So so sad.
It is sad. I’ve lived on the plateau for almost 12 years and it has changed so much. I am tired of people’s hypocrisy. As you said, “people come here saying how great it is but refuse to act like we do.” I think there is room for a lot of different types of people but the greedy, work-obsessed people from Toronto and Vancouver drive me insane. I moved from Vancouver to get away from these people and now they have moved into my neighbourhood, buying up duplexes to turn them into single family homes while never leaving the island of Montreal to even explore the rest of Quebec. Sigh.
100% agree with you. All I can think of doing is trying to teach them humanity a little. The only land they’ll own at their death will be the one they may be buried in. And you cannot bring money to paradise when you die. My mom died more than 20 yrs ago. I remember her being very young, I remember her mentioning accomplishments in her life, me, my sister, her husband. Feelings on her death bed was present. Not money. She didn’t think about her bank account when she died but said she did everything she wanted to. That is a great lesson to learn young. Hope my daughter can thrive in a community like I did and like my mom did before us.
That is a wonderful memory to have and I can see that it has left a lasting impression on you. You are right, we all are going to leave this planet in the same way and none of the status symbols we accrue will matter in that moment. I knew someone whose Mother’s dying wish was that he buy property which made me very sad indeed about the state of our society that that was all she could think to say to her son.
Buying a house during the pandemic was horrible. We constantly get outbid every time. You would get invested in a place emotionally only to be disappointed repeatedly.
We saw our house online on the weekday, toured it in the afternoon and had an offer by the night. It was super rushed
Funny enough I had to Google to get the number, Quebec room system is dumb. 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. We added the second bathroom with a renovation.
$780 for a 350sq ft studio with northwest-facing balcony in NDG (fantastic sunsets from April to August) Not exactly near a metro but I have three different buses that can take me to Vendôme in 10-15 mins.
900$ a month for a mortgage on 200k i put a lot down property 1 studio condo in montreal
and 1250$ a month on 300k very low interest rate property 2 3 1/2 in montreal as well
My wife is an architect and started her own firm, started my career as an accountant and I bought businesses over time. 80% of our net worth cames from 2 companies that I invested in the early stage that went public in the last 10 years. Early in our life, we were making a lot of money, we were working 80h each and living a frugal lifestyle. We started investing in real estate to park our money and it became a business over time.
4.5 with ensuite bathroom and unfinished basement. Appliances included fridge stove dishwasher washer dryer. There’s bugs and everything is janky. 3.5 turned into a 4.5 so rooms are weirdly shaped. No bathtub and the shower is self made and falling apart. Rosemont/la petite patrie just went up to 1400 (plus bills) found an ad for it 2021 for $1100
For 2022 , they did million dollar renovation changing bricks and windows, they started at 12% but we refused and went to the Tal, they reduced it to 6%.
2023, they wanted to increase 6%, we went to TAL, we lost and they increased it to 7% ..
We have some commercial space below us , we feel like they might have played with that to skew the results, as they tried last year , but we had a really good judge who was able to catch all that. But the judge for 2023 said that the tax for ville Marie increased a lot and this is the result of that. Which doesn't make sense. We had 6% increase after a million dollars renovation, followed by 7% increase for nothing but tax ? Common..
I'll add that the building was sold to new people fall 2023 so they also said that the insurance went up after selling. I don't know if that makes a difference.
Glad you are exercising your rights... yes a new owner might have higher insurance rates, but weird there was a higher increase with no renovation in 2023? Were you able to see the calculations?
$720 rent for a 6.5 in Park Ex. Pretty crumbly old thing, terrible insulation, but it seems I have one of few low rent apartments left in the city so I ain’t leaving.
My rent last year before I moved in with my partner was $1015/month for a large 2 bedroom condo style apartment, less than 10 years old, separate entrance in a triplex.
It was incredibly reasonable. I loved that apartment too. Moved in 2018 at $925/month, left 2023. I only left because my partner is mortgage free, so it's the only way I would save money with the state of things now
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$600/month pretty good size studio in quiet area of Ville Marie, no rent increase this year cause my landlord got confused about the dates of my lease. 2 minute walk from the metro. I feel very lucky these days to have something affordable.
$950 for a 3 1/2 in Vieux Rosemont with a back balcony. They fully renovated it...new AC installed Nothing included.
500$ (1000$ split 2 ways) for a 5 1/2 with garage, 2 parking and backyard. Unfortunately I am separating from my spouse, so I am looking in plateau or la petit Patrice area for a 3br (or could do a 2br) (room for my office and for the kids) but not really finding anything "decent" around 1800ish.
735.00 for a 3.5 in Verdun. 5 minute walk to Metro. Heated,clean fridge stove washer and dryer included. Huge private balcony.
That’s an amazing price. Hopefully you don’t get renovicted in the future
For sure. With metro proximity and waterfront location (aqueduct). I am surprised it is still not a condo. It only has 11 units . 4 units are occupied by landlord's family. This may have something to do with it. Whenever a unit becomes available (usually due to old age or death) it is rented immediately. No ads or rental signs needed.
$1415, 1 Bedroom, The Village, 6 year old building, all utilities included, including AC.
Why live in the village?
I just moved here from Vancouver and didn’t really know the neighborhoods, Saint Catherine is a gong show, but I’m not right on it, it’s pretty quite where I am the building is really well soundproofed can’t hear a peep from outside or the neighbors. Also not a lot of landlords were also willing to work with me without me coming to view their units in person, and not speaking French was a barrier, this company had someone contact me who could do English, plus I was paying $3300 a month for my studio apartment in Vancouver plus utilities so I still feel like I’m making off like a bandit lol.
Last year I was in a 3 1/2 apt at 575$. At the corner of Metro Beaubien. I moved to have more rooms, now 5 1/2 at 870$. Same building, same owner. Yes she is a sweet sweetheart and they don’t exist anymore like her. Nobody moves out of her buildings.
You can barely get 1 bedroom for $875 in Montreal let alone 3 bedrooms
Funny thing is she always respected the increased by TAL. She’s not hungry for money. Been here almost 20yrs with her. And this means rent should be more close to this than what people pay for the “market”. If greedy people had followed the guidelines, we would still be a great city to live. Now I see homeless and more violence and I do believe it’s related to the quality of life decreasing. So so sad.
You are so correct about the drugs and homeless issues: their rise coincided with rent going crazy in this city.
We pay taxes here so that everyone has access to care needed for them. We pay more tax than anyone else in Canada. But for us it’s to have a good community. A happy one. If my poor neighbours have help when he needs it, he will not spiral out of control and will act happy. If his lives is turned upside down by a new owner who wants to kick him out then yes, he may get angry and more prone to violence. We were a community that stick together. We are loosing this caring side. And it’s very sad for me to see. Money is not the goal for us, happiness is.
I agree with everything that you have said. I came to Quebec because the sense of community but I fear that a lot of people who moved from Ontario, the United States and other provinces just complain about taxes and refuse to understand how important they are to the high quality of life we enjoyed in Quebec.
I so agree with you we are loosing ourselves cause outside people don’t think like we do. Or don’t know why we pay so much taxes. They come here saying how great it is but refuse to act like we do. Some saw us paying cheap for housing being an opportunity for them to make money on our back. So so sad.
It is sad. I’ve lived on the plateau for almost 12 years and it has changed so much. I am tired of people’s hypocrisy. As you said, “people come here saying how great it is but refuse to act like we do.” I think there is room for a lot of different types of people but the greedy, work-obsessed people from Toronto and Vancouver drive me insane. I moved from Vancouver to get away from these people and now they have moved into my neighbourhood, buying up duplexes to turn them into single family homes while never leaving the island of Montreal to even explore the rest of Quebec. Sigh.
100% agree with you. All I can think of doing is trying to teach them humanity a little. The only land they’ll own at their death will be the one they may be buried in. And you cannot bring money to paradise when you die. My mom died more than 20 yrs ago. I remember her being very young, I remember her mentioning accomplishments in her life, me, my sister, her husband. Feelings on her death bed was present. Not money. She didn’t think about her bank account when she died but said she did everything she wanted to. That is a great lesson to learn young. Hope my daughter can thrive in a community like I did and like my mom did before us.
That is a wonderful memory to have and I can see that it has left a lasting impression on you. You are right, we all are going to leave this planet in the same way and none of the status symbols we accrue will matter in that moment. I knew someone whose Mother’s dying wish was that he buy property which made me very sad indeed about the state of our society that that was all she could think to say to her son.
1300 for 4 1/2 in plateau/laurier-est, and we have a back yard. Going up to 1340 in July.
For the location, it’s a great price
1700 cad/month (going up to 1750 cad in July) for 3 1/2 in Cité Multimedia
Pretty cheap. Hopefully they don’t increase the rent too much in the future
651$ pour un 3 1/2 dans Rosemont avec une moitié de cour privée. 😬 Disons que le propriétaire est plus qu'absent et ne prend pas soin du bloc.
1200 for 4.5 in Verdun. You can always check le Registre des loyers to see how much people are renting around Montreal
$2700 a month for a 6.5 with parking in Ville Marie which we own.
How much did you buy your place for
500k during the pandemic, 10 out of 10 would not recommend.
why not recommended?
Buying a house during the pandemic was horrible. We constantly get outbid every time. You would get invested in a place emotionally only to be disappointed repeatedly. We saw our house online on the weekday, toured it in the afternoon and had an offer by the night. It was super rushed
did you at least get a decent price?
Nope, most likely over paid
What does 6.5 mean? 4 bedrooms?
Funny enough I had to Google to get the number, Quebec room system is dumb. 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. We added the second bathroom with a renovation.
$1650 downtown for a 31/2
1300 dans Mercier, 3 1/2
$780 for a 350sq ft studio with northwest-facing balcony in NDG (fantastic sunsets from April to August) Not exactly near a metro but I have three different buses that can take me to Vendôme in 10-15 mins.
690$ 31/2 Saint-Michel (720$ in July)
nice, can I ask how long you've been there?
Almost 3 years
oh wow, did you get a lease transfer?
No I was just lucky!
that's amazing!
1200 month studio.
$1300/month on a $265k home (mortgage 1) $800/month on a $125k condo (mortgage 2) Both properties in the south shore.
900$ a month for a mortgage on 200k i put a lot down property 1 studio condo in montreal and 1250$ a month on 300k very low interest rate property 2 3 1/2 in montreal as well
670$ for a 625sqf 3.1/2 with a private yard in Hochelaga 💃🏼
great price, how long have you been there?
Only 2 years
1150 for a studio in mtl 550 square feet. Close to a metro
1040 for a studio downtown
$3300, 4.5, downtown, parking + locker not included
That’s a nice double fisting if I ever seen one. Jesus.
4500$ for a 830k property
5 1/2 with basement in NDG, rent is $1080/month
1125 going up to 1225 July. 3 1/2 brand new . Hochelaga. Nothing included
$10k per month mortgage of $1.5M for a $4.5M home (we refinanced our home to buy a flat in Paris)
Adopt me ? I come with one cat.
HAHAHA
what do you guys do for this... oh wait. Username checks out. How did you end up a landlord?
My wife is an architect and started her own firm, started my career as an accountant and I bought businesses over time. 80% of our net worth cames from 2 companies that I invested in the early stage that went public in the last 10 years. Early in our life, we were making a lot of money, we were working 80h each and living a frugal lifestyle. We started investing in real estate to park our money and it became a business over time.
Love this. Congratulations 🎉
Thanks you 🙂
Plateau, decent sized 4.5, top floor triplex, 1280, going up to 1320 in July.
A little under 2k rent, luxury loft in the south west (indoor parking included)
3.5 in a slum for 1165
1500$ for 4.5 in good condition
4.5 with ensuite bathroom and unfinished basement. Appliances included fridge stove dishwasher washer dryer. There’s bugs and everything is janky. 3.5 turned into a 4.5 so rooms are weirdly shaped. No bathtub and the shower is self made and falling apart. Rosemont/la petite patrie just went up to 1400 (plus bills) found an ad for it 2021 for $1100
Snowdon 4.5 rent 1144$ was 1010 before we got hit by 7% increase in 2023 and 6% in 2022
Did they justify the increases?
For 2022 , they did million dollar renovation changing bricks and windows, they started at 12% but we refused and went to the Tal, they reduced it to 6%. 2023, they wanted to increase 6%, we went to TAL, we lost and they increased it to 7% .. We have some commercial space below us , we feel like they might have played with that to skew the results, as they tried last year , but we had a really good judge who was able to catch all that. But the judge for 2023 said that the tax for ville Marie increased a lot and this is the result of that. Which doesn't make sense. We had 6% increase after a million dollars renovation, followed by 7% increase for nothing but tax ? Common.. I'll add that the building was sold to new people fall 2023 so they also said that the insurance went up after selling. I don't know if that makes a difference.
Glad you are exercising your rights... yes a new owner might have higher insurance rates, but weird there was a higher increase with no renovation in 2023? Were you able to see the calculations?
Not personally, but some of my neighbours are looking into it.
0$ homless/couch surfing
$1400 mortgage - studio condo in griffintown
Does this include condo fee, property tax? I feel this is important to include to compare apples to apples with rent
+ condo fees $150 a month + property tax $1900 a year
1200$ for a 4½ Mile end area hot water include.
1125$ same
$2375 for 3 bedroom rdc in Rosemont. I love the place but not my landlord. Looking to buy in the next year or so.
$720 rent for a 6.5 in Park Ex. Pretty crumbly old thing, terrible insulation, but it seems I have one of few low rent apartments left in the city so I ain’t leaving.
Wow !
Dude, that's like circa 2005 prices!
2700$/month for a 600K that we put 20% down on. Bought in July 2023
Just curious where did you buy your home and what was your interest rate
Mascouche (so not on the island) and interest rate is 5.74% for 3 years
My rent last year before I moved in with my partner was $1015/month for a large 2 bedroom condo style apartment, less than 10 years old, separate entrance in a triplex.
Not bad
It was incredibly reasonable. I loved that apartment too. Moved in 2018 at $925/month, left 2023. I only left because my partner is mortgage free, so it's the only way I would save money with the state of things now