COnversation I just had with a potential landlord

The conversation went as follows: Imagine this guy's voice being really slow and shakey.

HH: Hello I'm calling about the apartment you have for rent.
LL: Oh yeah
HH: I'm in Vancouver so I was wondering if you could describe it a little more to me please
LL: Well, I thought that ad pretty well explains it all.
HH: Oh it was a nice ad but I can't look at it because I'm not there...is there anything else about it you didn't have in the ad?
LL: Well there's a 14-foot vaulted ceiling, and it's a real nice place, I've had about ten phonecalls already, it's just nobody has the money. (At this point HEyHEY is thinking 'if no-one in that town has $400 a month to spend on an apartment I'm a high roller')

It goes like this for a while until

HH: Is the stove gas or electric
LL: Eh NO no, it's got a separate furnace from the rest of the house.
HH: No I mean the elements on the stove, are they gas or electric?
LL: It's got it's own thermostat and everything. (Rambles on about the values of the place and a gas heating for about five minutes)

HH: All right I'll get my boss to go over there to look at it and I'll call you tomorrow.
LL: I've had lots of phonecalls, but no-one has the money....money talks you see.
HH: Er.... yeah...haha...I know just what you mean.
LL: Lots of people, so your boss is new in town too eh?
HH: Yup he is a new editor...pause...so I'll call ya tom..
LL: Also it's close to the liqour store, if you're interested in that kind of thing.
HH: haha....well I'll talk to you tomorrow then haha

Took 15 freakin minutes...oh boy I sense an adventure begining.

Garage with a wood stove and an electric plate.

Plus it has a wood burning fireplace...so that's irresitable. Oh well we'll see what my boss reports back with (he was nice enought to offer to look at these places for me)

Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, and no one has the money for it?

Brace yourself.

the stove really IS wood burning, and he passes that off as the fireplace :-)

good point, something to think about, this ain't pioneer quest!

I've been totally out of the loop...

Laughs from them today can quickly turn to tears for them tomorrow.

...cooking in the furnace!

Talk to some of the other tenants (you can Infospace.com reverse lookup to maybe find phone numbers of other people in the building/neighborhood)

Who do I make the check out to? The landlord must be an alcoholic, which means he's either forgetful ( a good landlord trait) or a scumbag (an average landlord trait).

"...I'll get my boss to go over there to look at it ..."

CONGRATULATIONS! :thumbsup:

I must have missed the thread where you got a job.

Yay you!

:-)

Things are looking up! Even if this one isn't *the* place, the right one will show up soon!

Hang in there -- :toast:

I could never pass up $400 a month for all utilites and cable plus a wood bruning fireplace.

:-)

And that's $400 Canadian, no less??

Hold that apartment! If Junior wins in November, I'm gonna need it :evilgrin:

HH: Now how close to the Highway is it?
LL: Pretty Close
HH: 10, 20, 50 feet?
LL: Well if your drunk and walk out the front door you may get hit.

I hope it ain't THAT close.

But that's OK.


Cher

I'm moving to Canada.