The Idea. November '09 we got notice from our landlord that he was intending on selling the apartment we were renting at the time, and we thought this would be a good time to make the jump from renting to owning, so we started looking for apartments in North Vancouver, an area of the lower mainland (British Columbia) that we both really enjoy. After many viewings and checking places out online, we started getting a bit frustrated, with our budget it was hard to find something nice with a bit of room to grow into, and property value was looking like it was about to take a major down turn. One day while discussing our plans we though, If we have enough money to buy a place, but aren't in the right mindset, why on earth ... read more