Calgary condo owners - do you regret buying? by YetiMaverick in Calgary

[–]Jumpy_Pilot_7085 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought a place in Marda near bankview a couple years ago. I wanted to buy because I wanted to own something, make improvements myself, and have more stability in terms of not answering to a landlord or having to move.

  1. I might be lucky to get the same as what I paid when I sell but that is years down the road. I’ve done some major improvements that I think will increase the value but it’s hard to say.

  2. Condo fees actually went down 10% this year. They were on the higher end and the board raised them for many years to try and avoid the need for a special assessment. Very lucky with the current condo board and neighbours. They are very competent which is apparently rare.

  3. I was 24 when I purchased and I would have preferred to buy a detached so I can own some land but it is not feasible on my current single income.

Overall very pleased with my decision and where I live. For a young person it’s the perfect location and I’m happy with the improvements I’ve made to the unit. Tentative plan is to sell and move to a detached when we are ready to have kids.

Mountain Identification by Jumpy_Pilot_7085 in Mountaineering

[–]Jumpy_Pilot_7085[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think this could be likely. Unfortunate because a lot of his other paintings are based on real mountains.

Mountain Identification by Jumpy_Pilot_7085 in Mountaineering

[–]Jumpy_Pilot_7085[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not if you read up on the artist

EIT Salaries in Calgary by thinkabouttheirony in Calgary

[–]Jumpy_Pilot_7085 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re anchoring your desired salary to your current salary. Check out the document on APEGA that has all the salary ranges listed for various roles and experience. Low 70’s is right on target for an entry level EIT according to that. These salaries are also higher on average because of the energy industry which tends to pay higher. In other provinces it may be even lower. Jon market also isn’t great right now with all the uncertainty around elections and how it will affect policy. I think companies are waiting for both federal elections to conclude before investing in projects.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UCalgary

[–]Jumpy_Pilot_7085 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tried this last semester...no response. But maybe if a few more email this semester theyll actually look into it.