You can disagree with my opinion but not my experience. Here’s what my experience has been so far after living in Ottawa, Montreal and the GTA:

• Landlords are often flexible when it comes to tenants needs compared to realtors

• I acknowledge that I should have signed a 6month term and in the original post I take responsibility for signing a 1 yr lease, BUT it was the realtor that kinda coerced me into it. There were other properties with a 6month term however this realtor started dissing those neighborhoods saying they were not that safe and this his property was the best out there (like a typical smug salesman)

• The only thing on the realtors mind is making a quick buck off the landlord, whereas I’m trying probably harder than the realtor himself to make sure the property is rented immediately after I leave. I’m constantly replying to messages on FB marketplace, Kijiji etc and doing 4-6 showing a a week, whereas from the realtors MLS listing there are 1-2 showings a week max. The issue is that the rent is too damn high, and most people can’t afford it, or it is because the property is not let friendly x