Comment 62722

By downtownlandlord (anonymous) | Posted April 26, 2011 at 14:49:17

Andrea, your comment is unnecessarily accusatory and not at all constructive.

We are a young couple who moved to a solid brick home in the core a few years ago. The two of us collectively work five jobs, all part time (because that's the way things are these days). We also spend much of our free time getting our hands dirty volunteering with many groups and events throughout the year,both within the immediate neighbourhood and in the city-at-large.

We are an asset to the city and to the neighbourhood, and the work that we have done on our home has improved not only our own property value but that of our neighbours.

We renovated and now rent out the second floor of our home as an apartment. This secondary income is part of what makes it possible for us to afford the house - and especially the upkeep/upgrades which benefit our neighbours as much as they do us. By extension, that rental unit also enables us to give back to the community through our volunteer work which we only have time for because of our flexible work schedules.

If we had to work full time jobs just to make ends meet, our property condition would be stagnant and our ability to spend time giving back to the community would be negligible.

Additionally, we rent below market rate and only to people whom we know either directly or indirectly through the network of friends and acquaintances we've built through work, play and community involvement. In other words, our tenants are a positive part of the community as well.

It sounds like you have been bitten too many times by absentee landlords, but your wide brush is insulting to those of us who DO want to provide quality units to those who need them, in order to better their lives as well as better our own property and the community it is part of.

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