30,000 Calls For An Appartment
By minisam
@miniam (9154)
Bern, Switzerland
May 18, 2016 12:58pm CST
Saw this on our paper,30,000 calls for just 1 apartment to rent.
Finding a cheap apartment to rent in Zurich is almost impossible,they almost never come on the market and when they do,securing it is another impossibility.
I once went to view an apartment,l queued for ca 30 minutes just to get in the apartment to view.
They say looking for and finding an affordable apartment in Zurich takes on average 2 years.If l had the money, i`d buy apartments in Zurich then rent them out.
How is rental in your place?
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
19 May 16
@JudyEv
Peak hours are so crowded,but not like in some places i have seen, what i mean is,we do prefer to have no one sitting next to us in trains an at peak hours,all seats are taken so it feels very crowded.
Off peak hours are very comfortable to travel,trains and buses have enough space to travel comfortably.
Going to work in the mornings, im mostly the only person in the bus because i work on the opposite direction from the city so people are going to the city,im going the opposite direction.
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
20 May 16
@miniam This morning we had to go to the Lugano Hospital, about 35 Km from home. The appointment was at 8:45, we moved from home at 6:30 and arrived ONLY 5 minutes earlier. We have 60,000 people coming in each day from Italy and they are ALL on this road in the morning.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
19 May 16
I live in what is called 'the city of trees'.Be'cause of all the apartment complexes I think they should change that to 'the city of apartment complexes'.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
19 May 16
@miniam ......I don't care for high rises although it would make more apartments available.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
19 May 16
@celticeagle
High rises can really reduce housing shortage and maybe reduce rents
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
19 May 16
@miniam Robbing the bank is not a good idea. It's not that the banks don't need to be taken down a peg or two, they do. The way they stifle good ideas is a crime. But robbing the bank will have you land in jail, not a good idea. Winning the lottery and turning that money into a property fortune is an excellent idea.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
18 May 16
Time to rob a bank lol but i read somewhere that the average robbers get in 1 robbery is just $47000(or less? not sure of the figure exactly,maybe it`s $4,700) which i think is not worth the effort.
.Since my family dont have big bucks,i have to hope my chance in the lottery lol
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
19 May 16
So true, i dont see myself living in a big city again, im too old for the hustle and bustle plus,not ready to pay so much for something i dont even need.I mean i go to work in the morning,come back at night,tired then it`s shower ,food,some TV and bed,why should i rent so expensively.
I now live in a little quiet village, i pay a fraction of what i paid in Zurich.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
19 May 16
Rentals are everywhere where I live. If I were in Zurich I would be buying land and building apartment buildings.
