MSNL Vancouver House thread - lets do it this time?
 

Ok so i'm looking at some vancouver housing rentals.... there are some ridiculous places for some ridiculous prices if we can get 4 or 5 guys. When i say cheap, i don't mean dirt cheap, but i mean you can live in a multimillion dollar home for ~$1000 month. So why the [censored] aren't we doing this. Is it just me or would hanging out with 4 other rich young kids be the most ridiculous fun imaginable? Granted, i think it would probably get exhausting after around 6 months... But i'm sure we could arrange to break a lease after six months and everyone could eat 1k or something. Or maybe we'll wanna stay longer, who knows. Anyways, some rules.

Rules:
1. Degens are fine, but please nobody who's busto every 3 months. In fact if i'm gonna put out the time and effort to organize this, i'm going to require 3 months rent up front
2. Good at poker. Comfortable with hand discussion, etc.
3. Relatively young. 30 is a dinosaur in the poker world. I'm 21. I'm not gonna set a cap or anything.
4. Not socially awkward. Please don't be one of those 95 pound albino virgin kids.

Thats pretty much it. If you're interested, <u>DO NOT PM ME</u>. Instead contact me in #msnl. If you don't know what that means, you probably aren't cut of for the house anyways.

Alright, so, here are some options we have

1. $5000/month - 5 bedroom - 6,000 sqaure feet (mansion) - 3 car garage - 45 mins from downtown - home theatre room
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2. $5800/month - 6 bedroom - 5200 square feet - 40 mins from downtown vancouver
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3. $7500/month - 5 bedroom - 2500 square feet - 7 mins from downtown - Comes COMPLETELY furnished
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4. $4500/month - 4 Bedroom (plus den) - 4400 square feet - pool - 15 mins away from downtown
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5. (one of my faves) $4000/month - 4 bedroom - 3000 square feet - an ACRE of private property - 40 mins from downtown - pool - mediteranean style
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6. Ok wait my new favourite just found it - $4000/month - 5 bedroom - 4000 square feet - pool - hot tub - 180 degree ocean views - 45 mins from downtown - fully furnished
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As you can see there are a lot of options, and its not that expensive. If you interested but can only go at a certain time, still drop in and i'll see if we can get enough people. But ideally, everyone thats interested will be in my situation, and that is, no job, no school, free to go any time.

Once again, if you're interested, drop me a message in #msnl

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Just came across this one. Normally i don't think i'd ever shell out 2k a month for rent, but for this place i totally would

$10,000/month - 5 bedroom - waterfront - 5400 square feet - pool - private gated property - 25 mins from downtown - just look at pics
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holy crap...I know I'm in school and all, but damn, I'd pounce on the chance to take that 10k house. Jeez that looks nice lol.

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holy [censored] mewse. im actually heading to Buenos Aires for a few months next year so i cant be in on this, but you should rly try to get ppl keen on the 10k house. that place looks siiiick.

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if a house in miami or california doesnt work out, i would be down.

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if a house in miami, arizona or california doesnt work out, i would be down.

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If I were doing this, I'd live in a city, not where old people raise families.

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i might be down for this, but i couldnt do some 45 minutes from downtown place.
you gotta be where the action is, and driving for 1.5 hrs everyday would suck.

look at some houses on s.granville st, kits, and bigass penthouses downtown.

probably be a better bet.

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I am planning on doing something like this, but not until about a year or so from now (after this year of school, I get done early june)

Just putting it out there if people are interested down the line and want to start planning now. FWIW I still don't even have a location picked out, somewhere that doesn't tax gambling winnings

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man this sounds so tempting
i'd be down but i have a lot of loose ends to tie up here before i can even think about doing this.

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fees,

Gambling winnings aren't taxed in many countries. Unfortunately, tax codes for U.S. citizens dictate your liable to pay taxes on that income as a U.S. citizen.

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fees: I am down for the beginning of next school year, septish. Really serious in getting something like this going for then.

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i might be down for this, but i couldnt do some 45 minutes from downtown place.
you gotta be where the action is, and driving for 1.5 hrs everyday would suck.

look at some houses on s.granville st, kits, and bigass penthouses downtown.

probably be a better bet.

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I understand where you're coming from but you can't really get a HOUSE downtown. I'd much rather get a ballin mansion 30 - 40 mins away from downtown than a 600 square feet apartment right in the heart of vancouver. Great thing about vancouver is that there's action everywhere.

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Capodu, sweet I'm gonna PM you

Maulik, what can I do to avoid paying taxes, do I have to str8 break out of this country? How am I not considered a citizen anymore?

What are the actual tax evasion risks if I'm abroad, and does the country matter (like canada versus monaco or something)

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Capodu, sweet I'm gonna PM you

Maulik, what can I do to avoid paying taxes, do I have to str8 break out of this country? How am I not considered a citizen anymore?

What are the actual tax evasion risks if I'm abroad, and does the country matter (like canada versus monaco or something)

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fees,

you can get a tax exemption for your first $80k income if living in another country, but you basically can't come in the US during the year(except for like 30 days). So if you're making good money, that tax exemption is potentially like $25-$30k in your pocket right there.

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i might be down for this, but i couldnt do some 45 minutes from downtown place.
you gotta be where the action is, and driving for 1.5 hrs everyday would suck.

look at some houses on s.granville st, kits, and bigass penthouses downtown.

probably be a better bet.

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I understand where you're coming from but you can't really get a HOUSE downtown. I'd much rather get a ballin mansion 30 - 40 mins away from downtown than a 600 square feet apartment right in the heart of vancouver. Great thing about vancouver is that there's action everywhere.

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Maybe compared to Victoria, but compared to most cities in the world Vancouver is very tame and laid back. For a group of guys in their early 20's you would be crazy to not live in the downtown core. Proximity to young beautiful women should trump your desire for showing cool pictures of your house to 2+2.

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of course that trumps... its just that i don't see 30 mins from downtown core to be far. Plus, what a better way to have girls back to your place.

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When are you thinking of doing this? Dec 1?

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I think you could find a decent, but not that balla house in kits. Right next to the beach, close to downtown and super laid back area.

If you are into snowboarding then you could find some super balla houses on the north shore, about 20 mins from downtown probably, but traffic on the lions gate can be fustrating.

The 45 minutes places are actually pretty far, it would be a huge waste to live in richmond/surrey/langley/most of burnaby imo, it's just too boring.

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"30 is a dinosaur in the poker world"

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I'd be really interested in doing something like this, and vancouver is sick, but I agree 100% that 45 mins from the city is waaaaaaay tooooo farrrrrrr. The 3rd one is only 7 mins away though.

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if a house in miami, arizona or california doesnt work out, i would be down.

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If any of you guys wanna go to the Bay Area and do something like this, I'm ready whenever.

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you sound like great fun to live with

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you sound like great fun to live with

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who?

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Is it hard to get approved being 4-6 21 year olds? Just dependent on owner, or does he have a association he has to ask also? Only if he lives in gated area or something?

I wanted to do one of these earlier in the year when I found some sick mansion in mia where the rent is normally $40-50k a month for around $12-14k I think. But I saw there was like a $10k application fee, and dont think they would like 4 21 year olds living there. It was a pretty exclusive island in miami off a private gated area in miami which is already exclusive. So really baller.

Def. should have everyone put down some security deposits, and prob. be easier to do if one person is on the rent. Have a lawyer/dad etc, pay him. Pay everything up front, etc.

Then I got a girlfriend, so stuff like that isn't as fun anymore.

3 of my friends though were turned down at the jade (sick building in miami) trying to split a 43rd floor 4 bedroom (cost like 3 mill) apt. 2 of them had salaries (not poker) over 175k. Though one of them lived in the building before and had some complaints so that maybe skewed it.

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Being more than 20 minutes from the city would not be fun no matter how balla the house.

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#4 seems pretty spectacular. #5 would easily be the best if not for the distance.

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places on s.granville are ridic. definitely can get a mansion there, and be 10 mins from the dt core.

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dude, old people don't raise families. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I wanted to do one of these earlier in the year when I found some sick mansion in mia where the rent is normally $40-50k a month for around $12-14k I think. But I saw there was like a $10k application fee, and dont think they would like 4 21 year olds living there. It was a pretty exclusive island in miami off a private gated area in miami which is already exclusive. So really baller.


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Was this on Tahiti Beach in cocoplum? I'm still looking @ possibly trying to get a pimp ass place down there somewhere as I'm moving back in less than 2 weeks. I had 2 talked to jfish briefly about it, but if anyone else is interested let me know.....

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that last house is [censored] sick. I am already going to thailand but van would definitely be awesome

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what does a U.S. citizen need to do in order to be able to live in canada for 1 year? Anything special?

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"Instead contact me in #msnl. If you don't know what that means, you probably aren't cut of for the house anyways."

Nice, so you basically cut out the chance of any non-nerds joining.

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"Instead contact me in #msnl. If you don't know what that means, you probably aren't cut of for the house anyways."

Nice, so you basically cut out the chance of any non-nerds joining.

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lol QFT

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what does a U.S. citizen need to do in order to be able to live in canada for 1 year? Anything special?

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pretty sure you can do a working holiday maker visa, which is pretty easy to get.
just do a google search on it.

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I wanted to do one of these earlier in the year when I found some sick mansion in mia where the rent is normally $40-50k a month for around $12-14k I think. But I saw there was like a $10k application fee, and dont think they would like 4 21 year olds living there. It was a pretty exclusive island in miami off a private gated area in miami which is already exclusive. So really baller.


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Was this on Tahiti Beach in cocoplum? I'm still looking @ possibly trying to get a pimp ass place down there somewhere as I'm moving back in less than 2 weeks. I had 2 talked to jfish briefly about it, but if anyone else is interested let me know.....

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Yup.

Ive been out of town for like 4 months, going to be hunting for a place as well at the end of of the month. Pm your aim even though I think I have it.

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those places look unreal. anyone interested in doing something like this in Melbourne?

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i might be down for this, but i couldnt do some 45 minutes from downtown place.
you gotta be where the action is, and driving for 1.5 hrs everyday would suck.

look at some houses on s.granville st, kits, and bigass penthouses downtown.

probably be a better bet.

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I understand where you're coming from but you can't really get a HOUSE downtown. I'd much rather get a ballin mansion 30 - 40 mins away from downtown than a 600 square feet apartment right in the heart of vancouver. Great thing about vancouver is that there's action everywhere.

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Maybe compared to Victoria, but compared to most cities in the world Vancouver is very tame and laid back. For a group of guys in their early 20's you would be crazy to not live in the downtown core. Proximity to young beautiful women should trump your desire for showing cool pictures of your house to 2+2.

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I'm one of those dinosaurs but if you are going to do this get a 5 bedroom penthouse apartment in yaletown or even better make it 3 or 4 people - 5 is a bit much for an apartment no matter how huge it is. Having a ridiculous penthouse and EVERYTHING within a 5 minute drunken walk &gt; west van mansion.

rvg

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if a house in miami, arizona or california doesnt work out, i would be down.

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If any of you guys wanna go to the Bay Area and do something like this, I'm ready whenever.

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let me know if you do, i'll come hang out. my apartment is too sick to leave though

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man these houses look sick

i just reenrolled in school [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]