help for hubby on own in calgary
 

Hi my hubby is working in Calgary Airport as an electrician on an LMO and has been put up with a lovely irish family however they are charging him 400 dollars a week for a room (no tv) and providing his dinners however he feels akward and it is only short term however he really needs to find decent accomodation that isn't charging a fortune with easy commute to the airport. Can anyone help ? Does anyone even have a basement they could rent to him which would allow him more privacy etc. Thanks folks !

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

Don't have anything to rent to him but $400 for a room sounds ridiculous.

I pay $1800 for a two bed, modern flat next to an LRT in a nice area.

Kijiji and rentfaster are his best bets.

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

He's probably found the local girls, who love a British accent, so he won't be too lonely. I wouldn't worry too much. :thumbup:

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:lol:

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

oink ure a bad man !!! crown will try rent faster i have called a few kijjiji ones and lets say the people who were landlords were dodgy sounding !!

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

$400 a week, for a single room is expensive, even by Calgary standards.

He should be able to get an apartment or basement for a bit less than that. As mentioned, kijiji and rent faster should have something, however, be aware that the rental market in a Calgary is very tough at present.

Also, there's a lot of scammers. They will usually say the are currently living elsewhere, ( the US is a favorite ) and will send you the keys to have a look if you send them a deposit. A good indicator is a house or apartment that is very cheap, or one that has previously been advertized and has dropped in price dramatically.

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

2k a month for a bedroom in a house ?? I don't think lovely is how I would describe that "lovely" Irish Family

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

Why cant he find his own accommodation if hes in Calgary rather than you doing it for him?...

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

Just had a quick look on Kijiji at rooms for rent. There's a good selection for $500 and less a month, tv cable, internet etc.

Your husband is pretty much paying the families rent/ mortgage for their whole house.

I'm sure he will get something better quite quickly.

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

No idea of the cost of these but maybe worth a look? http://www.calgaryhotels.org/extended-stay-hotels/

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

thanks everyone, I am looking for him because he is working all day and is stuck in his 400 dollar a week room with only his iphone so quite difficult to do proper research on that. (cheeky monkey you live up to your name....)

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

1 Bedroom furnished.

http://www.rentfaster.ca/calgary-apa...NUSU5HOTI1NTk=

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

Look on Padmapper (www.padmapper.com) - there were lots of rental apartments (1-2 bedrooms) under $900 a month, probably even more if you increase the rental cost. You can also look at the street view so can get an idea of what the neighborhood is like.

:)

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

ps what area is near or around Calgary airport , is it the North East or whatever??

Re: help for hubby on own in calgary
 

If you look at the attachment I posted, the airport is that big grey area, so yes, NE :)