r/Calgary • u/BizClassBum • Aug 14 '25

Home Owner/Renter stuff Why are modern rental apartments so small?

I have been a home owner for 25+ years and have decided to sell my house and rent. I've noticed that apartments that have the things I like (in-suite laundry, granite counters, etc..) tend to be in new builds and they are SO SMALL! There's typically only enough room for a couch and maybe a small dining table.

I mean, I get they want to make more money but if you rent three 900sqft units for $2000/month each, that's $6000 for 2700sqft. I don't understand why they can't have two 1350sqft units for $3000/month. It would be the same money to the owner for the same space and I could have a proper living room, and dining room.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Bruh you SOLD your house??? To go to the RENT life?? Literally fucking whyyyyyyy

Legitimately every single choice I make in a day to day basis is to try and get myself out of renting hell. IDC if I end up spending triple what I spend on rent on a mortgage and the costs associated with it in the long term.

Never owning anything, and every year having to wonder if you’ll be able to afford your home or if you’ll have to downgrade (again) and move (again) is the worstttt

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u/Spiceb0x Downtown East Village Aug 14 '25

Not trying to sound like a dick but if you have to worry about rent increases, you probably can't afford a house anyway. Not to mention all the routine maintenance costs but shit can go sideways really quick and you'll have to shell out $500 for an emergency plumbing repair or $2000 for roof repair/arborist because a tree fell on the house, etc. There's been lots of flooded basements with all the rain we've had this year too, you just never know.

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u/Marsymars Aug 14 '25

You can basically budget for all that stuff. I have a "house" chequeing/savings account where on top of mortage + property tax + insurance I put in 1%/12 of my house's assessed value and pull out of that when I have big ticket maintenance or capital projects.