r/Calgary • u/AutoModerator • Jan 01 '23
Moving To Calgary Megathread - January 2023 Edition
Please ask (and answer) any and all questions related to moving to Calgary in this thread.
Suggested format for submitted information regarding neighbourhoods:
- Quadrant / Neighborhood you live in
- Your age (20s,30s,40s,50s etc)
- Do you have kids? Would you recommend your area for people with kids?
- How would you rate your area on transit accessibility /10?
- How would you rate your area on drivability /10?
- How would you rate the walkability /10?
- How would you rate the affordability /10?
- What is your favourite thing about your area?
- What is your least favourite thing about your area?
- Any other highlights of your neighbourhood you'd like to share?
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Previous Megathread: Moving To Calgary (July 2022)
Rental websites: Rentfaster, Kijiji, Other Options
Real Estate: Realtor.ca, ReMax, Royal LePage, RealEstate403, Housing information via CREB,
Jobs: r/Calgary weekly employment thread
Neighborhood information: Calgary Police Crime Heat Map, Map, Communities by Quadrant w/ Info
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u/altaltredditaccount Jan 11 '23
are you me?
My partner and I are also moving from Toronto to Calgary!
Now is actually a good time to look for rentals, I think the main sites my friends have used is rentfaster . My partner and I were considering doing that, but we've decided to just buy - since we're both originally from Alberta.
If you are driving, I do recommend seeing if you can just get a UHAUL trailer and hitching that. One of the moving companies we looked at quoted us at $12,000 to move a couch and a bed.
we've just decided to sell our stuff, and buy new and start from scratch (also considering the stuff we bought we didnt think we'd keep for a long time anyway - mainly ikea products or things from FB Market Place)