{"id":791311,"date":"2026-07-09T20:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/791311\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:54:16","slug":"vancouver-rental-goes-viral-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/791311\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver rental goes viral for all the wrong reasons | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Vancouver rental made it to the front page of Reddit and received thousands of comments, but it was for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook Marketplace rental listing was shared on the Subreddit \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mildlyinfuriating\/comments\/1urwatf\/room_for_rent_in_downtown_vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">midlyinfuriating.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The listing comes from GoTwo Prime Living, and it isn\u2019t the only listing from the group that some might find questionable.<\/p>\n<p>After just two hours, the Reddit post had received over 2,000 comments and over 20,000 upvotes. Shortly after the Reddit post was shared, the listing was taken down from Facebook Marketplace. So, someone either rented the suite within those couple of hours or GoTwo caught wind of the Reddit post and decided to remove it.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"vancouver rental\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1442\" height=\"672\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2292199\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2026-07-09-at-12.22-PM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2292199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reddit<\/p>\n<p>You can still see a few pics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mildlyinfuriating\/comments\/1urwatf\/room_for_rent_in_downtown_vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reddit post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The original listing was for a \u201cprivate room\u201d for $980 per month. The listing stated that the room was furnished. However, upon seeing a picture, it\u2019s hardly a room and actually looks like a bed situated in a narrow, closet-sized solarium or balcony.<\/p>\n<p>Redditors \u2014 many clearly not from Vancouver or they likely wouldn\u2019t be so surprised \u2014 did not hold back in their criticism of the listing.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"vancouver rental\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"648\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2292194\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cx4ghtx7k8ch1.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2292194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Marketplace<\/p>\n<p>Some Redditors accused listings like this of taking advantage of students. And the listing does state, \u201cIdeal for students and young professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are hundreds of postings like this meant to scam international students and new immigrants, or to boost a unit in the algorithm of a rental site,\u201d said a Redditor who claimed to live in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Posts from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mildlyinfuriating\/comments\/1urwatf\/room_for_rent_in_downtown_vancouver\/owj4jwz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mildlyinfuriating<\/a><br \/>community on Reddit<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine renting a balcony for almost a grand per month,\u201d someone else joked.<\/p>\n<p>Others weren\u2019t so kind. One Redditor replied, \u201cImagine being the piece of s**t who posted this listing. Putting \u2018private\u2019 in the title is chef\u2019s kiss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Redditor said, \u201cCharging 980 for that is insane. I hate how greedy the world has become.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GoTwo has another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplace\/item\/1596834325200097\/?ref=marketplace_profile&amp;referral_code=undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">similar listing<\/a> that\u2019s still posted, but we took a screenshot just in case. It appears to be a slightly larger listing than the one posted to Reddit for more money.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"vancouver rental\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2069\" height=\"1149\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2292196\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2026-07-09-at-12.01-PM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2292196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Marketplace<\/p>\n<p>The description reads similarly to the other listing, saying, \u201cLive in one of Downtown Vancouver\u2019s best locations!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It again refers to the bedroom as furnished and \u201cprivate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you live in Metro Vancouver, are you at all surprised by these listings? 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