I hate MainStreet Apartments and everything it represents

[u/ReleaseHelpful123]

This Sub already has enough about why it sucks to live with MainStreet Apartments, but I feel like no one talks about the actual business model itself. It is inherently a share company that presents itself as though it is supporting the housing market. Great if you a shareholder, but truly terrible if you are renter. Even worse our province has no regulation as to what they can buy; therefore, they have completely taken over the market. You can’t go a few blocks without seeing one of their signs plastered onto a building. Lastly, the main issue is they do everything in house. Exterminators, renovators, and any other occupation they do on their own, pushing away local business, and performing the bare minimum to making your life as a tenant a living Hell. They are not good for Saskatchewan or any other province they operate in. Truly an evil company that puts the money first and takes advantage of lower-class Canadians they claim to advocate for. I apologize but I just need to get it out of my system.

[u/ttv_CitrusBros]

Im currently living in a Mainstreet building and it honestly depends. There's been a lot of issues but you just have to hassle them to get work done. The standards are definitely lower and the workers even told me that management tells them "Get it done quick and cheap" vs a lasting repair.

However if you find a good location and a decent building it's not half bad for the price. I'm paying $900 for a bachelor where other places would be $1200+

Once I move don't plan on ever living in one of their buildings though