Dear Shawna;

I feel for you.  My kids are renters in the metro Vancouver market.  Unlike the GTA which always had Metro Vancouver as an example of what could happen, there was stunned disbelief here in the west about how fast prices rose.  Everyone said it was never going to be sustainable, and could not possibly last.

They were pretty much wrong.

So look to see the GTA vacancy rate plummet further, to match Vancouver's  at half a percent.  Look to see bidding wars on rentals, complete with key money. Have a kid, a pet, an unusual job, or a landlord that just doesn't like your demographic? Good luck.

Quit blaming your landlord though.  Cast your eye to politicians who have allowed the commodification of homes, including selling them overseas. Look to columnists like the Globe's Carrick who have always told you to stay on board the rental express, when you could have bought three years ago. 

Rewrite that letter.  Dear Justin, Dear Kathleen, Dear John...