So there I was, feeling a little better (i.e. no longer retching) when a little email from hubby pops up in my gmail.... an offering of what we call around here Real Estate Porn.
Yes, it was a listing for a "charming 1935 3-bedroom character home" for $459,000. Which is actually a little below the average cost for the size of the house. Unfortunately the agent listing the home is a serious wanker, to be avoided at all costs.
This of course led me on an hour long wander through more Real Estate Porn courtesy of mls.ca. This 1904 home with a separate cottage may be ready to fall down at any moment based on its $399k price tag (of course it could just be because it's on a busy street)... but it's still appealing. Though what I really crave is a home with mature fruit trees in the yard... like this one for just under $470 or this one (around the same price), which seriously needs some interior design help.
Hubby and I are more than ready to move... the only hold-up is what to do about the bathroom -- do we reno (for about $2,000) and get a higher price or do we say "Yep, the bathroom is a mess, but you get to fix it up to suit your taste," and sell as is? We're leaning toward the latter, as long as we can stage the hell out of the rest of the house. (Yes, I did say "stage" -- I watch HGTV too much.) The next few months should be busy, either way.
14 November 2007
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Looking for a new home, and selling your current one sounds exciting and sxhausting all at the sawe time. I wish you luc. THre was a housing boom here for a while and I think everyone I know moved.
The great advantage of the Cook Street one is that it looks like you could have the option of renting the cottage and basement (if you had to).
I'd say screw the bathroom reno. Buy an expensive shower curtain and fancy candles.
Star: exausting - yes. We have a lot of Stuff with a capital S... hiding it is going to be the big challenge!
Pastilla: hahahah! Yeah, well... when we bought the place, the previous owners (or realtors?) had just *painted* the tub to cover the damage, within 6 months that paint started to peel... now it looks like the tub has been napalmed.
Two things get staged:
homes for sale and crime scenes. I think they have a lot in common. That said, let us make with the staging.
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