strathconaman

Just a quick poll, you have two choices:

1. Live in Midtown (Yonge and Davisville) with a mortgage

or

2. Live in Bloor West/Royal York/Kingsway without a mortgage

Assume two school age children, and you work downtown. Both houses would be the same size and finishings. Also your house in Midtown doesn't have a garage, but the new one would AND you like doing your own wrenching.

Ronan

Christien

Hands down no question #2. Especially if #2 is walkable to the subway.

Pags993

Have enjoyed #2 for the last ten years. Great area to raise kids and some great schools (Public, Catholic and Private) thankfully I don't work downtown (I avoid it like the plague) but when my wife did she found our close access to RY station very convenient.

The no mortgage factor is also a big + IMHO.

Jamie140

Good lord. No mortgage AND garage? is this seriously a question?

.2PDK

What's a mortgage?

Mark Henry

Exactly and no garage is a deal breaker for me....

carguy88

#2 no question. Wins on all fronts in my opinion: location, environment, garage, mortgage. Nothing but upside to me.

bcrdukes

Bloor West//Royal York/Kingsway

Great area and people there.

wc11

Is this a real question?
#2 obviously.

bcrdukes

strathconaman obviously loves his work more than this Pors....I mean...his kids more.

strathconaman

I would like to think I like them all equally.

Scotty2H

I live in the Swansea area; great neighbourhood. The people, schools, walkability, TTC access, High Park proximity, are all top notch. Bloor West village is slowly getting more nice bars and restaurants making it a nice evening option. Access from the west via Gardiner is also fantastic. Most of my family lives west and you never really have to sit in the Toronto traffic to get home. That was one of the downsides of the Mid-town / Leaside options. Plus a garage? No brainier in my mind.

99three

Seriously???

LastMezger

Borrow big. Money is cheap!