Hi guys,

a bit of a shameless plug here for my townhome in White Rock BC that I put up on the market for sale. The reason I post here is that it has a 3 car garage in a gated community which is like finding a needle in a hey stack for us car guys. Wish i could find something similar here in the GTA and at that price point...

So here is the link, the pictures dont do justice. Its a fab home and they dont make them like that anymore. Its fully repainted and it has brand new carpets through out. The appliances in the kitchen are fairly new as well, so its really a turn key rare gem of a home that can fit 3 p cars plus 2 in the driveway

http://nigelwheway.com/mylistings.html/details-38607693

 

Damn, you and I both! For that price here you're lucky to get a mutal drive with a shed in the back!

Good luck.

 

Nice. Would you take an even hunert bucks ?

 

Haha... I would take a bazillion bucks too

 

If you double your budget and triple your commute a family friend is selling this place,

http://www.royallepage.ca/en/propert.../#.U2mzNfldWSo

 

I thought Vancouver is supposed to be more expensive than GTA?
JB, I love the farm layout just a little too far for me.

 

Not sure if you are serious..I hear a lot of people say things like that, but it's simple not true. There are plenty of 3 bed, 2/3 bath townhouses in Toronto within 15 mins of the city, with TTC access, for under $600k. Anyone can find them on realtor.ca.

 

Not with garages like that. I'm shopping for a home right now, so I want to be wrong!

Most I've seen are one garage with no driveway and no backyard. Of course the further away from the city, the more options. I want to be near the subway which is limiting.

 

It's prob a 45 min drive from the city. Drive 45 mins from Toronto, you might find..

 

3 bed, 3 bath, driveway, garage, backyard, walk to shops, walk to train, 1 bus to subway, 10 min drive to city. Just one example.

http://beta.realtor.ca/propertyDetai...rtyId=14406994

 

With all due respect, I have been looking for one for a year and half and have a realtor in tow as well.
I think that if you understand everything about the location and specs of my townhome in BC then you will realize the value as it compares to the GTA.

My townhome there:
-Its 2100 square feet. Try to find that size anywhere for that price alone.
- The 3 car garage alone is unobtanium in the GTA for the price/size of home or most anywhere for that matter, not to mention in a townhome!
-Its in a gated community, which to me adds another layer of piece of mind.
-When you compare White Rock, you are looking at Oakville/Burlington type of a suburb.
- My location is exactly 3 minutes from the highway, 8 minutes from the border, 7 minutes from the beach, has a bus stop outside the gate, it surrounded within walking distance to supermarkets and shops, 20 minutes to Richmond and 40 to the downtown core with all the crappy Vancouver traffic included. I live in Burlington and its exactly double the mileage that I used to do to the downtown core.
- All the new townhomes are max 1500 SF, skinny, with narrow staircases and tall to maximize the developers value. When you see my townhome and its interior space, not to mention the width of it, it cant compare. Besides the fact that in reality its a duplex, the size of the rooms compare to a large home rather than a townhome. In the 2nd master which was our master bedroom I had a full king, a set of large extra closets, a large sofa and seating area and i had room to spare.
- The backyard is large and very private facing the park in the middle of the complex. I have not found in a townhome anywhere the size of that backyard which hosted in the past many BBQ gatherings with friends.

I truly wish the pictures would do justice. You need to experience the home to get it. I can tell you that. If I did not have to move due to my job in Ontario, we would still be in our home there. It is perfect for a family due to its location, convenience, size, layout and most importantly that 3 car garage

 

Your place looks great, wasn't debating that. Just find it funny when people say you can't get anything in Toronto for $500-600k range, when I see lots of good stuff in that range all the time. They either haven't looked, or are the "but I also want.." type.

By the way, map shows your place as being in middle of Surrey, not White Rock..maybe a mapping error?

 

^We just don't have anything like that around here. The concept of 3 car garage is non existent and even large wide town homes are rare. Our developers here are greedy and they just build up and it's like know one even cares to have a full size garage around here. Even the 2 cars garages around here are not big enough to have 2 full size cars.

 

Amen, we have a single and it's only 10' wide. My neighbor has a double and his wife has to park her minivan right against the wall and clime out the passenger side. Its all about maximizing the land.

In Burlington the only true double car garages are in older homes. A true double car will allow you to actually open all car doors. There are ton's of three car garages in Milcroft (a.k.a. divorce court), but your paying 800k plus

 

Well if someone is looking for something near TO, I have a house going up for sale after the long weekend.....in the 500-600 range (I hope)

3 bedroom south of Kingston Rd and Warden. Detached, long driveway that can hold 5-6 cars and a detached garage in the back. I spent quite a bit of time on the garage that holds my 993. Its not a big garage but its certainly workable

You will never find anything close to TO for the price that DJF1's beautiful place is going for but there are more modest accomodations that will work.

Shameless plug as well I guess...