Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
Oct 5th 2010, 7:22 pm
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Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
Haven't been on the forum for quite some time as due to the housing market we thought our move would never happen.
Our time was due to run out on the 15th Dec but we will be heading out to Windsor at the end of November, can't believe how close we were!!!!!
A bit scared but also excited, there will be myself Cathy 41, husband David 52, daughter Logan 15 and son Mason 11.
Is there anyone in the Windsor area who can give us a bit of advice on anything really.
We are planning to book a hotel for about a week and been in contact with a realtor to look at rentals when we arrive, planning to rent for 6/12 months and then probably buy.
All advice would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks, Cathy
Our time was due to run out on the 15th Dec but we will be heading out to Windsor at the end of November, can't believe how close we were!!!!!
A bit scared but also excited, there will be myself Cathy 41, husband David 52, daughter Logan 15 and son Mason 11.
Is there anyone in the Windsor area who can give us a bit of advice on anything really.
We are planning to book a hotel for about a week and been in contact with a realtor to look at rentals when we arrive, planning to rent for 6/12 months and then probably buy.
All advice would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks, Cathy
Oct 5th 2010, 8:05 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
Hello - there's a few of us in Windsor on here now.
First piece of advice - start looking for rentals now, the rental market (for something that you would want to live in!) in Windsor is limited.
Anything else you want to know, just ask....
First piece of advice - start looking for rentals now, the rental market (for something that you would want to live in!) in Windsor is limited.
Anything else you want to know, just ask....
Oct 5th 2010, 8:12 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
Isn't Windsor the city across from Detroit? 
Oct 5th 2010, 8:41 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
WE are looking at the area of Tecumseh, Belle River etc, are we looking in the right direction?
Oct 5th 2010, 9:04 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
South of Detroit yes - is there a point to that statement?
Tecumseh is nice, as is La Salle. Belle River and Amhertsberg also, but a bit further out, likewise with Leamington and Kingsville. Really it depends on how far you want to be out of the city.
Tecumseh is nice, as is La Salle. Belle River and Amhertsberg also, but a bit further out, likewise with Leamington and Kingsville. Really it depends on how far you want to be out of the city.
Oct 5th 2010, 9:20 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
Just checking that it was the Windsor ON I thought it was. Thanks for answering.
Oct 6th 2010, 7:15 am
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Oct 6th 2010, 2:56 pm
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Oct 6th 2010, 8:16 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
To be fair - the majority of Detroit is fine, nice even, especially the suburbs. Nothing wrong with downtown Detroit either - I have no problem with walking around there, even at night. There's only a small ghetto section that is grim and is what gives it its bad rep....
Oct 6th 2010, 8:18 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
I don't mean to offend, but I've been there quite a few times, admittedly mostly in winter but I can't get my head around why someone would swap the picturesque English countryside and standard of living for Windsor ON. Each to his own though.
Oct 6th 2010, 8:21 pm
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Re: Moving to Windsor, Ontario.
You have a fair point, if you can afford to live in the picturesque English countryside - unfortunately, that is out of the reach of many, myself included. So I'll make do with 5+ months of glorious 30+ oC summer weather and a back yard swimming pool to cool off in and live with the mild Windsor winter (compared with the rest of Canada, west coast excluded).
