plasmarb

Hi

What is Nova Scotia all about?

Seen this beautiful property!
4 bedroom detached house for sale in Nova Scotia, Hubbards, Canada

Pulaski

Low paying jobs, economy stagnant, ..... Canadian houses made of sticks and require constant maintenance and repairs.

plasticcanuck

I hope you realize the property is priced in US DOLLARS. So about $480,000 Canadian.

plasmarb

Duly noted, what's the area like?

Tangram

Rustic and picturesque

Teaandtoday5

'It's a lovely house. I do miss the sea.

Siouxie

If you want to look at other properties in the area, for comparison you could look on realtor.com

This is similar but a lot cheaper! http://www.forsalebyowner.ca/listing...ards-NS/128046

and.... edited to say, here it is advertised here: http://www.peterjhebb.com/listing?ad...dx=1396359194#

BristolUK

That's what my old 2-bed terraced house went for a couple of years ago.

Lorry1

You have to ask yourself... 'why is it so cheap'?

Hubbards sure is beautiful...but...have you done your research? It is about 45 minutes from Halifax, about 30 minutes from Bedford and about an hour and half from Truro, so you really are quite out in the sticks. A car will be a must, petrol & maintence will cost you a fortune.

You will find that if the house is cheap, it's because there is nothing there!
Can you live in relative solitude throughout the harsh winters where you may be stuck for days at a time?

I know I couldn't, but I guess it is a personal thing.

Howefamily

I too live 45 mins out from Halifax and drive in each day to downtown to work. I have a Hyundai accent that I bought new and is now 4 years old, it costs me about $36 a week to run. Hubby drives to Dartmouth and back each day in a Dodge Journey that costs about $65 a week to run, for your comparable.You can of course buy a gas guzzling bigger vehicle but thats up to you. I too live "out in the sticks" and I love it. We have a great community and all thats missing is the sea. I wouldnt move as we are settled now but if we werent I would move to Hubbards in a heartbeat. Keep in mind that if you plan on a night out in the city and live that far out a taxi is about $70 to get home or you could book with Woods limo and get the same ride in much nicer comfort for about $56 Hope this helps!

BristolUK

Or treat yourself and pay a bit extra to stay overnight?

I stayed in a cabin on a lake at Hubbards (no road access in winter apparently and outside loo) in 1975. Owned by a bloke called Bob Barnsted (Barnstead?).

Do you know him? Or it?

Howefamily

No idea. I do know though that when I drive past Hubbards on the Highway 3 that I always stop and take a picture as its so beautiful

BristolUK

Of course I wasn't serious about knowing him. It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

Howefamily

I know! I was just being deadpan

BristolUK

Hoist by my own petard.

(I just had to google petard. I never knew )