whats important in a house to you/flat?
Dec 19th 2007, 1:27 pm
#16
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
That the house be in Canada...
Charlie
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Dec 19th 2007, 1:27 pm
#17
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
We have a bungalow, about 3300 sq ft living area, AC, about half acre lot, backs onto unused orchard so we frequently get deer and other creatures, our view is of the Blue Mountains, we have 6 bed rooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, main floor laundry, live in a small village with a Mill Pond in the centre and a river running through into Georgian Bay, about 90 minutes from Toronto, skiing, boating, hiking, golfing , all within 5 minutes.
30 years of work, living within our means, a vision, that is all it took.
30 years of work, living within our means, a vision, that is all it took.
Dec 19th 2007, 1:49 pm
#18
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Ireland...has an interesting take on property, thats' for sure.
I complained about the rodent infestation and was told by the landlord 'every house in ireland has a mouse' .....
hopefully though, if i live somewhere with snow i wont' ahve balls kicked against hte house all day and night by neighbourhood brats playing football? (we had a window that was a prime target in the uk. )
I complained about the rodent infestation and was told by the landlord 'every house in ireland has a mouse' .....
hopefully though, if i live somewhere with snow i wont' ahve balls kicked against hte house all day and night by neighbourhood brats playing football? (we had a window that was a prime target in the uk. )
Dec 19th 2007, 1:55 pm
#19
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
We have a bungalow, about 3300 sq ft living area, AC, about half acre lot, backs onto unused orchard so we frequently get deer and other creatures, our view is of the Blue Mountains, we have 6 bed rooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, main floor laundry, live in a small village with a Mill Pond in the centre and a river running through into Georgian Bay, about 90 minutes from Toronto, skiing, boating, hiking, golfing , all within 5 minutes.
Dec 19th 2007, 2:13 pm
#20
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Depends on the house purchase, but this time I had to have:
2 storey
2nd floor laundry
potential for an au pair suite in the basement (I can dream, can't I?!)
be a treed area
separate dining room
open plan family room/kitchen
granite countertops
be in move-in condition, I don't do DIY, not even hanging pictures
2 storey
2nd floor laundry
potential for an au pair suite in the basement (I can dream, can't I?!)
be a treed area
separate dining room
open plan family room/kitchen
granite countertops
be in move-in condition, I don't do DIY, not even hanging pictures
Dec 19th 2007, 4:54 pm
#22
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Readers, which horse?
Dec 19th 2007, 4:58 pm
#23
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Neither of those geldings, eek!
Dec 19th 2007, 5:01 pm
#24
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
It needed to have all the bedrooms for us upstairs,
Largish Kitchen and a designated computer/homework room on the main,
Full Basement below with spare bedroom & bathroom.
As you can see, my Wife didn't ask for much did she
Largish Kitchen and a designated computer/homework room on the main,
Full Basement below with spare bedroom & bathroom.
As you can see, my Wife didn't ask for much did she
Dec 19th 2007, 5:27 pm
#25
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Its all relative isnt it.
How much dosh do you have? You can guarantee that whatever you want will be just out of your price range
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How much dosh do you have? You can guarantee that whatever you want will be just out of your price range
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Dec 19th 2007, 5:36 pm
#26
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
We had the opposite problem when we arrived in Vancouver. Everything was too cheap. We had a hard time finding something that was expensive enough for us.
Dec 19th 2007, 6:14 pm
#28
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Large living room so can have a step up bit to a dining area open to the kitchen too which will also need to be big enough for a breakfast table type thing.
Large master bedroom no smaller than 17 x 17
Walk in closet
Big bath and a seperate shower for Mr MMC
Workshop big enough to get a car lift in (again for Mr MMC)
Developed Basement
Either large enough garden to build an art studio in or a room on the main floor of the house that feels 'right' enough to be a studio.
Not too close to neighbours
would love somewhere to keep a horse but thats not imperative.
Probably need between 1500 and 2000 sq ft living space and 4 acres!
Don't want much eh!
Large master bedroom no smaller than 17 x 17
Walk in closet
Big bath and a seperate shower for Mr MMC
Workshop big enough to get a car lift in (again for Mr MMC)
Developed Basement
Either large enough garden to build an art studio in or a room on the main floor of the house that feels 'right' enough to be a studio.
Not too close to neighbours
would love somewhere to keep a horse but thats not imperative.
Probably need between 1500 and 2000 sq ft living space and 4 acres!
Don't want much eh!
Dec 19th 2007, 6:21 pm
#29
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Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
Large living room so can have a step up bit to a dining area open to the kitchen too which will also need to be big enough for a breakfast table type thing.
Large master bedroom no smaller than 17 x 17
Walk in closet
Big bath and a seperate shower for Mr MMC
Workshop big enough to get a car lift in (again for Mr MMC)
Developed Basement
Either large enough garden to build an art studio in or a room on the main floor of the house that feels 'right' enough to be a studio.
Not too close to neighbours
would love somewhere to keep a horse but thats not imperative.
Probably need between 1500 and 2000 sq ft living space and 4 acres!
Don't want much eh!
Large master bedroom no smaller than 17 x 17
Walk in closet
Big bath and a seperate shower for Mr MMC
Workshop big enough to get a car lift in (again for Mr MMC)
Developed Basement
Either large enough garden to build an art studio in or a room on the main floor of the house that feels 'right' enough to be a studio.
Not too close to neighbours
would love somewhere to keep a horse but thats not imperative.
Probably need between 1500 and 2000 sq ft living space and 4 acres!
Don't want much eh!
Dec 19th 2007, 6:26 pm
#30
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Posts: 9,606
Re: whats important in a house to you/flat?
A garage. A house must have a garage. I can deal with everything else but there must be somewhere to keep the dealing-with toys.