Cottage of the Week: $330,000 for a pint-sized cottage with a dock and a sandy beach
Cottage of the Week: $330,000 for a pint-sized cottage with a dock and a sandy beach
Address: 1089 Thumb Creek Trail
Neighbourhood: Dwight, Ontario
Agent: Sue Morrison, Re/Max North Country Realty Inc., Brokerage
Price: $329,900
The Place: A cheery, farmhouse red cottage sitting above a packed sand beach on Oxtongue Lake, between Lake of Bays and Algonquin Provincial Park.
Bragging Rights: The property is proof you don’t have to spend millions to get a view of the water, a private dock and even a (miniature) guest house. Friends will praise your real-estate savvy.
Big Selling Point: The same family who built the cottage in 1957 have owned it ever since. They’ve maintained it beautifully and have renovated the kitchen, roof and the bathroom in the past decade.
Possible Deal Breaker: At 750 square feet, the space is bigger than many city condos, but it may still feel tight when forced inside on rainy weekends.
By the Numbers:
• $329,900
• $1,687 in taxes
• 750 square feet
• 56 years old
• 2 bedrooms
• 1 bathroom
• 1 bunkie
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- Inside the bunkie
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- The bunkie
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- The dock
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- The dock
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- Stone steps lead down to the beach and dock
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- The rock garden and fire pit
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- The outdoor seating area just in front of the kitchen
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- Kitchen, lower level
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- The kitchen, on the lower level, was renovated in 2003
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- The four-piece bathroom was recently upgraded. The upper level also contains a storage room
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- Second bedroom, upper level
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- The main cottage has two bedrooms, both on the upper level
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- Family room, upper level
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- Family room, upper level
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- The pine-lined family room has a panoramic view of the lake
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- The front entrance opens onto the upper floor
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- The two-level cottage sits on Oxtongue Lake, which is just southwest of Algonquin Park
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 guest house. Friends will praise your real-estate savvy.
Big Selling Point: The same family who built the cottage in 1957 have owned it ever since. They’ve maintained it beautifully and have renovated the kitchen, roof and the bathroom in the past decade.
Possible Deal Breaker: At 750 square feet, the space is bigger than many city condos, but it may still feel tight when forced inside on rainy weekends.
By the Numbers:
• $329,900
• $1,687 in taxes
• 750 square feet
• 56 years old
• 2 bedrooms
• 1 bathroom
• 1 bunkie[gallery order="DESC" columns="6"]){kind=link}
For that price, someone’s taking the piss. I’d rather travel somewhere else 100 times. And no-one likes packed sand.
what an awesome looking place!
wish I’d picked it up, looks like a magical place