Real estate adventures in cottage country
Torontonians are duking it out for a little piece of lake. An inside look at the bidding wars, property battles, big winners and buying adventures in cottage country
Torontonians are duking it out for a little piece of lake. An inside look at the bidding wars, property battles, big winners and buying adventures in cottage country
Twenty-five years later, she sold it for $1.7 million
Buyers showed up without an appointment. Six cars got stuck in the ditch. People were banging the door down. The winning bid? $777,777
It needs some love, but there's room for everyone (three adults, two kids and a dog), and it backs right onto a canal
“We were wary of bidding without seeing the place in person, but we decided to go for it”
And by "work," we mean the Italian restaurant and bakery he launched in November
Now the kids play outside after school, instead of staring at their devices
Early in the pandemic, cottage country businesses were worried, but with Torontonians flocking north, business has been bonkers
And they deliver dockside
Cottage country tradespeople are swamped
Confessions of an awestruck cottage country realtor
Cathryn Rodney, chief librarian, on the sudden demand for broadband in cottage country
The cost? Between $1,500 and $2,000 for up to five passengers