Inside one couple's search for a home in the west end on a $800,000 budget: 'We saw a listing where the current tenant was passed out in the bedroom. That was a deal breaker'
Samantha Jones, a 27-year-old merchandise planner at an apparel company, and her partner, Ben, a 28-year-old technical director of operations for an AV company, with their lovable mutt, Lewis.He’s from Stouffville and I’m from Aurora, and we wanted a faster pace of life, so we rented
here are 40 offers on this place. If you want it, please bid $150,000 over asking. If you don’t, get out. We came up with a new plan to buy a pre-construction unit. That way, we thought, we could save up every month until the down payment was due. But then, our realtor,advised against it. She said the frequent construction delays, the higher downpayment requirements, and price premiums for new builds made pre-construction not worth it. She convinced us that we could get more for our dollar if we bought an existing home, which would probably have larger square footage and better appliances.
. We had already ruled the place out by the time we made it to the living room and met some free-range rodents. Then Ben noticed that he was stepping in rat poop. We would not be returning to this building for any more viewings.
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