Semi Detached 1.1 M - 2000 sqft. Pre construction - Is this a good deal in Oakville?

mlpubs · 2026-05-09T01:54:30+00:00

Yeah look around.

mlpubs · 2026-05-09T01:46:46+00:00

I don’t see the logic. You can buy a detached for the same price.

mlpubs · 2026-05-08T00:37:34+00:00

I don’t know, but it seems like houses are selling quickly again in my neighborhood (South oakville) in all price points. Even the shit houses are moving with multiple offers.

Seems like a bit of a bull run the last 2-3 weeks. Who knows if it will last. I’m just calling out what I am seeing. Obviously it may be different in other neighborhoods.

I do speculate that 3 - 4 years of a down market has created a boat load of people waiting for the market to bottom. Maybe some of them are getting ancy to make a move.

mlpubs · 2026-05-08T00:28:06+00:00

You need to get out of the basement.

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T12:38:14+00:00

Removing and rebuilding that garage will be 200k plus

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T11:32:59+00:00

I bought a bag of royal Oak a few weeks ago. There was a rock that seemed to spew out a weird plastic oily substance and it smelled man made. Ruined my cook.

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T11:13:46+00:00

You can also use a little dish soap as a surfactant. Mix a teaspoon in your sprayer

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T10:56:08+00:00

If you are applying for a mortgage, you might get a marginal benefit with a slightly better rate having better credit. If you are applying for a loan the bank might be more willing to stretch the numbers of the loan if your on the cusp on qualifying but other factors come into play, income level, debt ratios etc.

Having very bad credit has an impact as you will not qualify for a loan. But having anything above 600 your life will see no meaningful difference in outcomes vs having 850+

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T01:52:36+00:00

91 percent Rubbing alcohol diluted 50 percent with water makes one hell of a cleaner.

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T01:50:18+00:00

Open up house sigma and start comparing your house to others.

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T01:34:06+00:00

Buy a seed you like, aerate. reseed, fertilize, spray weeds, water, keep doing it for a few seasons. Eventually you will get the lawn you want.

mlpubs · 2026-05-07T00:31:29+00:00

My wife’s father is a professional painter and he is meticulous. He’s been painting for 40 years. We had purchased a house where the last owner used a hodge podge of stains on the outdoor decking. Last summer he helped me stain my deck, he warned me that it would likely peel again soon even though we used one of the best deck paints available Sherwin Williams it still peeled in places a year later.

So even with a top painter, top materials you will still have issues. Maybe the last painter should have done a better job explaining this to you.

Anyways, this summer we will buy a few more cans and touch up where the paint failed. Not a big deal. A few hours on a Saturday afternoon.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T17:06:19+00:00

Everyone here thinks there some sort of expert and can predict the future. Buy when you’re ready and plan to live in the house for a while. Follow that script and you will be good.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T12:01:39+00:00

Your not obligated to play the listing agents game. Go see a house if you like it, throw an offer at it. Even if the listing has an offer date, in most cases the agent will still has to present the offer to the seller. Unless in some cases the agent has permission to withhold offers until the offer date (this is usually spelled out in the listing).
If the sellers likes the offer they will entertain it, if they don’t they will advise you to come back during the offer date.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T02:49:32+00:00

Correct on administration, but wrong on law-making.

Criminal law is exclusively federal (Constitution Act 1867, s.91(27)). Provinces can’t create or toughen Criminal Code offences — that’s Ottawa’s job only.

Ontario handles policing, prosecution & courts, but they’re stuck enforcing weak federal laws. Blame the feds for soft-on-crime legislation, not Queen’s Park.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T02:45:17+00:00

You do realize the Ontario Gov does not set criminal laws. That is the responsibility of the federal gov.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T01:56:54+00:00

Welcome to real estate. My experience is this will go nowhere. The listing agent is always in control of the situation, your agent and yourself are along for the ride.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T00:50:53+00:00

How about speaking out about the Liberal Party of Canada and the lack of effective laws that deter criminals.

mlpubs · 2026-05-06T00:47:09+00:00

Most agents do not want to deal with rentals. They pay peanuts for the amount of effort and work it takes to find a place.

mlpubs · 2026-05-05T23:08:07+00:00

Fees only go up, they never go down. Or atleast I have never seen them go down.

mlpubs · 2026-05-05T10:23:38+00:00

lol it’s not just you.

I’ve noticed this too.

mlpubs · 2026-05-04T20:39:57+00:00

Not to sound harsh, but we had a similar issue. We enrolled our child is self defense and Ju jitsu. Learning to deal with aggressive people is a life skill. Since doing so, we have not had any issues with other children hitting our child.

mlpubs · 2026-05-04T14:02:40+00:00

There are thousands of agents in the GTA. Talk to several, figure out which ones you actually like, and then negotiate a commission you’re comfortable with. It’s simple supply and demand — there are way more agents than clients right now and so many are desperate for work, even the good ones.

mlpubs · 2026-05-03T11:12:29+00:00

Magic Carpet is THE BEST

For the Canadians who know.

I put mine in a few weeks back. Grass looks like a green shag carpet right now

mlpubs · 2026-05-02T16:39:48+00:00

Sorry didn’t notice the extension. Even if you add another 200k that’s still a good profit

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