My New Investment/Recreational Property Blog

Welcome! I purchased an investment/recreational property. I will blog about the trials and accomplishments I have with this property. It will be a ton of work but I am also going to work hard on having fun here too!

So this is what I purchased:

 

3 bedroom 1 bath little home/cottage on Eels Creek

 

Lots of junk laying around

 

Yard needs work

 

Ripping this building down. Canopy great for greenhouse. It is for sale.

 

Lucas looking over Creek

 

Susan opening up the house

 

Bathroom is in fair shape

 

Renee happy to be here!

 

They do love each other! Must be the cottage air!

 

Faith and I cleaning the creek bed. Left with nice sand bottom.

 

Trailer has a home!

 

Creek view of the cottage

 

Alex checking out crayfish

 

We worked on Saturday to clean up the property a little. Looked a ton better. Sunday we played with the kids and that was a fun day. Monday we cleaned again. Stay tuned for the pictures of the results of the clean up!

 

Average Home Sold Prices in Ennismore and Smith (Smith Includes Lakefield)

22 GRANDVIEW DR Emily TWP

$279,900

RESIDENTIAL - ANDIMAR ESTATES, PIGEON LAKESIDE COMMUNITY offering fishing, boating & quality living! This is a Gil Sperry built country brick 3+2 bedroom bright spacious bungalow, huge country kitchen with built-in dishwasher, gleaming hardwood floors, oak cupboards & cabinets, garden doors to deck & large private yard with trees fringing the perimeter. Finished lower level which could lend itself to an in-law suite. Includes family room, cozy hearth, another 4pc bath, huge master bedroom 26` x 12`, plus another bright bedroom. Garage, beautiful perennial gardens. 15 minutes to Peterborough or Lindsay. Deeded access to Pigeon Lake.

2566 BENSFORT RD City of Peterborough

 

RESIDENTIAL - Location, Location, Location!. This home is located seconds away from Otonabee River (and boat launch) and a minute from the easy access of Hwy. 115. Lovely clean & bright bungalow on a quiet Peterborough Street. 3 plus 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful kitchen with built-in microwave and dishwasher, dining room with large windows to let in sunlight, and lower level rec room with gas fireplace. Tons of updates done here! 2009 seen new shingles and top of the line gas furnace with heat pump installed. 2008 seen $7,700 spent on interlocking brick and retaining wall. This house is ready for you to move in. Huge bang for your housing buck! (Heating cost $85. per month, P.U.S. $118. per month.

445 Abound Cres

RESIDENTIAL - Attractive open concept 3 bedroom bungalow. This home features 4 pc. bath with tub, built-in dishwasher, large beautiful windows giving the kitchen, living room and dining room nice bright & cheery atmosphere. Basement has rough-in plumbing for 3pc bath, fully wired and waiting for your creativity. Nice little street in Peterborough`s southeast end. Great deck to enjoy, garage entry to house.

5 Minute Tips for Preparing Your Home for Viewing

Obviously, your home should look its best when potential buyers arrive. However, time is not always on your side. There may be times when you have only a few minutes to get things ready. What you do with those minutes can mean the difference between an interested buyer… and one who crosses your home off the list.

Here are some things you can do to help your home look its best in just five minutes or less:

• Put away coats, hats, and shoes. Clean up, especially around the foyer. You don't want clutter to be the first thing a buyer sees.
• Turn on all lights and lamps. A home that is bright looks larger.
• Put on some soft music. Easy listening is the best choice. Don't play rock or jazz music because some people might dislike it. Think elevator music.
• Make sure the toilet lids are down. Even when a washroom is sparkling clean, a raised toilet seat gives the impression – however incorrectly – that things are less than hygienic.
• Relocate the pets. Put pets in the backyard or basement, or at least segregate them in a separate room. Better still, take them away from your home entirely.
• Close the garage doors. Most garages don't look great on the inside.
• Hide the waste bins. Keep them out of sight.
• Wash the dishes. If possible, don't leave them on a drying rack.
• Put them away. Put away personal items. Put family pictures, bills, and other personally identifying information away. You want the buyers to visualize themselves living in your home, not you.
• Open all curtains and blinds. This makes rooms look bigger and brighter, even at night.

Give Buyers the Red Carpet Treatment

Giv

Buckhorn Ontario on Canada Day!

Buckhorn Ontairo is one of the nicest places in Ontario to visit, live or cottage. Here is my great experence my family and I had on Canada Day! Thanks to BCC, Cody Inn and Parks Canada!

 

Peterborough West Animal Hospital

My review!

The Peterborough Lakers vs Six Nations Chiefs

 

Great game to watch, best home game of the year!

Video Blog: Why did my house not sell?

First video blog. Hope you like it!

Government of Ontario passed the 2013 provincial budget INCLUDING OREA’s proposal to amend the Electronic Commerce Act (ECA), 2000

On June 11, the Government of Ontario passed the 2013 provincial budget. Included in the budget is OREA’s proposal to amend the Electronic Commerce Act (ECA), 2000. Once proclaimed, this amendment will give REALTORS® and consumers the confidence to use modern technology that will make transactions more efficient and accessible. Follow the link for OREA’s press release.



Getting the amendment into the budget is a significant accomplishment for OREA and REALTORS®. Every year dozens of organizations lobby the government during pre-budget consultations. This year OREA was one of a very select group of organizations who were successful in their efforts. OREA’s success on electronic signatures speaks to the strong advocacy campaign the association has coordinated over the past year with the help of hard working volunteers from the real estate boards across Ontario.
Of note, the government has included a section along with the amendment that says it will come into force upon proclamation. As a result, electronic agreements of purchase and sale will not benefit from the legal protections of the ECA just yet. This section is meant to give the government time to talk with various stakeholders, including OREA, about any security measures that might be useful to put in place in anticipation of its coming into force.
OREA staff will be working with the government in the coming months to get this important amendment proclaimed into law.
Inspiration for the amendment comes from a private member’s bill introduced jointly by Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi (now Minister of Labour) in May 2012.
OREA thanks Minister Naqvi, MPP Smith and Attorney General John Gerretsen for championing this issue on behalf of REALTORS® and consumers. OREA would also like to thank Minister Sousa and Premier Wynne for including this important amendment in the 2013 Ontario Budget.
After passing the budget the legislature adjourned for the summer until September 9.

- See more at: http://www.oreablog.com/2013/06/realtors-applaud-passage-of-electronic-signature-amendment-as-part-of-ontario-budget/#sthash.Qg5hZHxW.dpuf