House for sale in Brampton ($430K)

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Detached two-storey house in Brampton for sale.

Location
Address: 266 Fernforest Dr, Brampton, Ontario.
The main intersection: Bovaird Dr. East / Bramalea Rd., Brampton, Ontario.
MLS area - W24.


Price
$429,000.
A little bit reduced.
Previously the house was for sale for 449K.

The owners are already moved out so are paying two mortgages now. That means they would be very flexible in case of any (of course reasonable preferably) offer.


Footage
Approximately 2500 sq.feet (250 sq.m.), plus finished basement which is usually not included into declared house size.


House Age
Near 12-15 year.

New roof in 2007th.

Everything looks very nice.


Property Type
Detached 2-storey house with finished basement.
2-car garage.


Lot Size
41 x 110 feet (12 х 33 metres).


Kitchen and Appliances
The best impression.

Everything looks like new.
If move-in date is tomorrow I think you wouldn't even do any cleaning.
Nobody lives in the house now so I guess a complete cleaning was done at the time of moving out. Everything just shines.


Main Rooms

All the rooms are big, light and spacious.
Not comparable to other houses (at the same price range) located at other areas of Toronto suburbs.

Hardwood floor are everywhere on the first floor.


Bedrooms
Master bedroom has very unusual panoramic windows that make a kind of semicircle on the wall (right on perimeter of the house which is non-rectangular).

Also there are many windows in a bedroom that faces to driveway but that one can be considered as a game room, not bedroom. But it depends on your requirements..


Basement
The basement is finished and well-done.I cannot say it is too light (it is hard to modify when the house is already constructed) but being there is absolutely comfortable.
No strange smells.

Driveway
The driveway is for 4 cars.
It looks inconvenient that the house is located at Fernforest Dr which is actually very busy.
So driving out of driveway becomes a problem and often can be a dangerous action.

Backyard
The backyard is pretty standard, contains nice deck.
Faces to neighbors so there is no special privacy.


Area
The area is very Indian.
Turbans and saris are everywhere - on streets, stores and children playgrounds.
Wind brings smell of curry.

So all the attributes of Indian culture is here.


Schools
Across the street - Father Michael J. McGivney Catholic School.


Parks
Within 5-10 minutes of walking you can reach Upwood Park and Sandringham Park.

Shopping
5-10 minutes of driving.


Public Transit
Highway 410 is in 5 minutes of driving.
Local Brampton buses are on Bramalea, Bovaird, Dixie and Sandalwood which are in 5-10 minutes of walk.


Property Tax
$3830 in 2008.


Pros
The house is big, light and pleasant.


Cons
The area is a bit far from Toronto so you may experience troubles with commuting if work there.
Not really multicultural neighborhood.


Resume
It is really hard to say...
My personal opinion about the property - 7 out of 10.


Technical Details
Living room: 4.18 m x 3.29 m
Dining room: 4 m x 2.90 m

Kitchen: 6.10 m x 3.96 m
Family room: 4.46 m x 3.29 m
Master bedroom: 5.31 m x 4.31 m
Bedroom 2: 5.28 m x 4.14 m
Bedroom 3: 3.28 m x 3.20 m
Bedroom 4: 3.21 m x 2.94 m

House for sale in Brampton ($440K)

Detached two storey house for sale in Brampton, Ontario.

Location
Address: 28 Panorama Cres, Brampton, Ontario
The major intersection - Bovaird Dr. East / Bramalea Rd., Brampton, Ontario.
MLS Area - W24.


Price
$439,900.
An audacious price taking in consideration the common trend of price reducing plus historically Brampton has lower than average prices comparing to other GTA areas.

Footage
2500 sq.feet (250 sq.m), plus finished basement.

House Age
Near 25 year.

Property Type
A detached two-storey house that has a basement completely renovated for renting purposes (with a separate entrance). There is another separate entrance for one more tenant that can occupy a part of the first (main) floor.

Two cars garage.

Lot Size
42 x 140 feet (13 х 42 metres).
The lot is big enough, but not rectangular as usually - it is slightly dilative to backyard.

Kitchen and Appliances
Enough room,
looks good but pretty standard.

Central air conditioner unit is broken (air pipes are ok according to the real estate agent) so it would require your attention.

Main Rooms
Although relatively large house, it looks not enough rooms here.

That may look so because of part of the house (I mean the main floor) is re-done to make a separate entrance for tenants (there are one bedroom, washroom and laundry room dedicated for that). No owner/tenants day-to-day crossing, everyone uses his/her own entrance.

However anyway the rest of the house (owner's part) looks spacious enough because most of the renovating job done in a smart way, and also the house is really bigger than average by its size.


Bedrooms
There are four bedrooms on the second floor, one more at the basement (for tenants) and another one on the main floor (redone part of the house dedicated to another tenant).


Basement
The basement is completely re-built for renting out.
There is a permission from municipality (city of Brampton).
A separate entrance from south side of the house.
The basement contains kitchen, washroom, bedroom and pretty large living room.
There is also a gas fireplace but it seems not functional.


Driveway
4 cars driveway here.


Backyard
I wouldn't say the backyard is so big as you could expect from so large house.
It faces to neighbors so there is no feeling of any kind of solitariness.


Area
Brampton as you may know is a little India in Canada.
So this area is mostly occupied by emigrants from this country.


Schools
The nearest schools - Calderstone Middle School, Red Willow Public School, Thorndale Public School, Chinguacousy Secondary School.

Parks
There is a lake in two minutes of walking (Professor's Lake), and a park near by.
Enough place to walk.

Shopping
No major stores within walking distance.
10-15 minutes of driving however will help you.

Public Transit
Highway 410 is located within 5 minutes of driving (actually - the best distance ever: it is close enough but you don't hear the noise and your air is not a highway air).
Local Brampton buses are in 5 minutes walk (on Bramalea and Bovaird).

Property Tax
$3800 in year of 2008.


Pros
The house is big.

You can rent out a part of the property to two families and earn additionally $800-900 for the basement and $400-500 for the part of main floor.
A beautiful lake is near by.
Windows are changed at 2008.

Cons
A noise on backyard from a busy street (Bovaird Rd).
Central air conditioner is not working.
No really multiculturalism (there is one dominated culture).

Resume
The price is not so low for the house a) in Brampton, b) on highway.
Also you may be not happy to live in another culture neighborhood.
However the house itself is spacious and it looks it has enough room and rooms.
My opinion - 5 out of 10.


Technical Details
Kitchen: 7.01 m x 3.66 m
Living room: 5.79 m x 3.66 m
Family room: 6.10 m x 3.66 m
Dining room: 3.81 m x 3.66 m
Master bedroom: 6.40 m x 3.66 m
Bedroom 2: 4.57 m x 3.35 m
Bedroom 3: 4.88 m x 3.35 m
Bedroom 4: 3.66 m x 3.51 m
Family room in basement: 6.10 m x 3.66 m
Kitchen in basement: 5.35 m x 3.33 m