3 bedroom homes in Brock

A three-bedroom bungalow in Beaverton is the township's classic starter and downsizer house: municipal water and sewer, a wide lot, a garage added later, the harbour and Ethel Park within a walk. A three-bedroom semi or two-storey on the newer streets of Beaverton or Cannington is smaller on the ground but newer in its systems, with Tarion coverage possibly still running. A three-bedroom raised bungalow on a concession near Sunderland or Wilfrid gives you land, a shop and a lower level to finish, along with a well to test, a septic to maintain and a heating bill to respect. A three-bedroom cottage on Lake Simcoe may be a solid four-season house or a seasonal building with a furnace bolted on, and the difference shows in the foundation, the water line and the insulation. Check lot size and year built beside the count.

In the villages, the list is short: roof age, furnace age, window age, any history of a wet basement, whether the electrical service has been updated from sixty amps, and for older houses in Cannington's core, whether any heritage designation applies, reportedly. On rural lots, the well log, a water potability result and a septic report belong in every offer, along with a look at the fuel tank if the house is oil-heated. For lakeside cottages, make sure the shore frontage is part of the deed rather than a road allowance, ask the LSRCA, the conservation authority for Lake Simcoe, whether its regulated area covers the property, and find out how the water intake and the septic behave in winter. Financing a seasonal building can also differ from financing a year-round house, so tell your lender early.