3 bedroom homes in Scugog

Do not treat the count as a size. A three-bedroom bungalow on the Port Perry streets south of Queen can sit on a lot with enough depth for a second garage, with the basement adding a fourth room that was never counted. A three-bedroom semi on the town's newer west side is compact, garage for one car, yard fenced, and suits a first purchase. A three-bedroom raised bungalow near Utica or Epsom may include a workshop, a paddock and a long gravel drive, and its heating bill will be a bigger number than the house suggests. A three-bedroom cottage in Caesarea might be seasonal in construction even if it has been used year round, so ask about insulation, the water line's depth and whether the road is ploughed. Read the lot size and the square footage next to the count.

First-time buyers and downsizers make up most of this page, and both groups should look at the same short list. In Port Perry, confirm the age of shingles, furnace and windows, ask about any water in the basement over the years, and find out whether the house sits inside the downtown heritage district, which reportedly governs exterior changes. On rural lots, the well record, a bacteria test on the water and a septic report are the three conditions worth writing into any offer, along with the location of the septic bed relative to any addition you plan. For cottages, confirm the shoreline is deeded rather than road allowance, since Lake Scugog's shore includes original shore road allowances in places, reportedly, that the township can sell to the adjoining owner but that are not automatically yours.