Getting the most from a Scugog budget
Decide what you can compromise on. A house on a village lot in Blackstock or Greenbank tends to cost less than the same house in Port Perry but puts you on a well and septic and a longer drive to the grocery store and the hospital. A condominium apartment on the edge of town keeps you within a walk of Queen Street and Palmer Park at the cost of monthly fees and less space. A bungalow that needs a kitchen and a bathroom can be the best value of all if you are willing to live through the work. Ask the Miller team to pull the recent sales for each of these categories so you can see where the ceiling really sits, and get a pre-approval that accounts for a well and septic if you are shopping outside town, since some lenders ask for a water test before they will fund.