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yes, 447.9K for that house ... and it would need a few thousand in cosmetic upgrades, if it passed home inspection.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Sep 14 '10, 11:15

And who knows how much asbestos it contains.

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WHOA. That looks like a very nice house, but... not *that* nice. (what's the exchange rate these days?) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 11:22 9
- Close enough to 1:1 to think of it as 1:1. (Today it's US$1 = CAN$1.02.) -- nm - mara Sep 14, 11:23 8
  - Then, yikes. - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 11:25 7
    - Well, yours is in Alaska. Kind of has an affect on the value. -- nm - mara Sep 14, 11:26 3
      - (effect) -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:31
      - aka "the American Canada". -- nm - TFox Sep 14, 11:27 1
        
        I thought Canada was The American Canada? (nm) - musubi Sep 14, 11:29
    - It needs a few thousand (by which I mean tens of thousands) of dollars in renos. - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:26 2
      - Hmm. That would be fun! - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 11:28 1
        
        I don't enjoy that kind of work. :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:39
Is that on your crazy private island? Beachfront? - musubi Sep 14, 11:19 3
- no, it's just victoria. It's about two blocks from where I live now. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:19 2
  - It honestly doesn't look bad. But it seems awful small for that asking price. - musubi Sep 14, 11:23 1
    - actually, most houses that size in my area would sell for $500K+, so ... there's something wrong with this one, and I think it's that basement. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:24
i don't understand why Canada has such crazy house prices. -- nm - TFox Sep 14, 11:17 4
- My house is worth almost twice what I aid for it 6 years ago...it is crazy. -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:31
- Rapidly becoming one of the most urbanized countries in the world (if not already), few major cities, generally strong middle class still remaining... - Name Withheld by Request Sep 14, 11:24
- well, victoria's high because it's on the south end of Vancouver Island and it's surrounded by mountains and water. - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:20
- our bubble never popped. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:20
You should rent it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:17
Is that in Pesos? -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 11:17 9
- No, Canadian dollars. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:17 8
  - Is that normal for a house that size? That seems wickedly overpriced relative to what I'd pay here in the US for a house that size - oblique Sep 14, 11:18 7
    - it's the low end of high. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:19 6
      - is it because you're running low on land up there? or wood and other building materials? - TFox Sep 14, 11:20 5
        
        Running low on land? L4 -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:21 4
        
        we have lots of land. What we don't have lots of is land close to major cities. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:22 3
        
        Use that powerful Canadian dollar and make more major cities! -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:29 2
        
        Metropolitian Moose Jaw.... -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 14, 11:33 1
        
        "Soon to be a suburb of Calgary" -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:34

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