RE: Thinking of moving in a year

[fivegonefishing]

 
OK, I know this is really o/t however, for a lot of different reasons we will need to move in about a year or so.  With the size of house we will need vs. the cost of houses in the city we currently live, we will have to move a bit from Toronto, the question is how far?  My job is pretty flexible however DH s job is not so.  He works long hours and we don t want to be too far from it, his benefits plan is pretty nice so we ed like him to try and stay there.  Anyone else been through this and have any words of wisdom?
 
 Tammy[]

[Gatsmommy]

 fivegonefishing
We ended up moving to a diffrent state for several reasons but housing costs was one of them, Luckily DH was able to stay with the same company. He was working from home before, but it was not secure enough for us to move too far out from the city we were in (to affordable area s). My best advice is to really start scouring the housing market where you are and the area s you think you want to move too now. If you can get a feel of what costs are you can mabey watch for good loan rates, and also have time to work you re finaces around a little.
 
 Good Luck
 

[birol]

 fivegonefishing
tammy,
 
 When I was working for IBM (Eglinton, Don Mills), we were living at Shephard and Morningside. It was an acceptable drive.
 
 Then we found out about the crime and decided to move. After a year of moving to Scarborough and 20,000 C$ later, we moved to Whitby. The prices were really really cheap compared to Scarborough. My commute was little bit too much to IBM, but it was managable, I didn t look forward to it, but, hey .... it was sort of ok.
 
 If your husband works at Scarborough, I think half an hour on Highway 7 would put him nicely into Scarborough, maybe 45 minutes to 404. Not more, and this is at rush hour.
 
 Are we happy that we are living here, yup, safe, it was cheap when we moved and people are nice.
 
 Any questions, you know my e-mail addy []
 
 

[kathybrj]

 fivegonefishing
We moved last May for a few different reasons. The school district in our old city was horrendous and the tuition at the private school our kids attended was going very high- and the school only went to eighth grade. DH was no longer happy working 3rd shift, sitting behind a computer. He wanted back out, in the field, working telephone switch issues. He is also on 24/7 call out and, where we were living, it was an hour ride just to pick up the work trck and head out on a call out.
 
 So we moved about 30 minutes from our old home, into a new county and school district. The public schools here are fantastic, DH is a 16 minute ride to work and the taxes are much lower where we are. Since I only work seasonally doing taxes, I can pretty much get into a tax prep office locally, and did this year.
 
 The housing market in our new town is in much better shape than in our old city. We feel we will be able to make a nice profit on our current home, when we go to sell. The move happened at a good time for the kids- neither was in high school yet and they were able to adapt to their new schools well.
 
 I guess you need to look at your overall situation- look down the road years from now. What benefits would there be in moving vs. the drawbacks. We actually listed things out and decided to take the leap and go for it.
 
 Good luck!

[luvourjayco]

 fivegonefishing
Tammy thats rough. I hate moving. Have done the long distance thing and except for dh (I met him after that move!!)  I would never do it again. Any property in the bedroom area of the big smoke is getting really pricey. A lot of folks this end commute but you couldn t pay me enough to do it.  I think I would scout out some of the little village type areas around your dh s work and go from there. Good luck with the search. Hopefully it will go as well as your hunt for the hybrid.

[fivegonefishing]

 fivegonefishing
For those familar with the southern Ontario we are looking as far east as Whitby, north to NewMarket and west to Oakville.  I d like Orangeville but to far away and too much money.  It really is up in the air now.
 
 I think the property taxes are actually cheaper in Toronto than in other places but, I don t feel we get the service that those in the outlying areas do.  We were at first thinking of a very rural setting but decided e need to be close to schools, have a city with public transit and close shopping.  We really need space to store the bunkhouse and hopefully a back yard big enough to have an ice rink in the winter.
 
 There are a few houses that meet our needs in New Market right now, I sure do hope the market stays where it is a year from now!
 
 

[Gamecock Camper]

 fivegonefishing
Tammy,
 
 Even though I live in South Carolina, I have many relatives in Canada.  Both my mother and father were born in Montreal.  After they married they decided to move to the USA......  I have Uncles and Aunts and cousins all over Canada.  I don t know Toronto too well, but I used to have relatives in Guelph, Ontario.  When I worked as a consultant one of my customers was Cooperators Insurance Company in Guelph.  It was a very pretty and friendly little town.  If I remember right, it was about 45 minutes from the airport in Toronto to Guelph.  One of my great uncles and great aunts lived there.  When I found out that I would be travelling to Guelph I asked my mother if we had any relatives in Guelph, and was surprised that we did.  I brought my Aunt and Uncle s phone number with me and called them.....  they welcomed me with open arms and fed me every night.  They were so very nice and so excited to meet me. I received the grand tour of the town and was impressed.   They were excited to meet me because they knew my Grandmother on my mother s side so well.  I guess you would have to know my grandmother (from Montreal) as she (now passed away) was such a beautiful person.  I ll always have good memories of Guelph.  I remember staying at the hotel accross from the bus station.  There was a university in the town and a 9 hole golf course.  I don t know if that is even in the area you are looking at, but if it is, then you might want to include it in your search.  Good luck.

[fivegonefishing]

 Gamecock Camper

 

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 I don t know if that is even in the area you are looking at, but if it is, then you might want to include it in your search.  Good luck.
 

 Actually, Guelph was one of our first choices, it is a beautiful city with all the amenities we desire the only down fall is DH s work, it would be 1.5 hours commute[&:] We also pondered Cambridge, London, St. Catherines; all beautiful cities but DH needs to be reasonably close to north Scarborough (east Toronto).

[birol]

 fivegonefishing
Tammy, I would not want to commute from Guelph to Scarborough .....
 
 When I was commuting to Brampton from Whitby, it was a nightmare, every day.  When I was layed off, in a way I was happy. I was spending so much on gas, sometimes on 407 and had virtually no time to spend with my family.
 
 Did you consider Port Perry ? Very nice houses, big lots ........Little bit farther away from Whitby, but a lot cehaper and bigger lots. Uxbridge is also a very cute town.
 
 Good luck with your search ....