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Bravo on the out-of-the-box thinking. Nice to see someone make such an opportunity happen, showing others that status quo need not be adhered to. I once seriou
by ctdonath 11y ago
Bravo on the out-of-the-box thinking. Nice to see someone make such an opportunity happen, showing others that status quo need not be adhered to.
I once seriously considered buying a defunct health club for the same domestic purpose. Adapting the locker rooms seemed the most daunting aspect, but the 3-lane full-length indoor pool was awful tempting.
Notice how far out the family had to go to make it work: fully insulating walls, wood heat, and a large garden among other factors.
- slantyyz 11y ago>> Notice how far out the family had to go to make it work: fully insulating walls, wood heat, and a large garden among other factors. On the plus side, I'm guessing that the sale of their Toronto home left them with a lot of budget to do that work though. IIRC, the average selling price of a home in Toronto is floating around $1M these days, and the school cost "only" $190K.
- the_unknown 11y agoAnd not just any part of Toronto - High Park. They were pretty well off to start with going with that as the base. Good for them on using their money to fund a great learning/growing experience for their kids.
- pyre 11y agoYou're both assuming that their mortgage was paid off or that they owned the house outright.
- jacquesm 11y agoI lived two streets down from there. High Park has both very posh houses and not-so-posh (as in: derelict) ones, it's very much a mixed bag there, especially on the North-East side.