As anyone who has ever moved knows, moving sucks. So we deeply respect anyone who moves into a place and then just never leaves.
The owner of 8 Graylee Ave. did just that (winning) and, as a result, can now say they have been the only owner of this three-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Scarborough.
But it’s time for owner number two, and this detached house is definitely a catch, even if it’s listed “as is.”
The living room.
First off, it’s listed at $798,800, which is well below the average detached house price of $1.2 million in this neighbourhood. Second, since it’s only ever had one owner, you only have to deal with one person’s choices when it comes to what they’ve done with the house.
A bedroom.
That means you don’t need to strip off eight layers of paint on the doors and window trim. You won’t need to spend the better part of a week steaming off 13 layers of questionable wallpaper or take down a wall only to discover that there’s another wall right behind it for reasons you can’t fathom.
Another bedroom.
8 Graylee Ave. is dated and very much a relic of the era it was bought in (likely the ’70s), but it’s got great potential.
The listing notes there’s hardwood floor under the carpet.
Sure, you’re going to have to rip up the red carpet in the living room, but instead of finding several layers of linoleum under it, you’ll be treated with oak hardwood floors that likely haven’t been refinished into within a centimetre of its useful life.
The kitchen.
And more importantly, the general bones of the house are good.
The sunroom and dining room.
The principal rooms are bright and well-sized.
Hand painted cabinets in the kitchen add charm.
The kitchen needs to be updated, but there’s enough room for a dining banquet in there, so you have space to play with.
The sunroom opens to the backyard.
There’s a sunroom extension on the house, giving you more living space.
A bedroom.
The bedrooms upstairs are bright and the size you’d expect for an older house like this.
The bathroom.
There is only one bathroom, which is not ideal, but a second could most certainly be added.
The basement recreation room.
The basement is finished and boasts a recreation room and one bedroom. There’s also a separate entrance to the basement, so it could be easily converted into a rental unit.
The backyard.
The property is also big enough, 40 by 124 feet, that if you didn’t want to save this house, you could build a substantial house on it.
A bedroom.
Even more of a bonus is the fact that 8 Graylee Ave. backs onto a park, so you have no backyard neighbours.
The back of the house.
It’s really not hard to see why the current owners never left, and at a listing price like that, we wouldn’t be surprised if 8 Graylee Ave. gets snapped up soon.
