Today’s favourite daily listing comes to us from the West End of Guelph. Listed by Greg Wand from Coldwell Banker at $809,900, 19 Park View Cres is a 3+1 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,258 sq.ft, raised bungalow close to all of amenities the west end of Guelph has to offer. Parkview is backing onto Springdale park which is connected to Gateway Public School, perfect for your elementary school aged kids. Now the home in it’s current state isn’t anything special however you have to look beyond what’s there. With new floors, a fresh kitchen, some touch ups here and there it’s truly a great opportunity to make a one of a kind home for your family. We love clients that can see beyond what’s right in front of them. We always ask them to make of list of things you can change in a home versus what you can’t so, let’s do that with this one:
Things you can’t change:
Location - backing onto that park means you’ll never have backyard neighbours
Private yard with mature trees - you can always plant trees however getting a home with mature trees is an overlooked nice to have. Trees/plants take a long time to grow and provide enough privacy like these ones.
General layout of the home - We always say with any amount of money you can do anything to a home however in general you can’t change the fact that this is a raised bungalow.
Quiet neighbourhood - This is not a through street. It’s a quiet crescent and anyone who drives down the street likely lives there.
Things you can change:
Anything cosmetic - from the floors, to the kitchen cupboards, you could even take down a wall if you support it properly. The options are endless!
Add another bathroom. Although it’s on the more advanced side of renos it’s not impossible especially if you give yourself the time to prioritize your renos.
The exterior - exterior work isn’t as expensive as you may think, it’s also not as difficult to try and learn how to do it on your own.
