58 Mount Royal Avenue - HILLCREST

So....the front porch of this house is slippery.

That is the first thing I noticed when I looked at the listing photos for this 3+1 bedroom, 2 bathroom house.

And it needs to be painted. When you get inside, you see that the floors are getting old and the fridge is too big for the kitchen. The kitchen isn't fancy but it is fine. The dining room has nice built-ins but that doesn't leave a lot of room for stools at the island which makes the corners not very child friendly. The back door is old but the rest of the windows look new.

I do like the feel of the front hall. There is room for a table for keys and mail and I like the bannister.

The master bedroom has the bed against the fireplace (!?!) but it doesn't look like it could go on the other wall because of what looks like is the ceiling top of the stairs. That is strange for a house that apparently sits on a 29.58 x 145 foot lot. How could they not have made the stairs work without taking up space in the room above!?!

There doesn't seem to be any closet space in any of the bedrooms and there are no photos of the upstairs washroom. That is not a good sign.

The basement is good with high ceilings and a bathroom but doesn't that devil painting scare the crap out of the kids!?!

It scares me.

This house has potential but it also needs a lot of work. Stuff that needs to be done sooner rather than later and it is all stuff that can add up.

The semi around the corner at 46 Alberta Avenue that was listed in May and sold for $950,000 was also a little rough around the edges but it had more space and way more potential.

So, with a price tag of $879,000, I don't think this house will sell right away.

It does have the finished basement which I can't remember if Alberta had or not.

But I still think it is priced too high.

I think this house will sell for closer to $839,000...TOPS.

It's the staircase thing.