Two days ago, a reader sent in the listing for this 4+1 bedroom, 3 bathrooms duplex on a 40 x 98.75 foot lot.

She pointed out that the sign out front read 'RENOVATED' which......really!?!

Renovated how?

It's a good house but by renovated, does it mean new box store bathroom sinks and new floors in the basement?  Because that is all that I am really seeing that is renovated.  Oh!  And a new mailbox.  That thing is SHINY!

But I think the person who would buy this house would want to turn it into a single family home so 'renovated' doesn't really matter.  More and more houses in this neighbourhood are going back to single family homes from duplexes and this is a great house on a good lot.

Though the  neighbours' driveways and garage aren't the best...

You could always line the driveway with cedars so you didn't have too look at them.

But then you wouldn't be able to admire that old RX7!!!

This house doesn't have a deep lot but it is wide.  And once renovated, this could be a large 4 bedroom house in a great neighbourhood.

It was listed at $1,099,000.

It sold in 5 days....

For $1,345,000.

I thought this house was going over...

But that price makes the gutter that sold for $1,050,000 at 173 Westminster Avenue around the corner seem like a STEAL!!!

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