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Off Topic / Homebuilder, or thinking of building your own new home?

« on: August 24, 2023, 01:21:51 AM »

  If anyone reading this postaing is a Homebuilder, or thinking of building your own new home, you might want to take a look at at this: go to the home page of GoFundMe.com, search at the top LH corner for Peter Wellington, and have a read. I will be upfront: this is my project, the culmination of almost 3 decades of trying to figure how to build a top quality house quickly. I am now in the fundraising stage, so it's all new to me.

  Wish me luck, and I would be grateful if the members, and any readers, would spread the word on social media sites. If anyone wants to contact me, there is an email link at the bottom of the campaign page.

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General / minimum bid set much higher than assessed value

« on: June 08, 2023, 01:53:31 AM »

  Can anyone inform me as to the legality of a municipality posting a tax sale property that  is assessed at, say, $12,880.63, and setting the minimum bid at $190,000? Are they allowed, or required, to set the bid at, or near, current market value?

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General / Re: Tiny Toronto Tax Sale Property Comes On The Market

« on: March 03, 2022, 02:54:45 AM »

  The answer is in the CTV story, all you have to do is read it.

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Off Topic / Is any member is selling a SW ontario factory, of up to 40,000sf, with acreage??

« on: June 10, 2021, 04:43:02 PM »

  If any member is selling a SW ontario factory, of 20,000sf - 40,000sf, with acreage, I am searching for such, with possession in early 2022. Need clear height of 16' or more.

  Thank you.

  ErnestBidder

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Property Information / Re: Sign of the times

« on: November 26, 2020, 02:43:46 AM »

  I have no sensible reply, but there is a dearth of postings, so I decided to login and say Hi to everyone, and to express my hope that all stay safe until this is over, if ever; I think it's going to be a long, hard road. Heard one doctor on 640 AM, last Friday, and he was angry at the lack of thought by everyone (who is supposed to be) in chargej; he no longer works as a physician, but one thing he mentioned is that they should be putting all Covid patients in one, or more,  hospitals, and putting regular patients in hospitals where Covid patients are barred, letting a large number of patients go forward with operations, etc.

  Finally, someone with brain cells!

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General / Re: RUN RUN RUN Simcoe

« on: April 07, 2019, 01:46:40 AM »

  Everyone on this board, member or visitor, owes you a beer, at least, and let your liver beware.  Thank you.

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General Discussion / Re: Municipalities, pain in the ass

« on: January 19, 2019, 01:36:56 AM »

  Welcome back, Bee.

  I think I would call them, and ask, very nicely, how one goes about filing a freedom of information application. I think that would get their attention, and indicate your DFWM attitude.

  Good luck, and keep us informed.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy Holiday Season

« on: December 26, 2018, 01:52:48 AM »

 Amen to that, & best wishes to all for 2019.

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General Discussion / 138 Lakeshore Dr., Wheatley

« on: September 18, 2018, 12:25:50 AM »

  138 Lakeshore Dr., Wheatley looks like it could be a nice win for someone within travelling distance. No one is posting, so Dave2 must be holding his continuous beer bashes again!

  :>))

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Off Topic / Re: Is this website in the doldrums??

« on: May 22, 2018, 11:36:53 PM »

Paris:

  Actually, BW uses a picture of Frank. but it's an old poicture, so I had to add some age to it.

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Off Topic / Re: Is this website in the doldrums??

« on: May 22, 2018, 01:37:54 AM »

Frank:

  Is Curtis, aka guy from the hills, also the guy from the Mountain? I thought he fell off a cliff. It may not have been Apsley, but I believe it was up around that area; this would be 8 or 10 years ago, perhaps a bit more. What with all of Dave's beer, you may not still have it in memory. As far as the picture goes, I did a mental adjustment for time that has passed.

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New York State / Upcoming auctions by the public administrator queens county NY

« on: May 19, 2018, 12:47:31 AM »

  Here's the URL, and you can subscribe. Explore the site; it is interesting.

http://www.queenscountypa.com/upcoming-auctions/

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Off Topic / Re: Is this website in the doldrums??

« on: May 18, 2018, 06:07:37 PM »

  So that's a win/lose, and then, not too long thereafter, a WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN situation. right?

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Off Topic / Is this website in the doldrums??

« on: May 18, 2018, 12:09:54 AM »

  Logging on, this morning, I thought this website was in the doldrums, but then I see, at the bottom of the main page, a high of 251 viewers, all at the same time, today! That's a lot of people. If we were all in the same coffee shop, at the same time, you wouldn't be able to hear yourself think. And yet no new postings, day after day.  One can post almost anything on this site, as there are a number of areas where you can look at other provinces, US tax sales, leave us a note about your cat, or your weasel (of a neighbour), or your toenail. There will be someone out there who will be interested. Tell us about your sad or happy experience in buying or selling property. Tell us how you became independently wealthy almost over night, Dave2. Tell us how you lost your shirt, and are too cold to post until at least 3 pm, Frank.

  Incidently, Frank, you mentioned, in a post about 6 or 8 years ago, that you had not had personal contact with any board members at that time. Unbeknownst to you, I saw you just minutes before a tax sale bids opening in, I think, Apsley, and recognized you instantly, from your picture on this site, but was overtaken by a bout of shyness, and, later, after the opening was finished, I could not find you. Ships in the night.

  This board has everything: opportunities to make money, or go broke, mystery, romance (possibly), love, hate, (both sure things), Drama (you always spell Drama with a capital D), suspense, joy, tears, excitement, history-making legal cases, advice, bad advice, spelling mistakes, it has it all!  BUT we cannot go forward unless we make an effort to post, now and then. And you can do this in the provacy (See? I told you!) of your home, in Timmy's, in the pub, and even (heaven forfend) in the bathroom, but please keep the last part to yourself.

  As Mickey Roonie used to say, waddya say folks? We got a free barn, shall we put on a play?

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General / Re: I was wondering what happened in the last Quinte West taxsale and had an idea

« on: May 01, 2018, 08:09:21 PM »

  Seriously, are the results not available from the municipality?