Trent Hills

[speedfreeksteve]

"I see this year as being on of the best in several years for what will be available"

I hope you are correct..I need to buy something and the wife wont let me buy a sailboat...so I guess its more land

Amazing deals on sailboats (or any boat for that matter) are a dime a dozen in Florida right now. It's really not a big deal to import at all, except for paying GST.

I think there will be alot available this year for sure.. but it still doesn't mean there won't be the usual band of overbidders lurking around.

[Pfm1011]

Im stuck between  these two..

http://www.nationalyachtsales.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?&units=Feet&id=2061859&lang=en&slim=broker&&hosturl=national&&ywo=national&

http://www.nationalyachtsales.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?&units=Feet&id=1800231&lang=en&slim=broker&&hosturl=national&&ywo=national&

These are tough choices

seriously..how sweet is this

http://www.nationalyachtsales.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?&units=Feet&id=2043044&lang=en&slim=broker&&hosturl=national&&ywo=national&

[markymark]

A little too big for christie lake.Wasaga maybe.I like the repo personally.

[26.2]

Local conservation authorities are a real pain but this one is an absolute nightmare to deal with. I think that I would rather walk away from "the deal of the century" rather than to deal with these people. I have not checked to see if any of these properties are regulated because the are basically crap, but if they are regulated (lowlands or part of a floodplain etc) run as fast as you can. You will regret your purchase if you have to deal with this conservation authority.

I think every situation is different.  If the property is near or in flood plain and comes under the conservation regulation, it may still be good.  If the high water mark for a regional storm is fourteen feet...well maybe it is good that no one is allowed to build.  If the area is in marginal flood plain ie one or two feet the Conservation will likely require that any new building be built flood proof to that level.
The Conservation Areas are set up with a staff that deal with day to day stuff and a board usually made up of local political types.  For building permits in flood plain you may  have to go to the board.  However, staff will generally tell you how they think it will go and if they are on your side It should go well. 
All this may mean less interested  bidders.   But check with the staff b4 you bid.  Also there will be some legal stuff to go on title so you don't sue them if you do get flooded out. Another cost to you.
Sometimes when applying for building permits on waterfront properties,  info from the municipality will go to the offices of local conservation authorities for comment. 
I don,t know about the local authorities in this area .  They all have the same mandate but perhaps the staffers there have a problem.

[netpred]

26.2:
I had prepared a detailed reply to your posting but I deleted it before posting it All I will say is good luck to any winners.

[Dave2]

No surprises at bid openings.  Only a small crowd mostly locals who were talkative after bid (it was friday afternoon)
while they waited for their refunds so I picked up more information then you normally do at bid openings.

1 cancelled (not redeemed so not sure why) although it was one of 2 occupied bid sites.

A couple no bids including the one I was not certain if the chicken coop was included and the other MarkyMark said was good for a cattlepond.  If Randy or Bubbles (from trailer park boys) were around maybe they would have bid for the trailer. 

Remainder almost all picked up by adjacent property owners which makes sense.  As some of these checkerboard lots were built on before development controls slapped on, if you can add a 1 -2 acre adjoining lot for less then $10,000 even if it is environmentally controlled to an existing one you will do okay when you resell.  Not a lot of bids which surprised me as I thought with the good weather people would take a country drive. Maybe people are geting smarter about what they are allowed to do.

Highest bids of entire day were for # 5 which is the large lot near water that MarkyMark classified as buildable (tableland) if zoning could be changed because the township ever takes over the private road. (People have apparently been waiting for 40 years.)     It is to rear of some smaller lots but in conjunction with them would allow someone to build without worrying about setbacks and be right across the road from the common river access point and has an unopened road allowance to the rear possibily giving potential serverance potential in future. 

MPAC data was incorrect because the metric and imperial measurements don't add up so actual size maybe over 2 acres.  That was the wild card here but in either case the lot is usable if zoning issues can be resolved. The winner will need to do a survey to see exactly what he or she bought. 

The two top bids were over $20,000 which is believable if someone was prepared to gamble and wait.   The interesting point was the closeness of the two bids;   $20,100 and $20,050 only $50 separated them. 

Some one is feeling lucky and someone is really pissed off.

Dave2

Dave2

[netpred]

Thanks for the info.

My first reaction on #5 is holy crap. My second reaction is I wonder who is feeling pissed off, the person who came in second or the winner?

I saw these lots and considered putting in a bid at or near the minimum on the one across from the water as a long term gamble but decided that it wasn't worth the money. I can maybe understand a neighbour bidding, but this lot only had one neighbouring property with a structure on it. I don't think that you would get 20K on MLS. Stunned, absolutely stunned.

Again, thanks for the info.

[markymark]

No surprises at bid openings.  Only a small crowd mostly locals who were talkative after bid (it was friday afternoon)
while they waited for their refunds so I picked up more information then you normally do at bid openings.

1 cancelled (not redeemed so not sure why) although it was one of 2 occupied bid sites.

A couple no bids including the one I was not certain if the chicken coop was included and the other MarkyMark said was good for a cattlepond.  If Randy or Bubbles (from trailer park boys) were around maybe they would have bid for the trailer. 

Remainder almost all picked up by adjacent property owners which makes sense.  As some of these checkerboard lots were built on before development controls slapped on, if you can add a 1 -2 acre adjoining lot for less then $10,000 even if it is environmentally controlled to an existing one you will do okay when you resell.  Not a lot of bids which surprised me as I thought with the good weather people would take a country drive. Maybe people are geting smarter about what they are allowed to do.

Highest bids of entire day were for # 5 which is the large lot near water that MarkyMark classified as buildable (tableland) if zoning could be changed because the township ever takes over the private road. (People have apparently been waiting for 40 years.)     It is to rear of some smaller lots but in conjunction with them would allow someone to build without worrying about setbacks and be right across the road from the common river access point and has an unopened road allowance to the rear possibily giving potential serverance potential in future. 

MPAC data was incorrect because the metric and imperial measurements don't add up so actual size maybe over 2 acres.  That was the wild card here but in either case the lot is usable if zoning issues can be resolved. The winner will need to do a survey to see exactly what he or she bought. 

The two top bids were over $20,000 which is believable if someone was prepared to gamble and wait.   The interesting point was the closeness of the two bids;   $20,100 and $20,050 only $50 separated them. 

Some one is feeling lucky and someone is really pissed off.

Dave2

Dave2

Thanks Dave2
I expected those results as everything lead me to believe any bid would be in competition with the neighbour , ie.dead end.