On November 17th, 2012 Jacquie and I purchased the above home in Brockville that we are thinking will be our retirement home.
Since we took our jobs in Iqaluit, it has always been our plan to stay here for a period of time and then move back to Brockville to (semi) retire. Our goal was that sometime while we were in Iqaluit we would find our dream retirement home and purchase it.
There were a number of things that we wanted to see in our dream home. Such as a nicely sized fenced backyard for our dogs, a large kitchen, an office, at least 2 bedrooms, 2 bath and a garage. Ideally we would like a bit of a separate area for family and guests when they came to visit.
Interestingly, we had driven by 7 Broadway many times, as we lived just up the street. We had even,at one time made some inquiries as to the asking price. The property did have many of the features that we were looking for however, seemed a little out of our affordability range so we forgot about it. Then, one of the people I work with at the Nunavut Housing Corporation met the son of the real estate agent, that was trying to sell 7 Broadway, in Montreal. She said that her friends mom said to say hi.
So, Monica (the real estate agent) Jacquie and I started to chat a little on facebook. She asked if we were still interested in 7 Broadway. We let her know that we liked the house, from what we saw of it from the outside and from the listing pictures of the inside, however felt it was a little out of our price range. After much discussion, Monica, the vendor, Jacquie and I were able to craft an offer that satisfied everyone and we soon became proud owners of a new home. Interestingly, we purchased the home without actually touring it. We did infringe on the good nature of our friends, Randy and Dean having both of them go through the property on our behalf and give a report. The feedback was positive, so on with the purchase we went.
Jacquie and I flew back to Brockville from November 12 - 15 to sign all of the paperwork and finalize the financing. And low and behold on November 17th, we became proud owners of a new home in Brockville.
The other advantage of the home is the vendor needed a place to stay and since her husband designed and built the home, she was very interested in remaining in the home. Part of the overall purchase arrangement was that she would lease the home for 2 years with an option for a 3rd year. This fits into our plans perfectly and allows someone who has pride in the home to look after it for us while we are up north.
Since we have owned the home, we turned the 2 piece bathroom and separate laundry room in the lower level into a large laundry-room, three pice bath with a shower. Also we are having a kitchentte installed in the lower rec-room, which has been turned into a bachelor's apartment so Jacquie and I have a place to stay when we are visiting Brockville. We enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of our many friends and want to thank Randy and Liczy, Dean and Bonnie and Joe and Veena for giving us a place to stay while we did visit during our first year up north - your kindness is very much appreciated. We are happy to have our little apartment and actually have a little extra bedroom for guests. Harry and Flavio were our first guests in our new digs.
Our goal is to get out of Iqaluit back to Brockville 3 or 4 times per year. We expect and hope that family and friends will come to visit us in our new home.
Below are a few pictures of the new home:
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