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A Note to International Visitors:
On this website the term "country"
is used to mean "rural". If you are looking
for information about emigrating to the country Canada, please visit this site. |
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LIVING THE DREAM
If you have ever dreamed of moving to the country, there is some good news. Property
in many rural locations is very affordable, and life out here can be even better
than you have imagined.
Still, there are a few things you should know before you load up the moving van
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Stirling, Ontario
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| The country has a wide range of lifestyle options, from quiet
village life, to backwoods retreats, to serene waterfront,
to working your own land. |
Stirling, Ontario Fall Fair |
| We hope that this site will offer you the information you
need as you consider your move to the country. |
Moira Lake, Madoc, Ontario
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While some of the information on this website relates specifically to the community in which we live, you will find many similarities in other rural areas.
Feel free to write to us if you have any comments or suggestions. |
A Misty Sunrise, Centre Hastings, Ontario |
AN INVITATION
Do you have a story to tell about your move from the city to a country property? If so, please send it along, with your permission to use it, and we will share it with others on this site! |
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NEW SECTION - FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
| Please join us Friday, December 11 at 4:30 at the Picton United Church for a candlelight vigil and walk for the earth in support of strong action on climate change in Copenhagen. We will take a short walk down Main Street and help to show the world Canada does care!
See the full Event Notice. |
Our neighbours have recently installed a methane digester that will produce enough electricity to power 400 homes.
See the full article here. |
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This site is maintained by the wife-and-husband team of Tana and Bob Foster, who live north of Belleville, Ontario, Canada, about 2 hours east of Toronto.
Great Grey Owl - I took this picture less
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Bob left Toronto to "move to the country" back in 1976, and, apart from a brief time in Germany, he has spent all of his time on rural properties, including both farms and waterfront.
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Bob is now a qualified real estate sales representative, working with the Century 21 team in the beautiful Quinte region of Ontario, Canada. We hope that you enjoy the tips and anecotes on this website that he developed several years ago, and he would invite you to call him if he can be of further assistance.
Bob Foster
Sales Representative for
Century 21 Lanthorn RE Ltd. Brokerage
in Belleville, Ontario.
Cell: 613 921 3933
Office: 613 967 2100
Website: yourhomeinquinte.com
Email: bob.foster@century21.ca
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***Note***
The opinions expressed on this website are those of the authors. It is best to gather information from several sources before making a decision to purchase rural property, and this website does not purport to discuss all the issues that might arise. This information is provided on a "use at your own risk" basis and the authors assume no liability for subsequent use of the information provided here. |
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REALLY AFFORDABLE COUNTRY LIVING! JUST $120,000.
(Bob's listing, with a complete website.)
The price is not a typo!
It's still possible to purchase this cosy little 2-Br, 1-Bth home in the picturesque village of Stirling, Ontario for $120,000. All the facilities you need on a daily basis are within easy walking distance, and the woodstove provides a great option for low cost heating in the winter.
QUARRY HOLLOW CONDOS
(Bob's listing, with a complete website.)
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I'm not aware of any other developments like this one in our area. All the convenience of condo living (no grass cutting, no snow shovelling), on a property where 3.5 acres of woodland - that will never be developed - is right in your back yard!
Madoc is a thriving village with a new $2.5 million medical centre under construction and a wonderful skatepark/ cultural centre that grandkids will love to visit.
Golf, fishing, lawn bowling and other forms of recreation are all just minutes from your home.
For more information, see
Prices for units ready for occupancy range from $189,900 to $199,900. |
NEWS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE
I am providing monthly reports on the real estate market on this page. Please check back in the second week of each month for data updates on the the previous month.
THANKS FOR USING THIS SITE!!!
Thanks to all of you who have visited our website and made it THE TOP RANKED SITE on Google and Yahoo for searches in Canada using the terms "moving to the country".
In the future we hope that we will be able to grow this site and do an even better job of fulfilling the purpose that it had when it was established back in 2005 - to offer good advice to those who want to leave city life behind and head out to rural properties - farms, acreage, village homes and waterfront property.
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