Figuring Out Where to Move
The sprawling metropolis of Toronto can be dissected into many, many neighbourhoods. Each characterized by its own unique personality and identity.
Want to move to one of them?
Make sure you do your research first before moving to avoid making a costly and time consuming mistake.
A few things you may want to look at before taking the leap include safety, transit access, local amenities, and community concerns. While it would be nice to list the specifics for each here, they really depend on your own tastes and preferences. For example, a “safe” neighbourhood for some may mean a police or fire station situated in the neighbourhood. For others, it could just mean an absence of drug dealers and prostitiution. For local amenities, a priority may be a nearby park to exercise the dog, while others would require a nearby gym to exercise themselves.
So create a checklist with these categories, but include what you believe will make a neighbourhood attractive. It may sound like extra work to write everything out, but it will help. A checklist will keep you grounded. There have been many instances where a buyer decided on purchasing a condo because the condo itself was great but neglected to consider the neighbourhood in which it was situated. Unfortunately, we can’t just lock ourselves up in our home - we need to go out to buy food, work, see people, etc. so it’s impossible to avoid the neighbourhood.
