Fixer-Upper Cottages For Sale in Ontario
Cottages that need work, for buyers who would rather pay for the lake than the kitchen.
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225 fixer-upper cottages for sale in Ontario
32 photos$339,500Land0 bath156 BUTTERFIELD RoadPowassanCourtesy of: RE/MAX Professionals North
19 photos$599,000Land0 bath196300 Grey Road 7 RoadGrey HighlandsCourtesy of: ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY
6 photos$2,590,000Land0 bath16872-16880 Loyalist ParkwayWellington, Prince Edward CountyCourtesy of: ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
3 photos$1,350,000Land0 bath1 Main StreetHallowell Ward, Prince Edward CountyCourtesy of: ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.
33 photos$998,000Waterfront cottage3+1 bed · 2 bath · 1500-2000 sq ft124 Moore's Beach RoadVirginia, GeorginaCourtesy of: RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.
30 photos$399,000Waterfront cottage4 bed · 1 bath · 700-1100 sq ft33 Fire Route 104Trent LakesCourtesy of: SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED
38 photos$279,000Land0 bath8 Cannonball LaneSnowdon, Minden HillsCourtesy of: Royal LePage Lakes of Haliburton
45 photos$589,000Waterfront cottage3 bed · 2 bath · 700-1100 sq ft586 Rohallion RoadCarden, Kawartha LakesCourtesy of: REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY
50 photos$1,199,900Waterfront cottage3+1 bed · 3 bath · 3000-3500 sq ft935 Concession 1 Road610 - Alfred and Plantagenet Twp, Alfred and PlantagenetCourtesy of: ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY
$499,000Waterfront cottage2 bed · 1 bath · 700-1100 sq ft669 North Shore Drive EOtonabee-South MonaghanCourtesy of: WEISS REALTY LTD.
20 photos$729,000Waterfront cottage2+1 bed · 3 bath · 1100-1500 sq ft35 Birchill RoadCochrane Unorganized, CochraneCourtesy of: PG DIRECT REALTY LTD.
21 photos$499,900Land0 bath0 Rekrview LaneFrontenac North, North FrontenacCourtesy of: Royal Lepage Proalliance RealtyListing data © PropTx MLS®. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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Based on 216 homes for sale right now (asking prices). Updated through the day.
Median asking price$572KRange $119K – $7M
Homes for sale216+11 new this week
Typical days on market81Room to negotiate
Median price / sq ft$561From listed size ranges
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| Style | For sale | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfront cottage | 134 | $699K |
| Cottage | 111 | $800K |
| Land | 101 | $330K |
| Log home | 6 | $687K |
| Resort condo | 4 | $662K |
| Chalet | 4 | $774K |
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A dated cottage on a good lot can be the best value on a lake. Before you plan a rebuild, confirm what the township will let you do near the water. Many older cottages sit closer to the shore than current rules allow, and that grandfathered footprint can be worth more than the building.
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Fixer-Upper Cottages by region
- Muskoka
- Haliburton Highlands
- Kawartha Lakes
- Peterborough & the Kawarthas
- Georgian Bay & Simcoe County
- Parry Sound & Almaguin
- Blue Mountains & Grey County
- Bruce Peninsula & Lake Huron North
- Bancroft & Hastings County
- Prince Edward County
- Land O' Lakes & Frontenac
- Rideau Lakes & Thousand Islands
- Lanark Highlands & Perth
- Ottawa Valley & Madawaska
- Northumberland & Trent Hills
- Lake Simcoe South & Lake Scugog
- Lake Huron Shore
- Lake Erie Shore
- Near North, Nipissing & Temagami
- Manitoulin, Killarney & the North Shore
- Kenora & Lake of the Woods
- Rainy River & Fort Frances
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