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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224 fixer-upper cottages for sale in Ontario
50 photos$895,000Waterfront cottage5 bed · 3 bath · 1500-2000 sq ft45 King Street818 - Rideau Lakes (Bastard) Twp, Rideau LakesCourtesy of: EXP REALTY
14 photos$199,900Land0 bathLot D North Shore RoadBirchaven, North BayCourtesy of: Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
14 photos$169,900Land0 bathLot C North Shore RoadBirchaven, North BayCourtesy of: Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage
2 photos$800,000Land0 bathPT S 1/2 LT 8 7 ConcessionRural Innisfil, InnisfilCourtesy of: CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.
19 photos$399,000Waterfront cottage2 bed · 1 bath · < 700 sq ft164 RIVERBANK DrivePefferlaw, GeorginaCourtesy of: HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD
50 photos$1,429,999Waterfront cottage5 bed · 4 bath · 2500-3000 sq ft1110 Tom Parris TrailMcClintock, Algonquin HighlandsCourtesy of: Chestnut Park Real Estate
18 photos$316,500Land0 bath783 Kitley Line 8 Road814 - Elizabethtown Kitley (Old K.) Twp, Elizabethtown-KitleyCourtesy of: ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.
14 photos$3,999,000Land0 bath3rd LineMeafordCourtesy of: Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.
36 photos$799,000Waterfront cottage3 bed · 1 bath · 1100-1500 sq ft67 Edgewood CrescentRural Scugog, ScugogCourtesy of: Keller Williams Energy Real Estate
40 photos$1,088,000Waterfront cottage3+2 bed · 2 bath · 1500-2000 sq ft88 Riverglen DriveKeswick South, GeorginaCourtesy of: HOMELIFE LANDMARK RH REALTY
28 photos$498,000Waterfront cottage1 bed · 1 bath · 700-1100 sq ft40 Butternut DriveFenelon, Kawartha LakesCourtesy of: KW Living Realty
16 photos$199,000Land0 bath00 FRANK HILL RoadEmily, Kawartha LakesCourtesy of: RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.Listing data © PropTx MLS®. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Market snapshot
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Based on 215 homes for sale right now (asking prices). Updated through the day.
Median asking price$575KRange $119K – $7M
Homes for sale215+10 new this week
Typical days on market82Room to negotiate
Median price / sq ft$566From listed size ranges
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By style
| Style | For sale | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfront cottage | 133 | $700K |
| Cottage | 110 | $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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