06/14/2026
Our relatives & friends warned us about our first home in Scarborough.
βRough area yan. Dati yang motels. Are you sure dito kayo bibili?β
We were scared. We were first-time buyers. But we bought anyway.
And our neighbour shovelled our steps every winter without being asked. Another one has kids that played with our daughter. That βroughβ street became home.
But not every story ends that way. π
I saw a post where Canadians shared what they discovered about their neighbourhood AFTER moving in:
π¬ Quiet street by day. Parking nightmare every night.
π¬ Waterfront dream home. Two feet of water by year two β built on swamp land.
π¬ Beautiful house. Nightmare neighbours for 8 years.
None of it was in the listing.
The neighbourhood you see at the open house is not always the neighbourhood youβll live in.
Ask the right questions before you sign. And donβt rush!