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From CTV News (Bell Media):

"It might seem pretty rare to find a house with an elevator, but chances are higher you might find one in Calgary these days."

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (7 children)

My googling tells me:

The typical cost to install a home elevator in a two-story house ranges from $30,000 to $60,000 on average

Minimum cost: Around $20,000

Maximum cost: Up to $100,000 or more

National average: Approximately $48,000

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

A reno to make the house sellable would cost that as well

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Much doubt in that statement. Define 'sellable', is taking the price from 900,000 to 1.1 million making a house sellable? I guess you don't want to leave 270,000 dollars on the table but if they're at the point where they can't walk up stairs ik going to hazard a guess that those amounts will result in the same quality of life for them

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sellable as in the cost/price increase negate each other but you’re actually going to find a buyer within a reasonable timeframe

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Some things to consider

Asbestos/mold will get you passed on unless you’re selling to a flipper

You as a buyer are going to want a home that doesn’t have the above so you’re going to want the money that a home without it provides

Boomers are so financially illiterate that their retirement plans were that their house would pay for the last 20 years of their lives

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