you can find homes for a decent price in the timmins cochrane area still. loads and loads of trade work here, everyone is short staffed and super busy due to new mines going in. there is a bit of a crime problem but it's mostly centred around one area. kind of a rough area, but you would be used to that in the trades. cochrane is also selling lots for 10 bucks or something, but there are stipulations like being able to prove you will build on it within a certain time frame.  > 900k it's a bit crazy to spend that much on a home when you can find ones under 300,000 all over town here. your income alone could support you, most working class people here have all kinds of toys like snowmobiles, atvs, etc.  worth thinking about, anyways.
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