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I'm just going out on a limb here and seeing what sort of interest this generates.
I have two houses I need to find renters for in September. Both are fairly large executive homes, somewhere around ~5000sqft. Rather than just renting the places out, I was pondering with the idea of renting one house and transforming it into a starcraft practice house.
If there is enough interest, I can take some pictures and create a video walkthrough of the place.
Heres some details of the place:
- 5 Bedroom/4Bathroom
- Hot tub
- Fully furnished
- Shared rent/utility.
- located in Barrie, Ontario (about 45minutes from Toronto).
- Parking available.
Anyway, I'll keep an eye on this thread over the next little while and see where it goes.
Feel free to contact me via PM and I can pass along other contact information if you had any questions.
 
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Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know...
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i live in barrie, but i suck. t.t
glhf masq.
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On June 23 2011 11:02 Marcus420 wrote:
i live in barrie, but i suck. t.t
glhf masq.
Don't have to be good to participate in a practice house. I believe he's just trying to gather people together with a common interest/set of goals.
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Would, but I suck + already got apartment plans.
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its sooo far, I'd love it but I don't know how practical it is for the average torontonian
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On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know...
parents moved out of province and im handling the house/rentals now.
Sqft is simple to understand.
Just think of a square 12inch by 12inch, that is 1sqft. So a 10 ft x 10ft room is 100sq ft.
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On June 23 2011 11:12 Masq wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know... parents moved out of province and im handling the house/rentals now. Sqft is simple to understand. Just think of a square 12inch by 12inch, that is 1sqft. So a 10 ft x 10ft room is 100sq ft.
Yeah but when you get to large numbers like 4000 or 5000 it becomes hard to visualize how big that really is as a living space. It's not like you live in a 70 x 70 foot room.
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On June 23 2011 11:14 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2011 11:12 Masq wrote:On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know... parents moved out of province and im handling the house/rentals now. Sqft is simple to understand. Just think of a square 12inch by 12inch, that is 1sqft. So a 10 ft x 10ft room is 100sq ft. Yeah but when you get to large numbers like 4000 or 5000 it becomes hard to visualize how big that really is as a living space. It's not like you live in a 70 x 70 foot room.
haha fair enough. I'll grab some pictures tomorrow.
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I would be sooooo interested if I lived in Ontario 
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Man I would be down to move out there, GTA is my eventual career location goal. However I'm not done school yet in Ottawa. Maybe for next summer? Awesome idea though, and theres definitely a lot of good players in the area.
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On June 23 2011 11:12 slained wrote:
its sooo far, I'd love it but I don't know how practical it is for the average torontonian
theres the GO train that goes to Toronto pretty quickly.
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barie is a great place to stay in summer, not winter... been there once and nver like the idea of climb uphill in a snowy day :-/...
Also the top 2 places for sc2 house in ontraio should be either Waterloo or Toronto due to the universities students. Most likely Waterloo base on the fact that UofT spread out to 3 cities
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Rent it to a pro-team and tell them to hire me to cook and cast for them inhouse  .
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On June 23 2011 11:14 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2011 11:12 Masq wrote:On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know... parents moved out of province and im handling the house/rentals now. Sqft is simple to understand. Just think of a square 12inch by 12inch, that is 1sqft. So a 10 ft x 10ft room is 100sq ft. Yeah but when you get to large numbers like 4000 or 5000 it becomes hard to visualize how big that really is as a living space. It's not like you live in a 70 x 70 foot room.
5000sq feet is a fairly large house.
The average starter home is about 1500 SQFT ( 2 bed, 2 bath type of thing)
Average condo is about 800-1000 sqft
A reasonably sized house that has a master and 2-3 reasonably sized bedrooms, 2 baths, a large living room and large kitchen and possibly a dining room or den will be about 3000 square feet.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/81DYN.jpg)
Forgive the writing on it, its all I could find. But its a 5000 sqft show home from a lottery. Masqs home might not be as nice or new, but i would expect a similar size.
edit, added better image, obviously will look different but gives you a nice estimate of size.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/p2qPk.jpg)
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dunno if barrie is a great location, and it would be tough to get people to live there full time. I would visit though :D
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It really depends how much it would cost on a monthly basis ( which I guess would also depend on how many people are down with the idea), but I would be totally down for that during the summer only, because driving to Barrie on the hwy, in winter, is like driving blindfolded
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On June 23 2011 11:37 NB wrote:
barie is a great place to stay in summer, not winter... been there once and nver like the idea of climb uphill in a snowy day :-/...
Also the top 2 places for sc2 house in ontraio should be either Waterloo or Toronto due to the universities students. Most likely Waterloo base on the fact that UofT spread out to 3 cities
Ya Barrie sucks but Scarborough isn't a city =p it's part of Toronto. And besides everyone goes to SG or SC anyways =\
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For me it depends on rent and such. I don't make much. But if the price is right. I wouldn't be able to go wrong. Though tbh I wouldn't see myself there if the best players in Ontario would be living in the house. of course thats saying if it becomes a practice house. I would not be able to rent the place on my own
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There's already a player house in Ontario; it's called University of Waterloo.
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On June 23 2011 13:02 The_LiNk wrote:
There's already a player house in Ontario; it's called University of Waterloo.
lol
Since Starcraft is a game dominated by Students, it would be wise to get a house near Universities/Colleges. Kingston or Toronto, Waterloo and such!
I'd totally b down to live there, but Barrie has nothing for me.
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On June 23 2011 13:02 The_LiNk wrote:
There's already a player house in Ontario; it's called University of Waterloo.
Also known as Combat-EX's habitat
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On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know...
5000 square feet is gigantic. A small studio apartment is under 500 square feet. A medium-sized townhouse is around 1200 or so. 3000 is a good-sized home in the suburbs.
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While Barrie isn't downtown Toronto, Toronto is a big commuter place, and I know that to get to school, most people commute. As someone said, you can take the GO trains to Union Station and then take TTC to get around Toronto.
If I weren't scared of a starcraft house distracting me from my schoolwork, I'd be considering moving there based on price.
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i feel like we are going to need a TL rental sub-forum soon!
i would love to live in a SC house, but i just moved from barrie last yr
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On June 23 2011 14:21 blah_blah wrote:Show nested quote +On June 23 2011 11:02 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity why do you have two houses available to rent out?
I'm not interested (would be a hell of a commute for me XD) but I'm just wondering how big 5000 square feet is. People often tell me how big their living space is in square feet but I have no idea how big 5000 square feet actually is... any idea how I would go about training my mind to understand how big that is? I guess I'll start by asking my parents how many square feet their house is... if they know... 5000 square feet is gigantic. A small studio apartment is under 500 square feet. A medium-sized townhouse is around 1200 or so. 3000 is a good-sized home in the suburbs.
Thanks; this post was very helpful for me. Now I'm really curious to find out how many square feet my parents' house is... I'm gonna guess 3000.
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On June 23 2011 11:12 slained wrote:
its sooo far, I'd love it but I don't know how practical it is for the average torontonian
It'd be fine for a Toronto university student; just take the GO train every day
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Best of luck. Sounds like, at the very least, a massive house.
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just here to rep tdot, carry on
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i'd visit once in a while. I think dde was interested in one for a bit.
if ur managing the house... ever consider selling it and moving to north york or somewhere in toronto? you'll get lots more very good players interested.
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lol pretty cool idea, good luck masq 
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Thanks for the comments and PMs so far, keep em coming.
In regards to the location, Barrie isn't THAT bad with snow. Try going further up north like sudbury or the sue. It's not practical to relocate to Toronto because of costs, but I agree that Toronto would be a better location. As previously mentioned you can take the train to Toronto in about 30minutes, its not bad at all.
Because of the messages regarding pictures/etc, I'll just create a walkthrough video this weekend.
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woo I love video walkthroughs of big houses (= can't wait!
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On June 24 2011 04:21 Antimage wrote:
i'd visit once in a while. I think dde was interested in one for a bit.
if ur managing the house... ever consider selling it and moving to north york or somewhere in toronto? you'll get lots more very good players interested.
A small house built 80 years ago in North York is like $800 000 in North York. I doubt a 5k sqr ft house in Barrie is even close to the value of a house in North York.
York Region might be viable for a relocation. Low starts at 300 000.
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On June 24 2011 04:20 ilovejonn wrote:
just here to rep tdot, carry on
Most people in here have hundreds of posts. Tdot isn't in here.
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barrie has alot of crazies though and downtown sucks, just so everyone knows. xD
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i would be really interested in seeing that video. 5000sqft sounds gigantic....... gl with the renting.
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wooo? a gaming house? woo?? I would not risk myself living with all these guys specially antimage
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On June 24 2011 06:00 obesechicken13 wrote:Most people in here have hundreds of posts. Tdot isn't in here.
You're trolling right.
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