Wade Grocott and Melissa Niccols may have lost count, but think they’ve lived in 10 different houses (or boats) in the past 15 years
“It’s like a hobby for us,” said Mr. Grocott, referring to moving. As a child, his mother moved the family often, flipping houses every few years, and now that the couple’s three children are grown and out of the house there’s even more flexibility to move at will. The couple have lived in a bunch of different kinds of neighbourhoods in the city, choosing a house to fit a type of urban living they want to sample.
“One of the first things we did when we saw this property, we agreed we were going to have some fun with this place, we were not going to stick to beige,” Mr. Grocott said. They estimate that between upgrades and design work, they spent $250,000 customizing the house.The house is a riot of design ideas, very few of them are “safe” for easy flipping, but if you’re not excited by the design, Mr.
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