$699,900
For sale: Detached

A legal Secondary Dwelling Unit in Elmdale Acres with two fully self-contained units and separate hydro meters - a bungalow built to perform whether you're house-hacking your first mortgage or adding a clean, low-headache door to your portfolio. The lower unit is already leased at $1,900/month plus hydro to strong tenants, while the upper unit sits vacant and ready: move in and let the lower unit carry a big chunk of your mortgage, lease it out for a second stream of income, or reshuffle entirely, as the current tenants would happily move up. The vacant upper unit offers three spacious bedrooms, an updated bathroom, and hardwood and tile flooring throughout. Genuine mid-century character runs through the space. Downstairs, the lower unit was fully renovated in 2017 and lives like a true second home rather than a dated basement apartment - two bedrooms, a modern open-concept kitchen, a full bathroom, and an oversized solarium that floods the unit with natural light. Just as importantly, the expensive work is already done. Recent updates include a full basement renovation (2017), furnace (2022), AC (2016), sump pump with battery backup (2017), hot water heater (2017), eavestrough repairs (2017), and roof (2008), along with a foundation repair backed by a transferable 10-year warranty (2017). Separate hydro meters keep utilities tenant-paid and the accounting clean.Set on a beautiful lot minutes from the Ottawa Hospital - a built-in tenant pool of staff, residents, and students - the property also offers easy access to shopping, public transit, parks, and top-rated schools. It's the kind of address that simply doesn't sit vacant. 24 hours' notice required for all showings.
Sold data
Homes in Ottawa took a median of 26 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 14 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 50, across 2,342 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 45 days.
The median sale price was $649,000.
Homes sold for about 2.1% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 11% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 22% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 2,342 recorded sales in the last 90 days. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
Schools
Ottawa has 217 Fraser Institute–rated schools (174 elementary and 43 secondary), averaging 6.2/10.
School ratings from the Fraser Institute's Ontario school report cards.
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