I have listed a new property at 17 Bridle Path in Rideau Lakes. See details here

Everyone says a detached home with a private yard is gone under $200,000. Here's one, minutes from Smiths Falls. 17 Bridle Path sits at the end of the road in Otterdale Estates on a double lot, with open fields and bush on one side instead of a neighbour. This is the lot everyone else in the park wanted.The backyard is the reason to come see it. Mature trees, a privacy fence, a deck off the back, and a firepit for the nights that run long. The front deck is new in 2026 and looks out at the quiet end of the road. Inside, the modular bungalow gives you two bedrooms and a full bath, plus a third bedroom the current owners opened up as a flex room. Office, den, playroom, whatever your life needs it to be. Put a wall back in and it is a bedroom again. New interior doors and lighting in 2026, fresh paint in every room including the kitchen cabinets, and a fireplace that was WETT certified under previous ownership and can be recertified by the buyer if you want to burn wood. The practical side: New breaker panel in 2025. Hot water tank is a Reliance rental at $20 a month with all maintenance and replacement included, and can be bought outright if you would rather own. The carport came down in 2025 and became a 10 by 20 interlock parking pad, with an EV charger mounted on the exterior of the home. The lot fee is $473 a month. That covers water and sewer through the park's shared system with nothing for you to maintain, snow removal on the roadways, and upkeep of the green space. There is a playground for the kids, and garbage and recycling are picked up weekly by Rideau Lakes township. Fields on one side, trees on the other, a fire out back, and a charger for the car. Book a showing today!

I have listed a new property at 440 Featherston Lane in Tay Valley. See details here

The hard part of buying a cottage is inheriting the last owner's to do list. The family at 440 Featherston spent ten years clearing theirs, and upgraded every major component along the way. All that is left for you to do is walk down to the dock. The property runs 1.46 acres with 95 feet of frontage on Farren Lake, 25 minutes from Perth. Two bedrooms on one level, a full bath and a two piece off the hall. The kitchen was opened up to flow right into the living/dining room, so whoever is cooking is still in the conversation. The wood stove is new in 2017 and heats the whole cottage in the shoulder seasons, with electric baseboard backup. The screened gazebo out front is where the weekend actually happens. Coffee at seven, cards after dinner, and the bugs stay outside for both. At the shore, there is six feet of water off the end of the dock, deep enough to jump in from, and a small sandy beach for the kids to splash around in instead. The rest of the shoreline was left natural on purpose, which is better for the lake and less maintenance for you. The cedar shed by the driveway is powered and runs as a second kitchen and laundry, with a washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge and a sink. That is what makes the gravel RV pad beside it work. The pad has a 30 amp plug, a water line and its own sewer outlet plumbed to the septic, so the trailer can come and nobody has to share a bathroom. Roof 2023. Windows 2010. Water system 2016, well 2015, septic 2015, water heater 2024, and wood stove 2017. 100 amp service on breakers, and WTC fibre is run to the property and ready for hookup. Featherston Lane is private and the owners pay $120 a year for summer maintenance. This cottage sells fully furnished, down to the dishes and the cutlery, so you can pick up the keys on a Friday and be swimming by Saturday.