where to buy land for house

[hill90]

im interested to buy land to build a house but have a hard time finding land in the gta. Does anybody know where i should look

[onlyhonestopinion]

There's some nice 2 acre lots up near HWY50 and HWY9 ... looking at $300,000 to start. Very beautiful homes up in the rolling hills there.

[y2jversion1]

Plot to build 2300 sqft coming up in Markham... price around 250K.. 40 x 110 (will have to verify location, not with me at moment...)

Near Pacific Mall...

[hill90]

this sounds really expensive just for the land, here let me clarify what i want to do. I want to buy land to build one house for myself, so all im looking for is about 1,000 sq ft of land or so. Then i want to build the house by myself and some guys i know who are subcontractors. Are you guys including the build cost with the land on your posts because im only looking for land

[jimmyleve]

this sounds really expensive just for the land, here let me clarify what i want to do. I want to buy land to build one house for myself, so all im looking for is about 1,000 sq ft of land or so. Then i want to build the house by myself and some guys i know who are subcontractors. Are you guys including the build cost with the land on your posts because im only looking for land

I think you will be surprised at the cost of land. I don't see WHERE you are looking to purchase the land. That may help.

FYI, a good place to start getting info on building a house on vacant land (or even demolishing a home to build) is your municipality. There are a bunch of restrictions such as size of house that can be put on land (% coverage), type of house that can be build (bungalow.2 storey/ duplex etc).
If the land has never had a house on it there are development charges to take into consideration when costing new construction.

[florch]

What can you build on 1000 sq ft of land? Typo? 1000 sq feet is a small house, let alone a yard. Not to be rude, but my driveway is over a 1000 sq. feet and I have pretty modest home.

Obviously location is everything and zoning for use is important, but I've seen residential lots in Ontario for $15/sq. foot and up; much (much, much) higher as you get towards Toronto.

[webworm]

You are going to quickly discover the land prices in the GTA and don't forget to get your construction financing requirements all lined up as well. It is not a straight forward process like buying a turnkey home.

[y2jversion1]

Yes, above are land costs only.

For building costs - something decent quality will cost you approximately $130 - $150 per square foot - obviously if you use more higher end materials/finishings that cost will go up.

This does not include costs for permits, surveys, soil tests (where required) etc.

[itIsI]

If you think that is expensive come to Vancouver. A 33 x 125 lot on the eastside would be $700,000. Possibly double on west side