When this thread started I was just in the process of moving out of an inner city duplex infill into a suburban estate home and I have not regretted it at all.
When I was younger I never wanted to leave the inner city but priorities change. The older I have got I have become more of a homebody. Covid sure helps with that but we doubled the size of our house in this move. My garage can now fit both of our vehicles and has room for storage. I have my basement TV setup, home office and home gym with a spare bedroom and that was just not possible in the duplex.
I will say driving downtown is annoying for me as I do it rarely but my wife makes the commute daily and she doesn’t mind it.
I lived in Kensington for many years in my 20’s and I loved it. The duplex in Glenbrook was a great first move from a Condo. Lower maintenance and before a kid felt like plenty of space. Like people earlier in the thread mention. You get older, have kids and priorities change. If I could buy this same house in the inner city I would love it but also wouldn’t be able to afford it.
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