This northern Ontario town is selling plots of land for $10

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • The Ontario town of Cochrane, seven hours north of Toronto, is offering plots of land for $10 with the goal of attracting young homeowners.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 158

  • @mateofernando5066
    @mateofernando5066 9 місяців тому +55

    Nice the land is free, however, you stil need a job to have an income to afford a mortgage. And, the winters are going to be BRUTAL compared to southern Ontario.

    • @B.D.F.
      @B.D.F. 9 місяців тому +6

      Oh no, winters where you have to prepare for cold weather, how brutal! 😂

    • @slake9727
      @slake9727 9 місяців тому +6

      I don't think you appreciate the winters of Northern Ontario.

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 9 місяців тому +9

      Winters in southern Ontario are brutal compared to South Carolina and Jamaica, so that’s not the point of the program.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      Yep lots o gatekeepers

    • @Anonymous_Whisper
      @Anonymous_Whisper 2 місяці тому

      From Sudbury. Any place with polar bears is no joke. Cold 🥶. But I want to move there because maybe the south has forgotten about such places.

  • @trajancanada
    @trajancanada 9 місяців тому +20

    Well, it's still out of my price range. Can I put $7 down now, and mortgage the rest over 30 years?

  • @americanhotdog
    @americanhotdog 9 місяців тому +33

    Everybody wants to live in the middle of nowhere with no jobs and poor infrastructure

    • @sportbikeguy9875
      @sportbikeguy9875 9 місяців тому +4

      I'm happy to live in the middle of nowhere with no job and no infrastructure, it would be ideal actually.

    • @dinvsl
      @dinvsl 9 місяців тому +5

      @@sportbikeguy9875And when you get sick, you call a polar bear for help. 😂

    • @elvismanrocks
      @elvismanrocks 9 місяців тому +1

      Exactly! Bear 🐻 hunting for survival 😂😂😂😂

    • @elvismanrocks
      @elvismanrocks 9 місяців тому +1

      @@dinvslNo! You call the witch 🧙 doctor 😂😂😂😂

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 9 місяців тому

      Not if you want ride a sport bike.

  • @susanb4816
    @susanb4816 9 місяців тому +31

    Not “way north” there are roads leading to cochrane. Way north has no roads

    • @B.D.F.
      @B.D.F. 9 місяців тому +5

      This isn’t about Moosonee

    • @Glenmoney1985
      @Glenmoney1985 9 місяців тому +5

      Buddy, its north enough.

    • @lordfogg9728
      @lordfogg9728 9 місяців тому +3

      One road...

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 9 місяців тому +1

      @@lordfogg9728 going by your rule Kenora only has one road even though its on the TransCanada

    • @Anonymous_Whisper
      @Anonymous_Whisper 2 місяці тому

      Lol there is southerners. There are mid North. North. Cold polar bear north. Then what you pointed out. So far noth the roads are frozen lakes and Rivers or oceans

  • @bruce8321
    @bruce8321 9 місяців тому +27

    I have always thought that Ontario should be two provinces as the North has nothing in common with the South. The whole lifestyle is 100% different. Some better and some worse.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +1

      So does northern Ontario so southern investors be warned….

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    @domenez 9 місяців тому +19

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      @findingpath8362 9 місяців тому

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  • @pujapuspa9039
    @pujapuspa9039 9 місяців тому +3

    So what are the conditions for this? Like does one need to build a house right away?

  • @kyungshim6483
    @kyungshim6483 9 місяців тому +10

    I guess this town officials forgot about one important factor when it comes to real estate: "Location, Location, Location"

    • @maryoleary2037
      @maryoleary2037 9 місяців тому +1

      It's not a bad location and I'd take Cochrane over the crime and chaos in New York City or even Toronto.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 9 місяців тому +1

      Of course you would, you’re already from the north, I can tell from the hatred you spew of the south.

    • @maryoleary2037
      @maryoleary2037 9 місяців тому

      @@ironhell813 Actually your assumption is wrong, I live in the Toronto area. It is a great city, but the north has other charms. I am not spewing hatred, just stating the obvious, that there is crime and chaos in NYC and Toronto.

    • @Turtlefarm
      @Turtlefarm 8 місяців тому

      @@ironhell813 I lived in the south… and the north… southern Ontario is fcking garbage!!!! Windsor is such a disgusting 🤢 armpit… 34 degrees every day is not enjoyable it’s garbage… you have piles Of immigrants , overpriced houses and garbage everywhere…. You’ve got absolutely nothing to brag about… not to mention was the highest unemployment in all of Canada… northern Ontario is where it’s at to live….

    • @lorak3079
      @lorak3079 7 місяців тому

      @@maryoleary2037yes there is and everyone everywhere (including in those 2 cities) knows it.

  • @kto_66
    @kto_66 9 місяців тому +1

    We don't care who you are or where you come from....
    Be careful what you wish for... 😬

  • @jeffmeskis3663
    @jeffmeskis3663 9 місяців тому

    dont expect smooth roads or a dr available at the hospital.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      Or even to buy the land really

  • @Eli-27
    @Eli-27 9 місяців тому +1

    I am interested

  • @shidanesomali8749
    @shidanesomali8749 6 місяців тому

    Where can I apply it

  • @JesgateOnDown
    @JesgateOnDown 9 місяців тому +4

    Did they specify its only for home owners, not real estate moguls/developers?...bc you definitely don't want the latter buying them.
    +
    If a person or family can't afford to buy a home, why would they have enough money to build one?

    • @helenedesforges3483
      @helenedesforges3483 9 місяців тому

      It’s cheaper to build it from scratch , my brother is building is own home and he sales it back years after for a big profit .

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 9 місяців тому

      you can buy the land and build later

  • @patriciagilhooley7526
    @patriciagilhooley7526 9 місяців тому

    Who do you contact ?

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      Ghostbusters cause you’ll have zero life there lol

  • @slapshotbigmac822
    @slapshotbigmac822 9 місяців тому +5

    Surprised the liberal gov, hasn’t sent an army of East Indians there yet.

    • @pookybear4659
      @pookybear4659 9 місяців тому +3

      Give it time!

    • @JoachimwGermain-co4zw
      @JoachimwGermain-co4zw 9 місяців тому +5

      They are there already they own every motel and restaurant franchise already no joke

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +1

      Not a surprise when the feds give them money to replace you….

  • @kyungshim6483
    @kyungshim6483 9 місяців тому +25

    I wonder if this town allows tiny homes. Then this could be an interesting proposition. Getting a developer to build a house there will cost too much.

    • @Turtlefarm
      @Turtlefarm 8 місяців тому

      Wrong… there’s plenty of builders

  • @RaymondBelec
    @RaymondBelec 9 місяців тому +21

    I love Cochrane. My mom is from there, so is Tim Horton! Excellent bug out location for all you preppers . JMIO :)

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +2

      Like Timmy, the towns going out in. A bang….

  • @kamalaparadise2269
    @kamalaparadise2269 3 місяці тому +2

    Giving away $10 plots is NOT a sign of desperation. Definitely NOT.

  • @craigthir6578
    @craigthir6578 9 місяців тому +19

    Looked up things to do in Cochrane, one response was leave.

    • @MrBiPauler
      @MrBiPauler 9 місяців тому

      Haha

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 9 місяців тому +1

      lots of things to do. guess your just scared of life without a starbucks

    • @MrBiPauler
      @MrBiPauler 8 місяців тому

      There is NO Starbucks there??!!@@kanoraguy

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 8 місяців тому +1

      @@MrBiPauler not every place has a Starbucks.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +2

      It’s the best thing to do period, but it’s should be for all Canada.

  • @murffromcanadamurf6414
    @murffromcanadamurf6414 9 місяців тому +7

    Must be a non gun or car stealing day in Toronto..
    To do a story on cochrane ontario

  • @jumbome7420
    @jumbome7420 9 місяців тому +11

    Cheap land ok but cost of building that far is sky high and with little to no jobs there it’s not that great of a deal

    • @ronaldaldred6705
      @ronaldaldred6705 9 місяців тому +2

      You can exchange time and skills for money by being an off grid style home builder with some your own lumber used.😊

    • @paulsway
      @paulsway 9 місяців тому

      ⁠​⁠@@ronaldaldred6705there is no lumber they are bare lots packed side by side like in any major city

  • @buzzmattn6539
    @buzzmattn6539 9 місяців тому +10

    Wow! Seriously... If I hadn't a family here (sadly in Germany) I won't hesitate! I'm working from home anyway and this seems to be a great opportunity!

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 9 місяців тому +3

      Bring ur family

    • @buzzmattn6539
      @buzzmattn6539 9 місяців тому

      @@luisfernando5998 Unfortunately my girlfriend wants to stay in Germany. Furthermore, she's more the beach type. For me it can't be snowy enough ^^

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 9 місяців тому

      @@buzzmattn6539 u can get new Canadian girlfriends who are even more beautiful 😉

  • @VIPPoolsandSpas
    @VIPPoolsandSpas Місяць тому

    Builders will buy up everything and just flip the house.

  • @lordfogg9728
    @lordfogg9728 9 місяців тому +14

    Free Northern Ontario !!!

    • @jumbome7420
      @jumbome7420 9 місяців тому +3

      Free them from what ? Do tell

    • @lordfogg9728
      @lordfogg9728 9 місяців тому

      Toronto and southern Ontario ​@@jumbome7420

    • @KoolKat42
      @KoolKat42 9 місяців тому

      @@jumbome7420from trash

    • @wigsy99
      @wigsy99 9 місяців тому

      @@jumbome7420 idiots and other undesirables from the GTA

    • @noisespektrum5416
      @noisespektrum5416 9 місяців тому

      @@jumbome7420 those who know.......know

  • @mcampbe41
    @mcampbe41 9 місяців тому +13

    It is a nice place, dominated by snowmobiles in winter.

    • @B.D.F.
      @B.D.F. 9 місяців тому +3

      Which is fun

  • @LisaG442
    @LisaG442 9 місяців тому +3

    Nice, too bad you won’t be able to build anything on it because the tree huggers will start squawking and the approvals and permits will keep you in courts for decades 🤣 all the gate keepers want their slice of your pie 💸💸💸

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +1

      Canada is a giant gatekeeper of the worlds resources and all the others control it….

  • @juanroberts5974
    @juanroberts5974 2 місяці тому +1

    This is great news. The city of Toronto should buy up all of those plots and build affordable housing for our homeless , mentally ill, drug abusers and illegal migrants. Oh ya and all the islamists can go there also and build mosques and Hal and Al’s. Make Toronto great again. Save Dundas !!!!!

  • @LuisGFierro
    @LuisGFierro 3 місяці тому +1

    Seven hours north of Toronto is a joke. In reality it takes more like eleven hours with the stops, and two days in the wintertime, when you have to stop and sleep on the way due to the danger of moose at night.

  • @pipe2devnull
    @pipe2devnull 9 місяців тому +4

    It's where the train to Moosenee on James Bay starts.

  • @Dictone-kg3tq
    @Dictone-kg3tq 9 місяців тому +4

    Cochrane Titles to make you Lord or Lady for $10!

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      seigneury Awaits! Since 1532…

  • @GolmeeStore
    @GolmeeStore 9 місяців тому +3

    What is the process and how to go abouts buying some plots pls?

  • @dx398
    @dx398 5 місяців тому +1

    Are the Bears friendly?

  • @stephenmcdonald664
    @stephenmcdonald664 9 місяців тому +2

    Yes that is nice. But it's Cochrane.

  • @naylinvancity2500
    @naylinvancity2500 9 місяців тому +3

    Municipal Tax will be 999 a month
    :D :D :D

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому +1

      And your souls and your firstborn…

  • @jamesrideout123
    @jamesrideout123 9 місяців тому +2

    Cocaine Bear

  • @ontarioinctransport8912
    @ontarioinctransport8912 6 місяців тому

    Another clickbait technique, this time from city officials, there are endless catches, the 10$ opportunities won’t even make much difference, NOTHING is FREE

  • @elvismanrocks
    @elvismanrocks 9 місяців тому +2

    Who the hell wants to leave in the middle of no where? Unless you are retiring 🤷‍♂️

    • @beyoupositive8096
      @beyoupositive8096 9 місяців тому +1

      You will retire one day, why not put something for yourself when the time arrive you won’t be able to afford rent in the city but atleast you will have something you bought for $10 imagine 30 years after now ❤

  • @austindrake4697
    @austindrake4697 6 місяців тому

    Ontario needs to chill out with all the youtube commercials... said commercials are not gonna magically change the province from being garbage like it is.. needs to get much worse before it gets better!!! even the pilot flying back into Toronto when I was on vacation even said.. welcome to crazy land.

  • @themodfather9382
    @themodfather9382 2 місяці тому

    Yeah, it doesn't say what size the homes need to be.

  • @davidgraham5040
    @davidgraham5040 9 місяців тому +13

    Wish we had a prime minister like this mayor. TRUDEAU MUST GO

  • @chrisrodriguez3053
    @chrisrodriguez3053 8 місяців тому +1

    Is this offer extended to non Canadians?

  • @Shewrites338
    @Shewrites338 6 місяців тому

    😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @scottdavis1549
    @scottdavis1549 9 місяців тому +1

    Lots of Sasquatch up that way.

  • @satan2133
    @satan2133 9 місяців тому +13

    Better yet leave Ontario forever

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 9 місяців тому +7

      Off you go then…and hey, don’t forget your hat!

    • @satan2133
      @satan2133 9 місяців тому

      @@rayray8687 put your teeth in

    • @youtubeuser206
      @youtubeuser206 9 місяців тому +1

      Easily the worst province in Canada - even PEI is better

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 9 місяців тому +2

      @@youtubeuser206: Just curious, how is PEI better?

    • @chrisgrieve9533
      @chrisgrieve9533 9 місяців тому

      ​@@rayray8687Cheaper living. Not dominated by immigrants driving home/rent sky high.

  • @Entername-md1ev
    @Entername-md1ev 9 місяців тому +1

    The catch is you have to live in northern Ontario 😅

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 9 місяців тому

      best place in ontario

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      …is outside Ontario.

    • @kanoraguy
      @kanoraguy 8 місяців тому

      @@ironhell813 says someone who’s never seen Ontario outside of southern Ontario. Northeastern and northwestern Ontario are beautiful especially if your someone who loves the outdoors

  • @wayneyd2
    @wayneyd2 9 місяців тому +2

    The only looser is their taxpayers.

  • @ontarioinctransport8912
    @ontarioinctransport8912 6 місяців тому

    They give you land that costs 15000$ for 10$ but then you gotta spend 100,000$ more to build a house compared to closer cities to GTA, so I see it as a 90,000$ loss to buy a potential

  • @koda3967
    @koda3967 9 місяців тому

    So, a whole host of contractors and speculators have just discovered a bonanza! Build the cheap home; rent or sell it at a huge profit, 🤷‍♀️ what's to lose? 🤨🤨🤨

  • @jenniferhamaba1509
    @jenniferhamaba1509 9 місяців тому +12

    Why not send the "refugees" there!

  • @noahchibangu5
    @noahchibangu5 7 місяців тому

    What is the employment opportunities there?? How many Jobs or there?? This is stupid don't worry

  • @wildernesscanoeassociation
    @wildernesscanoeassociation 9 місяців тому +1

    How much are the taxes?

  • @advancedassessment6974
    @advancedassessment6974 9 місяців тому

    This place has polar bears?!!! Bro, the weather there will obviously be similar to that of the Far north. 😅

  • @andrewyang1446
    @andrewyang1446 8 місяців тому

    Property tax is probably high

  • @NatineHarrypersad
    @NatineHarrypersad 6 місяців тому

    I am interested in moving there

  • @somayehfazl686
    @somayehfazl686 6 місяців тому

    How should we act?
    How to apply?

  • @kylekuzma4939
    @kylekuzma4939 9 місяців тому

    Gonna cost ya 30,000 for services or more

  • @stevenchow408
    @stevenchow408 9 місяців тому

    The bears will get u

  • @sneakyserb
    @sneakyserb 9 місяців тому

    so far north that the regular bears are polar.....

  • @1safety4all
    @1safety4all 7 місяців тому

    Fantastic place

  • @jingojingo1
    @jingojingo1 9 місяців тому

    Winter time - 150

  • @botcrack
    @botcrack 9 місяців тому +1

    Interesting....why does the mayor look like a Bond villain? Makes me wonder if there's a catch

  • @dinvsl
    @dinvsl 9 місяців тому

    They have to pay me a lot to live there.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 8 місяців тому

      You can pay me not to live there…

  • @TylerLithgow
    @TylerLithgow 9 місяців тому

    I’m moving

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 9 місяців тому +1

      Better straight out the country is bad everywhere

  • @MrMannyhw
    @MrMannyhw 9 місяців тому +2

    Send all the immigrants there!

    • @jkn413
      @jkn413 9 місяців тому +2

      You are a Immigrant aswell. Not so strong with reading history eh ??

    • @chrisgrieve9533
      @chrisgrieve9533 9 місяців тому

      One can dream 🤣

    • @LuisGFierro
      @LuisGFierro 3 місяці тому

      Immigrants are the hardest working bunch EVERYWHERE. Locals don't like the competition. Lazy, lazy, lazy.

    • @MrMannyhw
      @MrMannyhw 3 місяці тому

      @@LuisGFierro depends on which lot you talking about lol

  • @driedbraclet67
    @driedbraclet67 9 місяців тому

    What's the catch? you have to live in Cochrane hahaha

  • @DemonEmbarasser
    @DemonEmbarasser 7 місяців тому

    Here come the Indians

  • @jionnigreco1969
    @jionnigreco1969 9 місяців тому

    No no no Canada only !!!!!