430 ALBERT STREET

Two homes on one heritage corner lot in Exeter, and fall is a great time to see it. The maples out back are turning, the covered front porch is made for a coffee on a crisp morning, and the coach house heat pump is ready for winter. The main house dates to around 1900 and still has all its character.

Three bedrooms and three bathrooms over two bright storeys. Quartz kitchen with a generous pantry. Main-floor primary bedroom with an oversized closet and an ensuite with a soaker tub.

The dining room opens to a fenced yard under shady maples, and the upstairs 4-piece bath has laundry built right in. The coach house is a legal ARU. It's 1,000 sq ft over two storeys, finished in board and batten to match the main house.

The ground floor works well as an office or studio. Upstairs is an open loft with a full chef's kitchen. A heat pump keeps it warm in winter and cool in summer, and the landscaped gazebo garden is a nice spot to sit on a fall evening.

You can use it two ways. Move in a parent or grown kids and keep family close while everyone has their own space. Or rent it out.

It currently brings in $2,000+ a month, which makes a real dent in the mortgage. There's also a 600+ sq ft insulated garage for a workshop, a studio or all the stuff that doesn't fit in the house. Exeter is a friendly small town with shops and restaurants close by.

You're 15 minutes to Grand Bend's beach and Pinery Provincial Park, and about 35 minutes to Stratford or London. Book a showing and see it while the leaves are still on the trees.