Old bungalow or new bungaloft
The two ends of Whitby's bungalow supply ask different questions. A 1950s or 1960s house near downtown or in Blue Grass Meadows usually sits on a wide lot with mature trees, a carport or detached garage and a basement that may have been finished decades ago without permits, so look at the panel, the roof's age, whether the original clay drains have been replaced, and how the grading sends water away from the foundation. A raised bungalow from the seventies gives you large lower-level windows, which explains the many in-law setups. Brooklin's 2000s bungalofts are the reverse: newer mechanicals, smaller lots, a loft over the garage that adds a bedroom, and in the adult-lifestyle enclaves a set of rules or a common-elements fee that you should read before you fall for the porch. Rural bungalows add a drilled well, a septic tank and a driveway that takes an hour to clear.