[movingtohamilton]

Thanks for the suggestions. All those areas are on our radar. Overall, there is a deficit of houses for sale in downtown Hamilton and not only in the areas we are interested in. The Hamilton real estate board commented on this in their April report. Other cities are experiencing the same situation.

We are being patient, and will pounce on the right house when it comes onto the market.

Also, we have looked at a number of houses heated by hot water. Not to derail my own thread, but I am trying to get a handle on heating costs. Does a boiler consume more natural gas than a forced air furnace? I have no experience with hot-water heating.