depends on where about u want to live in markham... people dashed to william breezy (public school) for the element school or St monica (for catholic school). but u do have lots of choice.
if u r driving, then it is o.k. since you could drop off/pick up your kids from/to school
a 4 bedroom house? u want town house, semi, or detached? new or second hand. all price dif but nowadays should be over 500K. yesterday we went to one of the new site (elgin mills/woodbine). a 2300 square feet house 4 bedroom asked $695K.
piano class, depends if u go to teacher's place or they come over, and what level your kids are ... price varies
milk $$ depends on if you are low incoming group or so.. there should be a weblink for you to check out...but i forgot what is that...
doggie's comment a really ture, i just want to share some of my ideas...
my friend just sold her 3 bedrooms semi-hse, 1700 ft at >$410K around mccowan/bur oak. her basement is almost finished (w/o toilet only)
there's a $ diff on basement is finished or not or how nice of the basement.
i just thought, markham's schools a pretty ok. no worry on this matter. william berzy a very good...but hse around there a very $$ & not that new
piano - general charge $50/hr...there a some cheaper & higher than this....for entry level will be lesser because of time shorter, e.g. $25 for 0.5 hr a lesson, etc.
milk $....is $100 per head for younger then 6. will cease at the mth when the kid reach 6 yrs old.
rental fee still depends on the location. for a 3 bedroom apt. we are at least talking about $1500+ for a month on the highway 7 area..
u check on the link I sent you, they do have the rental details...
shortterm? r u talking about 6 months or 3 months? or what? normally the lease is for 1 yr. (that's what i did when i came in 2002). then for that year, i go around to "understand" the area and choose where is the location i like to have the permenant stay.
FYI, even they have the 3-6 months short term lease, most of them are for fully furnished - then will be over $2000+
emilydavy.
to my understanding - if you are talking academic PET override union High. but if your kid are taking fine Arts subjects -(eg. music, performance, arts etc) then union high still the top school in markham area.