Your dream life is about more than the house you live in. It’s about the community beyond your front door.
Both my spouse and I commute regularly to K-W and Toronto (for both work and fun), and what some people consider a hardship we consider one of the region’s greatest gifts: it’s possible to have the Hallmark-movie-like Stratford life (with all the fiscal advantages that come with it) while still enjoying easy access to all that Toronto and the Region of Waterloo have to offer.