Anyone who knows anything about real estate in Toronto could tell you that a downtown house going for less than $1 million is very likely too good to be true — and there's one recent listing that certainly serves to prove this point. 

Much like the Queen and Ossington fixer-upper that hit the market in 2018 for $750,000 resembling the set of a horror movie more than anything else, a newly-listed semi-detached in the Junction shows just what budget buyers — that is, anyone who has less than a million to throw around — can get in the city.

With its chipping window frames and weathered painted brick, the exterior of 538 Quebec Avenue doesn't try to hide the fact that the building is going to need a bit of tender loving care before it's fully move-in ready.

But things get much worse upon crossing the threshold of the apparently long-abandoned home.

Pepto Bismol was evidently a source of inspiration for the previous homeowner — pink is a recurring theme in multiple rooms here — but unfortunately the gungy, thickly-laquered walls do nothing to soothe the stomach.

The busted blinds and outdoor Christmas lights lining the crown moulding don't help with the first impression, nor does the fact that no one seems to have given the place a basic clean in years.