It took three tries, as well as a last-minute rush of would-be buyers, for a determined real estate agent to sell the second-cheapest house in Toronto.

The unusual one-bedroom bungalow at 225 Prescott Ave. had been listed for $229,900 and finally sold Thursday for $225,000.

Royal LePage agent Stephanie Cluett had turned to Craigslist, Kijiji and Facebook, as well as the MLS listing service, to try to sell the 750-square foot home after two previous offers fell through on the house which had been listed since July.

Cluett also arranged $1,500 in staging in a bid to sell the place that, while tastefully decorated, has a hydro tower rising from the backyard and GO Train tracks nearby. The only bathroom is in the basement.

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