Sure TO refurb house is downtown, nice and over priced. A couple with 25% down payment must earn close to 300k annually to afford the average house price of just under 1 million. Or have a 2nd and 3rd mortgage.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/real-estate-toronto-treb-foreign-sales-homes-1.4096697
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/real-estate-toronto-treb-foreign-sales-homes-1.4096697

Easy with advance degree's and money. But then again it's better to be retired snowbird 