keats island: Living the Dream: Recreational Property as Full-time Residence
- 07/28/16 04:16 AM
Have you ever wanted to buy an ‘off the grid’, cliff-side waterfront property, with spectacular views, live in it year-round and commute daily to the office? Well that’s exactly what a recent client of mine intends to do and needed a property inspection on Passage Island BC to assess the condition. In this particular case, power is from solar cells, water is from rainwater catchment, effluent is handled by the septic system, fire protection is from an on-site, rain-filled plastic tank, heating is fuelled by both wood and propane. So for those of us who are up to the adventure, here … (0 comments)
keats island: Before You Buy a Cabin in the Woods, Off-Grid Considerations
- 07/04/16 03:25 AM
I recently visited one of the islands along the Sunshine Coast to look at a recreational property with a cabin on it. No power. Shallow excavated well with hand pump. Outhouse. No indoor plumbing. Owner-built cabin. No services on the island (no gas, no food stores, no garbage pick-up, carry off-island all refuse). Regular scheduled passenger-only ferry service. Barge service available by independent contractor. So what can be said about this type of property and in particular how does one evaluate the overall condition? Obviously you can discount any improvements on the property and just consider it as land value. But what about … (0 comments)
Have you ever wanted to buy an ‘off the grid’, cliff-side waterfront property, with spectacular views, live in it year-round and commute daily to the office? Well that’s exactly what a recent client of mine intends to do and needed a property inspection on Passage Island BC to assess the condition. In this particular case, power is from solar cells, water is from rainwater catchment, effluent is handled by the septic system, fire protection is from an on-site, rain-filled plastic tank, heating is fuelled by both wood and propane. So for those of us who are up to the adventure, here … (0 comments)
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