Sechelt and Beyond

Property Search Begins

Tues May 4th
Robin - blackbird size!


The realtor we have been working with had organised 4 viewings for Tuesday morning.  An interesting mix of real estate.  

The first was a wooden clad house on three levels, surrounded by pine forest with a window through the trees looking across the Sechelt inlet. Several acres of land of which 5% is not mountainside forest!  Inside the dark wood floors, dark furniture and finishes made for a very dark and gloomy feel - 3/10 bah!

The second property was on the inlet but closer to Sechelt.  A lovely house right on the waters edge, though neighbouring properties were quite close by.  Some work required on the lower floor that could be turned in to a dedicated suite. A possible but slightly above budget - 7/10

On the opposite side of the inlet, and facing due north, was the third.  Set higher up and with stunning views up the inlet.  Beautifully finished, but small garden and close to the area that had experienced problems with sinkholes.  https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/developer-government-deny-negligence-in-sechelt-sinkhole-lawsuit/. It's probably why it has been on the market a while, aside from the asking price! had potential but the sundeck was on the front north facing side of the house with the views, so very public BBQ's! 6/10

The final property was on Horseshoe Bay and is what is locally called a 'tear-down', a rancher style bungalow ripe for demolition and replaced by a new property.  It was set in several acres of land with its own private waterfront.  The difficulty was that the water was 100m below and no obvious way through the terrain to get to it. In places the forested hillside was near vertical and building in steps would probably have cost more than the house.  We did see a lovely Roe deer, as we were chatting with the realtor in the front garden though - 1/10.  
Sunset

The views here at our rental home are stunning.  Everyday throughout the day the scenes are different.

Living in the lower floor suite, the power cables get in the way of many of the shots!





Tug towing a pontoon of logs with the Nanaimo Ferry in the distance departing Van Island






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