Islands Real Estate Winter November 2014 | Page 2

LI READ 250.537.7647 [email protected] www.LiRead.ca Did you know?  Be ready for Summer with this charming cottage featuring a beautiful walk on beach at your doorstep! Wonderful panoramic oceanviews. Sunny & private! Build your dream home in the future! A kayakers delight.  MLS# V1034666 The mls system is geographic.  A Salt Spring listing is geographically placed in the Salt Spring category.  A realtor uses a Board affiliation as the portal to place a listing on the mls system.  Mayne appears in Mayne segment, Pender in Pender category, Salt Spring under Salt Spring, & so on. MLS# V1048290 $569,000 Stylish retirement!  2 bed/2 bath home, great kitchen, feature fireplace in spacious living, dine with a view.  Separate studio could easily be attached to main home, if desired.  Fenced garden.  Sunny privacy, close to town...serenity with a view! Oceanview weekender or summer retreat. Almost oceanfront, endless beach across quiet country road. 3 bedrooms, enjoy beachcombing, 0.69 acre, great investment / rental option. Sunny & pastoral. Don’t overlook! MLS# V1087043 MLS# V995906 $579,000 3 bed home with ocean glimpses , one level living, needs some TLC. On community water, walk to town. Good choice for a long term investor. Hidden potential here! Bring your ideas! $459,000 $258,000 Very private 2 bed, 2 bath custom home, with attached separate 1 bed suite, on easy care “natural” 1.85 acres.  Wood stove, wood floors, vaulted ceiling, one-level charm.  Walk to town & to great beach! MLS# V1035978 $565,000 Did you know?  The Southern Gulf Islands (Galiano, Mayne, Saturna, Penders, Salt Spring, Thetis, Gabriola) are located in a Board “grey area”.   These islands are in a region with overlap between three Boards: Vancouver, Victoria, Vancouver Island.   The mls itself is geographic.  In a “grey region”, a realtor can choose Board affiliation for the input portal onto the mls.  Galiano, Mayne, Saturna are mainly Vancouver Board portals.  Salt Spring & Penders use either Vancouver or  Victoria boards as input portals onto the mls.  Thetis & Gabriola are mainly a Vancouver Island board portal option.   Thus, if a buyer does a search only through an individual realtor’s board affiliation, they will not find an overall Gulf Islands listing picture.  Buyers do need to keep to the geographic broad mls, to discover all listings, on all the Southern Gulf Islands, without any limit. Oceanview pretty 2 bed home, country kitchen, solarium, guest suite potential sunny 2+ acres, pasture, permaculture garden, 2 creeks, keep horse or sheep here. A pastoral treat. Great retirement option! MLS# V1066075 $548,000 Custom log cottage, part of strata-resort of Green Acres on sunny St Mary Lake.  2 bed/1 bath, income stream when you’re not there!  Opportunity. MLS# V1055034 $298,000 Li Read, Managing Broker SEA TO SKY PREMIER PROPERTIES (SALT SPRING) #4 - 105 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC., V8K 2V5 SALT SPRING ISLAND ISLANDS REAL ESTATE WINTER 2014 I 1