I stumbled on a real estate listing last week that sounds promising. A partially built house on 10 acres of property, in a rural location approximately fours hours from our home in the Vancouver suburbs. This location is off-the-grid so has no access to electricity. And no telephone although it may have cellphone coverage.
What the property does have is a (half) built house/cabin, a well and a huge generator. Also included are plans for a septic system, a building permit and potential rental income due to the nearby ski resort.
The property appears to have been on the market for several years. First the owner listed it by himself, and then it seems that he handed it to a professional realtor last fall. There have been atleast two price reductions that we can find via Google sleuthing. So perhaps we could get it at a good deal. I wonder if others are intimidated by the lack of creature comforts. Or having to finish the house. It's got a foundation, roof, doors, windows and studs in place. So a lot has to be finished including electrical, plumbing, drywall, bathroom, kitchen, wood stove and on and on.
Next step: a weekend road trip to view the site -- to see the area in person as I've never been there. The Husband (TH) has skied the nearby mountain and driven the road so he's one step ahead of me. The closest I can get is looking at highway traffic/weather cams a dozen kilometres away.
Let's see where this takes us. Will this property be the one or simply a bump in the road.
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