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Salt Spring Island Real Estate

MLS homes for sale by Scott Simmons

Why Use Scott

Do you need to have a Salt Spring real estate agent or REALTOR® to buy a Salt Spring Island home? It sure helps…

Salt Spring Island has many unique properties
Buying Salt Spring real estate is not like buying a house in a regular city subdivision. You need someone to work for you and help you sort though the confusing salt spring island real estate. No two homes are the alike – they may be priced the same but there are hundreds of unique variables to look at.

 From homes needing TLC to Stunning homes Salt Spring has them all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why use the Scott Simmons as your Realtor?
Will any agent do? sure they are all good, but …

Scott offers additional services at no cost to you.

He offer passenger pick-up at the ferry terminals and float plane dock, however we find most visitors prefer to have their own vehicle. Limited rentals are available on Salt Spring so most people rent cars at the airport.

He limits the numbers of buyers he work with to allow fast personal service.

Access to the Advanced property search (PCS)engine showing sold, active and new listings.

Scott has lived on Salt Spring since 2001.
Who is Scott Simmons?

He is a licensed salt spring real estate agent. He is compensated for his work like any other Realtor by receiving a portion of the commission paid by the seller to the listing REALTOR®.

He is a member of:

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and follow their Code of Ethics and their Standards of Business Practice. BCRealtor-CodeofEthics
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA).
Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB).

He follows all the rules of British Columbia’s Real Estate Services Act .
He has Graduated from the Sauder School of Business – University of British Columbia – Real Estate Trading Services Licensing Course.

What is his job as your Realtor?
He works for people who want to buy or sell Salt Spring Island real estate.

He will help you in finding Salt Spring Island real estate:

The right Salt Spring home for your needs.
The Salt Spring Island home that fits your budget.
The home that provides you with the best value for your money.
Helping you negotiate the right and best price for your new home:

No one wants to overpay!
We will make sure you don’t over pay for your new Salt Spring home.
Helping you negotiate the local bureaucracy and explaining our island system:

Salt Spring is not a municipality and it is governed by a number of bodies including the Islands Trust , Capital Regional District (CRD) and Agriculture Land Commission (ALC).
Helping you to determine comparable properties with local knowledge:

Salt Spring home comparisons are unique and complex.
Is the Salt Spring real estate low bank waterfront, high bank, semi, tidal basin, foreshore leases, etc…?

The cost comparison method is sometimes more appropriate on Salt Spring homes. Could you buy a comparable lot and build a home on it for a similar price?
Local knowledge of construction cost.

Helping you determine your budget and show you the real cost of living here.
What is the true cost of retirement in your new Salt Spring Island home?
Such as the Property Transfer Tax.
The property tax.
Do you qualify for the Home Owners Grant?  This year the threshold was pushed up to a max threshold of  $1,399,000.
In BC you can Defer your property taxes ( Property Tax Deferment Program ).

Does the property fall under the Agricultural & Forestry Assessment .
Could the Salt Spring Island real estate have a Conservation Covenant on it; (NATEP) Natural Area Tax Exemption Program.
A look at activities that are important to you and look at your Salt Spring Lifestyle!

As an full time Agents He can show you any real estate on Salt Spring Island. He can compare any similar properties. He will check and make sure the property was not just Re-listed.

Scott can help you find your Salt Spring Island dream home.

Cheers

Scott Simmons

Testimonials

We recommend Scott and June Simmons to our friends. Both Scott and June have good knowledge of the local Salt Spring market and trends . They give professional and thoughtful advice; their attitudes are practical, no nonsense and down to earth. Their efforts and ability in marketing our property definitely scored very high marks with us. Impressive video and thoughtful write-up, enabled us to price and sell our house in 2 weeks.
Thank you to June and Scott! Now we can focus our energy on our other projects!

Nelly and Jan

It gives me great pleasure to write this testimonial on behalf of Scott Simmons.My wife and I came to Saltspring in 2010 and wished to buy property. Our purchasing realtor, on advice of a friend, was Scott Simmons. He always went the extra mile showing us properties he thought might be of interest. When after one month our rental agreement here fell through my wife and I were forced to stay wth friends in Vancouver. While I worked, every time my wife flew to Saltspring Scott was there to meet the floatplane. Eventually the choice came down to one of two. When asked if he’d mind if I asked our financial advisor to take a look he was completely agreeable. We had our house.
Five years later circumstances made it imperative that we sell. Once more Scott, with complete professionlism smoothed the way, and when we had sold and were about shortly to be homeless, he miraculously found us our present home. Nothing is too much trouble for this man.
During those five years Scott and his wife June have become our friends.
Over my two careers spanning Ireland, three Canadian provinces, a return to England, back to BC and back to Ireland before returning to BC I have had dealings with a large number of realtors.
Scott Simmons stands head and shouldrs above them all for his professionalism, intimate knowledge of the market here, integrity, honesty, and his deep understanding of the psychological stress through which vendors and sellers go. His sense of humour helps.
I cannot recommend him more highly.

Patrick Taylor MD, best-selling novelist

Scott Simmons has assisted us in the difficult task of relocating from the big city in another province and purchasing home on the island. He is well-informed about various aspects of real estate market on SSI, fast at responding and incredibly helpful. Very positive experience working with Scott.

Elena & Sergi

We are so happy that we chose Scott Simmons to help us find our dream home on Salt Spring Island. He’s a true professional and you can trust that he really knows what he’s talking about. Simply put, I would recommend Scott to anyone that wants to make the best real estate choice for the best price because he will have your best interests in mind throughout the whole process.

Sandra & Aaron

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CRITICAL BUYING INFO

Two things buyers should know before they offer:

Price History

Total time on market

Forms for the new BC Real Estate rules
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Salt Spring Real Estate Market Report

If you are looking for Salt Spring Island Real Estate it would be well worth your time to check out my Salt Spring Market Report pages.

To help you search for a Salt Spring home for sale I have two systems you can use.  One is a map based mobile search system for tablets and/or phones. This system works really well if you are on Salt Spring, as it will automatically show you properties as you drive around the island.

The other system is a data base (Advanced MLS system or PCS) for laptops or desktops.

These two systems display information in real time, which allows you to view new listings within one second of them coming on the market. You will also find the “sold” prices of homes, as well as other useful information.

Radio Real Estate Shows

TV show Realty Reality on Salt Spring

So glad shooting for the new Real Estate TV show “Realty Reality” is over. It was a lot of work. It all looks so easy on TV but in reality it was not easy. I think they were waiting for the “moment” to happen. You know the big fall down the steps or fall of […]

Home inspection on Salt Spring Island

Home inspection on Salt Spring Island happened yesterday at a 42 year old log home. To accomplish the home inspections the buyer brought in a  Home Inspector, Geo-technical Engineer and a local Salt Spring contractor. Jeff the home inspector tells the story about the bag of Gold he found in an attic; gold story How […]

Salt Spring home face lift

My clients bought this dated salt spring home a month ago and are upgrading it.  The home was built in 1996 and is structurally 100% perfect.  It seams as if the original owner skimped on the finishing.   The main up grade Alex Denny (salt spring master carpenter) will be doing for the owners is re-finishing […]

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July 18, 2018 By Scott Simmons 2 Comments

I get many people asking me about buying a rental home on Salt Spring and usually spend a lot of time answering all their questions.  So in this post, I hope to cover some of the factual information. Here are the typical questions and basic answers; What is the rental market like on Salt Spring?  […]

Ban on Dual Agency BC

June 16, 2018 By Scott Simmons 2 Comments

On June 15th, 2018 the ban on dual agency just came into effect in BC. Here is a post I wrote about how the new rules will change the way I do business on Salt Spring New Rules for BC Real Estate As a continuation of the New Rules post, what happens if we are […]

New Rules for BC Real Estate

June 16, 2018 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

On the 15th of June 2018, the new rules governing BC real estate have come into effect. If you come to Salt Spring to look at homes and or land Scott will go over the form below and ask you if you would like agency representation and ask you to sign this Disclosure-of-Representation-in-Trading-Services as a represented part […]

Salt Spring Island Trust Land Use Zoning bylaw 355

February 17, 2018 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

On Salt Spring Island the Island Trust is responsible for our local zoning.  You can find our zoning info here at the Salt Spring Island Trust LUB 355. The bylaw has maps that cover every part of the island.  Believe it or not every few months or so I get an email from someone saying […]

Is an offer an sale?

January 26, 2018 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

This last month I had an accepted offer on a home and had a backup offer come in.  The backup offer was a very weak offer because the condition precedent (subject to clause) was so subjective.  It was subject to the buyer viewing and liking the lot.  Normally no one would take an offer like […]

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Salt Spring Housing Crisis explained

July 12, 2018 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

Is Salt Spring in the middle of a housing crisis?  It all depends on who you talk to and what one defines as a crisis. If you move to Salt Spring and have limited funds and are looking to rent a home at about $1000 per month your probably out of luck.  There are basically […]

Candidate for Regional Director CREA

March 7, 2017 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

I’m running for the position of board member Regional Director for BC for the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).  Below is my official platform after edits suggested by CREA lawyers. My name is Scott Simmons. I’m a REALTOR® on Salt Spring Island BC. If you go to the REALTOR.ca site and put in Salt Spring […]

CRD sewer and solid waste

January 23, 2017 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

The nuts and bolts of local goverment are really the non glamours basics of water, sewer and garbage (solid waste).   The CRD is the local service provider for Salt Spring.  On the night of 24 Nov 2016 Russ Smith Senior Manager, Environmental Resource Management for the CRD put on a waste presentation.  Here is a […]

Incorporation – A Third Option: Self-governance with contracted services

May 11, 2016 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

This was just posted on the Salt Spring exchange in 4 parts.  I have permission from John Gauld the author to publish this document on my Salt Spring web site;   SSI is known as a community that questions conventional practices and is creative and innovative in its response to community challenges. Perhaps the up-coming […]

Salt Spring’s new SSIWPA PAC

November 4, 2014 By Scott Simmons 2 Comments

If you live on Salt Spring you have to get used to all the acronyms.  If you have not heard of SSIWPA it’s because it’s new.   SSIWPA stands for Salt Spring Island WaterShed Protection Authority.  Today  was the first meeting of the SSIWPA PAC (Public Advisory Committee). The ideal behind SSIWPA is that it […]

 

Critical Salt Spring Buying Info

Ban on Dual Agency BC

June 16, 2018 By Scott Simmons 2 Comments

On June 15th, 2018 the ban on dual agency just came into effect in BC. Here is a post I wrote about how the new rules will change the way I do business on Salt Spring New Rules for BC Real Estate As a continuation of the New Rules post, what happens if we are […]

New Rules for BC Real Estate

June 16, 2018 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

On the 15th of June 2018, the new rules governing BC real estate have come into effect. If you come to Salt Spring to look at homes and or land Scott will go over the form below and ask you if you would like agency representation and ask you to sign this Disclosure-of-Representation-in-Trading-Services as a represented part […]

Sun Path Chart

Does the home get sunlight?

February 28, 2013 By Scott Simmons 1 Comment

If you’re planning to live on Salt Spring year-round, one of the most important things to consider when buying a property is SUNLIGHT. Do the neighbor’s trees or a mountain block the sun during the winter months?  According to Salt Spring real estate mythology, “If they buy in August, they will list in November and […]

Aggregate Days on the Market

January 2, 2012 By Scott Simmons Leave a Comment

What are “aggregate days on the market”? On the Victoria Real Estate board an agent can “Re-List” a property for a mere $25 fee.  An example would be if a home has been listed on the board for 180 days the listing can be taken off the market and then “Re-Listed” and appear to be […]

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