Hi Scott. You were asking if I could write a piece for your blog about our experience of moving across Canada with shipping (sea) containers by train – so here goes. This was a long move – 6000 km from New Brunswick to Salt Spring Island. We wanted a moving option that was going to be as …
This is something that comes up more than one would think on Salt Spring. Over the last decade, we have had more than a few stigmatized homes come on the market. One murder/suicide home and more than a few haunted homes. This is a grey area of the law because how you determine if …
Did you know mortgage documents are public information? If you are buying Salt Spring real estate and are trying to figure out what to offer would it not be nice to know what the seller owes on the place? The mortgage documents that are registered on the title will only tell you the size of …
A few years there was a group of cabins on North Beach Road for sale on the Salt Spring MLS. Some of you might remember them. I was just shocked when they were first listed. I sent a letter to the managing broker of the company that had them listed and explained the land …
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In the spirit of reconciliation let’s not trample on the history of our Gulf Islands. Article contributed by Doug Glaum, Manager Archaeology Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. September 3, 2014, Times Colonist article Homeowners no longer face bills for archeological excavations – Local – Times Colonist concerning archaeological research and private property …
This one is from 2013 but still something to think about if the buyers find something big that the agent has sluffed off, when have you heard; “it’s an easy fix”. Not so fast in the case below the brokerage was vicariously liable for its licensee and they had to pay out 47k. Number 460, February …
