|
|
Real Estate - A Second Home (RV Lot)
|
|
|
|
|
RV Lot For Sale ($12,000.00) This property has increased from $2,700.00 in 2004 to $12,000.00 in 2008
GRANISLE is a retirement and recreational community offering many services and clubs including a library, post office, medical centre, elementary and secondary school, College of New Caledonia and RCMP station. IMPORTANT NEWS FOR GRANISLE, BC PACIFIC BOOKER - Mining in Granisle, BC ~ Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) is developing the Morrison Project, a porphyry copper/gold mineral deposit on east Morrison Lake, and is located just 35 km north of Granisle. The project is still in the Pre-Application stage of the BC Environmental Assessment process. Erik Tornquist, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating officer of PBM, told the Lakes District News, “We are not at the licensing stage yet, there is an environmental assessment required to obtain a certificate which can then be followed by a permit.” “First we have to do a feasibility study which is a technical and financial evaluation of the project. What we have to ensure is that the level of detail in the study is sufficient for the agencies that issue permits to base their decision on. If the feasibility study is successful then we can enter the engineering phase which will lead us to construction.” This study is expected to be completed in November 2007. Once the permits are issued, construction could begin in mid 2008. The Morrison deposit has the advantage of existing regional infrastructure to service the region, including a deep-sea shipping terminal at the port of Stewart, B.C., a road network, nearby power (20 km from the project site) and a full service town (Granisle) within daily commuting distance from the project site. Permits and Licences are expected to be received in mid 2008 with mine construction to follow. The Village of Granisle is the closest community where mine employees could reside. Services in the village include a library, post office, medical centre, elementary and secondary school, and RCMP Station. PBM estimated that 450 people will be required during the construction phase, with about 220 people working in the mine. Houses in Granisle. The planning of the route to deliver the ore from the mine to the port has yet to be decided. Either the ore will be barged across Babine Lake and head south from Granisle to Hwy 16 or will be trucked north along on the Morrison Lake FSR and join Hwy 16 at Hazelton. Obviously, Granisle is hoping for the former option. The company plans to mill 30,000 tons of ore a day to produce around 155,000 tons of concentrate per year. The mine is expected to last approximately 16 years with production starting in late 2009.
Real Estate Investing ~ Articles THE RV LOT I HAVE FOR SALE, LEASE OR RENT is #13, Byron Circle, Granisle, BC., offering a view of the surrounding hills, snowcapped mountains and Babine Lake. BABINE LAKE is 110 miles of gorgeous scenery and lots of good fishing for the fish lovers. The mobile home lot is available all year round. The mobile home lot is above road grade, flat and covered in grass except the pad and driveway. This mobile home lot backs onto a large forest area of spruce and balsam. The size of the mobile home lot is 41' x 120' x 57'. Bring your fifth wheel for the summer months and enjoy all that this beautiful area has to offer. I am sure you won't be disappointed. It is an 11 hour drive from Vancouver. Certainly not as close as the Thompson-Okanagan Estates but the air is much cleaner.
If you are looking for space and clean air you will love this place. LOCATION: Town of Granisle, BC on the banks of Babine Lake, 80 km (50 miles) from Smithers in north-central British Columbia.
DESCRIPTION: This small penturbia town on Babine Lake is one of the nicest little towns in north-central British Columbia. It is clean and has many renovated buildings. The lots are for mobile homes. The streets are paved and maintained year round. People living in the subdivision are retirees. RECREATION: Attractions to the area are numerous including fishing for rainbow trout, char, kokanee, burot, salmon and steelhead, cross country skiing, golfing, hunting, bird watching, camping, tours, hiking, fishing camps. Red Bluff Provincial Park near Granisle is popular with anglers and boaters. Due to the southern exposure the water is warm enough for swimming. Granisle is the outdoor recreation centre for Babine Lake with a large well maintained marina. There is ample parking, boat launching and a dock all in excellent condition. A few miles south is the famous Fulton River where the Department of Fisheries has spawning beds for salmon, which are hatched each year and transferred to Babine Lake for eventual travel up the Skeena River system to the ocean. The entire area is wonderful for young and old alike. It is a very close knit friendly village.
Garbage collection is available if permanent residency is taken up. Television offers twelve channels by using an antenna.
ZONING: Residential and Recreational District R-3A PERMITTED USES:
|
||
|
RV Forums and Discussions Canadian Family Camping Federation
Camping Canada
Escapees RV Club
RV Advice
RVers Corner
RV Safety
RV Times
Trail Canada
If you are looking for homes, land for sale, mobile duplex cottage, waterfront homes in British Columbia contact BC Homes for Sale, Highway 16 or Smithers Real Estate. Tell a friend about Cloud 9 Horse Care - Real Estate
ARE REAL ESTATE SEMINARS WORTH THE MONEY by Attorney William Bronchick If you read the news media, you'll see that there's a proliferation of new real estate gurus and seminars coming around to feed the endless demand for real estate these days. One event recently attracted over 30,000 people, with Donald Trump as the headliner (like he knows anything about buying a duplex?). So, how do you tell the good from the bad? Well, first let me comment that I believe there is very little truly "bad" info out there. The difference is mainly price and quality of information. Here are some things you should consider when determining whether to invest in a real estate seminar: 1. PRICE. Be leery of very cheap or very expensive seminars. If the seminar is free, it's because the promoter wants to sell you something. It costs the promoter thousands of dollars to get people into a room, so expect a hard sales pitch. If the event is more than $1,000/day, you should also be concerned, unless the admission price includes follow-up training or substantial materials. I'm not saying that $5,000 boot camps are all bad, just make sure you're getting what you are paying for. 2. CLASS SIZE. If you are paying $5,000 for a boot camp, you should expect a small class size. If not, you are likely overpaying, since you won't be able to ask questions in a large group format. 3. TEACHING ABILITY. Some gurus are knowledgeable, but are bad teachers. Make sure you have heard the speaker before or ask other people who have attended. There's nothing worse than paying to listen to a boring speaker or one that can't convey a topic in "plain English". 4. VALUE. Let's face it, some products are expensive because you believe they are worth more. Good marketing makes you believe "Bayer" is better than generic aspirin. Before you pay thousands of dollars for the "brand name" seminar, look into a cheaper version that isn't being marketed on T.V. 5. "THE "PITCH". Although as a rule, the cheaper the seminar, the greater the pitch for other products, some promoters do nothing but pitch, even at $5,000 boot camps. Ask other people who have attended the seminar to determine the teaching to-product-to pitch ratio. There's nothing wrong with a promoter offering products and services at the less expensive seminars, but it's borderline insulting to have a non-stop sales pitch when you are paying $1,000 a day or more. 6. REFUND POLICY. Is there an open refund policy? This is VERY important. Ask up front. You should be VERY suspicious of any seminar that does not offer a refund policy. 7. ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT IT? No matter how much or little you pay for a seminar, it's all up to you. No diet works without exercise and discipline and no real estate investing technique works without your hard work. If you are just beginning, stay away from the expensive seminars until you are sure it is for you. Start with the $500 or less variety, let it sink in, then consider more advanced seminars when you have done a few deals. Once you start making money, you should continue investing in your education, since your return will be well worth it. INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE Riches can be made in any kind of real estate market. A professional real estate investor makes money when prices are high and when prices are low. No matter what is happening in the market they buy low and sell high. They never buy high and expect to make money waiting for prices to rise. Newbies buy high, expecting prices to rise, and when the prices drop they are left owing $175,000 on a house that is now worth $100,000. So as a real estate investor always buy low. Everywhere there are properties selling for below market value. There are many homes in average neighborhoods that need a few thousand dollars worth of cosmetics. For example, take a house selling for $100,000. Since you have done your homework you know it could easily sell for $145,000 or more if it looked better. Buy the house, spend $2,000-$7,000 fixing it up, and sell it for a sizable profit. Never spend a pile of money to completely renovate a house. Just do cosmetic changes such as painting the inside and outside, putting in new carpet, fixing broken doors and repairing leaky faucets. Only do the basics to make the house presentable. Real estate investors recommend you start out buying three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes. These are the most in demand and so are the easiest to re-sell. Buy in neighborhoods that are nice. You do not want to buy in neighborhoods that are too nice or too rough. Focus on your average family-friendly neighborhood. Also, buy homes that are listed at 60-75% or less of their value. Never buy a home that is listed at $100,000 with a value of $100,000. Buy the one listed at $75,000 that is valued at $100,000. The easiest way to find these homes is to work with a real estate agent. Find one who will be glad to find you homes that meet your criteria. Why work with a real estate agent? Agents have 85-90% of the properties for sale. They know the area. Tell them you are an investor right up front and what you are looking for. The great agents will be happy to send you all the homes you can handle, and you will be happy to pay them their commission. Besides having a great agent you also need to have a niche market. Are you going to focus on foreclosures? Are you going to go after fixer-uppers? Are you going to buy and then quickly re-sell? Or are you going to buy and rent it out for a while? If you are going to rent out your properties be sure you do the math. Will you be able to rent out the house for more than the monthly expenses? Be sure to include a property manager with those expenses. And remember that the house might sit vacant a month or two. Allow enough money to account for no income for part of the year. So never buy a home that is going to cost you $1,000 a month in finance charges and other expenses if you can only rent it out for $800. That is a fast way to end bankrupt. But before you do all this, before you get a real estate agent and go out making offers, there is one very important thing you must do first. You must write down your goals. Is your goal to be worth $1 million within five years? That is very possible. But do not expect to reach 1/5 of that goal in the first year. Start with a plan to make so many offers a week and stick with it, increasing it as you go. Since most beginners make one purchase for every 50 offers, have a plan to make one purchase a month. That would require you make 50 offers every month. Set the goal and little by little you will achieve it. So you have your goals, you have a great real estate agent, you know your niche, and now it's time to make some offers. As stated, most beginners make one purchase with every 50 offers. If you make $25,000 on that one purchase, then in effect you are making $500 each time you make an offer. So never think that you are wasting your time making those other 49 offers. Just as important as having written goals, a great agent and a niche, you need to have the right frame of mind to deal with success. So many who want to invest in real estate actually cause themselves to fail. Believe you can succeed. Learn how to handle money wisely. Educate yourself by reading and attending seminars. Surround yourself with people who have the same goals as you and who are achieving their goals. There are many real estate experts out there, so find a good one, attend the seminars on learning how to think about money and be financially responsible, and begin your journey to buy and sell properties. BUYING WATERFRONT PROPERTY Too often, people buy waterfront property with the intention of changing it to preconceived ideas of what the waterfront should look like. However, be cautious in altering your land until you get to know it. Then gradually alter it to suit your needs. It is much harder to restore land that has already been altered substantially. You will save money for yourself while providing habitat for wildlife. Purchasing any property or home is a major decision and requires investment. Before you purchase waterfront property, you may want to consider a few key points. The demand for waterfront property is rising, and often, the overall value of the property will be determined by the quality of the land and water. Whether you are planning to build or are purchasing a home already on the waterfront, take into consideration that your new home will be part of the “ribbon of life”. You will become an integral part of the transition zone between land and water that is also home to many unique forms of plants and animals. If you are thinking about purchasing a developed waterfront lot, consider making an offer to purchase conditional on inspection of any elements you have doubts about – the home itself, dock, septic system, well, drinking water quality, or erosion risk. Before you buy, evaluate how the property might change on a seasonal basis, as a result of influences like runoff and changing water levels. Check floodplain restrictions and required building setbacks. You may have trouble obtaining fold insurance if a building is in a floodplain. When purchasing, ask for records of drinking water tests. Remember that property value is often related to water quality. SEVEN STRATEGIES TO SELL PROPERTY IN A SLOW MARKET Below are simple strategies and techniques that can benefit sellers and get their properties sold in this slow Real Estate market. Pricing to Sell:
Seller Financing: As the seller and home owner, considerable amounts of equity can be built up over several years allowing the possibility of owner financing. With loans being more difficult to acquire these days, offering an enticing seller financing might attract more buyers who wanted to buy but couldn't obtain a loan. With more home-financing options for buyers, your possibility of selling increases dramatically. Spotless and Well-kept:
Hire a Full-Time Realtor with a Strong internet Presence: As 80% of today's home buyers search the internet for property, it is vital that sellers find an agent, who is aggressive in all fields, especially the internet during a slow market. Find an agent who has a great track record and specializes in your area to ensure your odds of selling quicker.
John Allen is the broker and owner of Allen Real Estate Services, Inc. REAL ESTATE HELPFUL LINKS British Columbia Real Estate Association British Columbia Residential Tenancy Branch Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Commercial Real Estate in British Columbia 
|
Cloud 9 Horse Care - Power of the Mind
Contact Maureen
Cell Phone: 778-908-9868
Home: 604-856-0536
