Gabriola Island · Vancouver Island
Island property, with the record read first.
I am Amber King, REALTOR® with Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty. I help people buy and sell anywhere on Vancouver Island from my office on Gabriola, and I read what the public record says about a property before anyone signs anything.
What decides an island property is rarely in the listing.
It is in records held by different agencies. These are the questions island buyers ask first, and the ones I check before an offer.
Water
Whether the property is on a well, what the provincial well records show nearby, and what a water test should cover.
Sewage
Whether a septic system was ever filed, and which office holds the record if it was.
What the zone allows
Zoning and development permit areas, including what a suite or outbuilding would need.
Fire protection and insurance
Which fire department responds and how far away it is, which matters to insurers.
Ferry and internet
What living on a ferry schedule means day to day, and what internet service the area has.
Buying
The record read before you write an offer, gaps named rather than glossed, and help from away before you make the crossing.
How I work with buyersSelling
Answers to buyers' first questions ready before the first showing, and a price with the sales behind it shown.
How I work with sellers