Buying a house will no doubt be one of the largest financial transactions and most nerve-racking decisions people will ever make. Jay's expertise will help guide you through all the obstacles during this important decision process.
PLANNING ON BUYING SOON?
"Selecting the right property isn't a matter of luck. I offer my clients a lot of value with 20 years of local experience, proven negotiating abilities, attention to detail and a strong work ethic. I also believe I add value which cannot be bought or measured with money, that being sincerity, integrity and patience. Combined all will help you to make the most informed decision possible when purchasing your next Shuswap property."
Dave & Angela Colombe
"As first time home Buyers, my husband and I were unsure of what to expect in our price range and what a realtor would be able to find for us. After viewing many different properties with other Realtors we felt confident that Jay had our best interests in mind and so we chose Jay as our Realtor. Being patient, honest and encouraging, Jay helped us make what we feel was the best possible decision for our first home. Our experience was great and we'd highly recommend Jay as a Realtor to anyone."
The Yates Family
"Thank you Jay for assisting us in purchasing our first house! Jay made the process very easy, and made us feel so comfortable through out everything. We couldn't have asked for a better or more personable realtor than Jay. If anyone is in need if a GREAT realtor just give Jay a call! We appreciate all your guidance, help and time you put into making our first purchase a breeze. Thanks!"
This Is Going To Be Fun...
Remember you're not just buying a home... you're buying the "Shuswap Lifestyle!". Jay tells buyers that all the time and they laugh. "But it's true," he says "we are so lucky to live here!" He gets that, and that's why Jay loves what he does. Whether you are a first time Buyer or a veteran home purchaser Jay promises to make the process of purchasing Salmon Arm and Shuswap area real estate easier, more enjoyable, less time-consuming, and less expensive than if you undertook this challenge with someone else. He will help you locate and assess local properties for sale that match your specifications, and help you through the myriad of details attending the actual purchase.
As an experienced, full time local real estate agent working every day he is always familiar with the current listings on the market and knows the individual neighborhood values well. Jay can help you determine which properties are fairly-priced and in good condition before you start your search.
At your request, Jay can provide you with on-going emails of new listings that fit your criteria so you are always one of the first to know! If you are new to the area he'll be happy to provide you with a complimentary re-location package plus arrange to give you an escorted orientation of the area.
Your First Step...
Your first step to buying a home is to first ask yourself why you want to buy a home: To stop paying rent? To start building equity? To have a place of your own? To raise a family? Retirement? Next, list what kind of home you'd like and where you would like to be. Be specific. Separate the "must haves" from the "want to haves."
Think of yourself as zeroing in on a target, going from the general to the specific. Consider area (north, south, east, or west side); neighborhood (older and settled or sparkling new; a particular school zone; recreational facilities; and other community services.
Your Next Step: Loan Pre-Qualification...
Once you have addressed the above needs, your next step in the purchasing process is to get pre-qualified with a mortgage company. This can be done over the phone or even online in a matter of minutes. Call Jay and he will refer you to a mortgage professional with an excellent reputation and track record for successfully acquiring loan approval for his/her clients.
Jay Will Find The Right Homes For You...
Once you've been pre-qualified and know what price range you can afford to stay in, he can help you determine which properties fit your needs by using the (MLS) Multiple Listing Service system to locate them. He has the best possible resources and communication systems available today to help you locate the homes on the market that match your specifications. By clicking on these links you can even search his personal current listings as well as all of the office listings. Jay will help you complete your financing and inspections, and close on the transaction. His top priority is to make sure that your home buying experience is pleasant, cost-efficient and successful.
"Thank you Jay for assisting us in purchasing our first house! Jay made the process very easy, and made us feel so comfortable throughout everything. We couldn't have asked for a better or more personable REALTOR® than Jay. If anyone is in need if a GREAT REALTOR® just give Jay a call! We appreciate all your guidance, help and time you put into making our first purchase a breeze. Thanks!" The Yates family. :)
How our office operates
The Homelife Salmon Arm Realty office is owned and managed by local REALTORS®. The 6 co-owners, including Jay, share the concept of full service and the office has a great working atmosphere of focused professionals getting results.
Their solid reputation in the community has attracted many of the area's top selling sales agents. Homelife Salmon Arm Realty has received many national awards for outstanding listings and sales production based on similar sized offices throughout Canada.
Exempt from Foreign Buyers Ban. Like rare art, this is a one-of-a-kind 73-acre ranch estate comparable to none prominently situated on Shuswap Lake, BC. Be prepared to be impressed with two incredible private, turn-key, lakeshore homes with well over 15,078 sq ft of combined luxurious living space. Enjoy a rare Shuswap Lake Cove with over 1200 ft of shoreline & two docks/buoys & a full-service Beach Cabana with a shower. Heated detached six-bay garage with 14 ft doors & workshop with suite complement this property. This property could be a perfect corporate retreat as it naturally offers complete privacy & high quality adventure activities for all. With a total of 11 bedrooms & 15 baths, 5 RV sites with water, power & septic, & a professional corporate boardroom seating over 12. This expansive property offers plenty of opulent private spaces to stretch out your creativity & loosen up your mind. This property has high end Generac generators for all the buildings and can be lived in off grid, very comfortably. Floatplane, helicopter, drive or boat into this world-class pristine destination. (id:2493)More details
N Okanagan Farm w multiple income streams: including Gravel Pit + Farm income/rental or lease streams ready to be developed. Rare property priced to sell well below market appraisal value. Welcome to country living, minutes to town with everything you need. 108+ acre farm with sought after fertile farmland. 65+/- acres annually cultivated w/organic grain. In ALR. Charming bungalow farmhouse w/new shingles (2019), electrical panel & plumbing updates (2020). 2 car garage, 40x60 shop w/220 power, cabin, barn (roof repair 2022), sheds . Ideal for horses, cattle, chickens, goats or other livestock. Beautiful views+privacy. Explore recent changes for an additional residence, power line in place in a beautiful treed area. Explore potential to subdivide. Previously established, permitted gravel pit. Property's overall substantial aggregate deposit relatively unworked to date. Evaluated by Mining engineer who specializes in aggregate, detailed description available. Net Present Value of aggregate based on over 17.5 million (metric) tonnes. Create a family legacy farm and/or a multi-decade aggregate operation. Self operate and/or consider lease/rental potentials. All measurements and values/estimates are approx. Seller makes no representations or warranties on actual measurements or quantities. Buyer to verify if important. (id:2493)More details
This spectacular Blind Bay waterfront home on Shuswap Lake!! Fully furnished Custom designed, one of a kind home that spares no detail when it comes to lifestyle. 6 full ensuite bedrooms, 10 bathrooms in total, Huge open concept including a lofted family room, spacious lakeview living room, Designer gourmet kitchen that extends into the full bar in the dining room. Outdoor kitchen area with covered and open lakeside patio areas, hot tub, professionally landscaped, floating dock, boat buoy, private bay, beach & West facing with stunning sunsets over Copper Island. Helicopter landing pad, hangar with full gym, shop & man cave. Tennis court, paved & gated with tons of parking & storage areas. The finest in waterfront lifestyle, being offered at $5.65 Million. Co-op Sale therefore NO BC Property Transfer Tax & NO GST as sale is for a share in corporation that owns the property! See our full virtual tour! (id:2493)More details
OPPORTUNITY ONLY KNOCKS ONCE! This spectacular executive lakefront property went through an extensive rejuvenation in 2010, adding over 3000 sq ft to the home, triple car garage, plus an impressive outdoor kitchen/dinning space, with roller roof system, and expansive dock. Adding a cost of improvements and up grades in excess of $2 million, too many upgrades to list. From the high end appliances through out to the hand selected stone shower in the huge 5 piece ensuite, it is all sure to impress. This custom built Euro Architectural Estate sits on 0.82 acres of flat land that is meticulously landscaped providing over 140 feet of water frontage. The oversized heated 40x28 drive through boathouse offers plenty of space for all of your water toys with 2, 12' doors in front and a 14' door in the back that allows you to back your boat down the private concrete boat launch right into the lake. (id:2493)More details
Listed by Century 21 Lakeside Realty Ltd
and RE/MAX Elevate Realty
Newer 3 bed/3.5 bath home plus a 2010, 3 bed/1 bath modular home on a beautiful 161 acre farm. The large 4100 sq ft home has 3 levels positioned on the land to take in the beautiful valley and farm views. Timber frame constructed home with large open span ceilings and twin stone Fireplaces in the Living room. The kitchen features Granite countertops with Island, Maple cabinets and a living space which is open to the dining and living rooms. Quality laminate flooring runs throughout the home. The primary bedroom is on the main level with full 3 pce. bath and walk-in closet. Up the solid fir stairs takes you to the second level with 2 open lofts another large bedroom and bath. Great property for orchard or vineyard. Currently approximately 110 acres of productive hay land with another 30 acres currently being cleared for future cultivation. The farm comes with undeveloped Irrigation rights from Tappen Creek and your own private 4 acre pond teaming with birdlife. 3 phase power available allows for any heavy duty electrical requirements. Adjoining 160 acres of irrigated farmland may be available to purchase in conjunction with this property. (id:2493)More details
Amazing opportunity to buy a large going-concern dairy farm! This Irrigated 79 acre parcel is located in Deep creek, less than 20 minutes from salmon arm and Enderby, and less than a half hour from Vernon. It has a nice 2600 four bedroom farmhouse with two car garage, and a nanny suite upstairs. It also has two mobile homes that are currently used for workers housing but could provide extra rental income. The dairy buildings have had many recent upgrades including newer double 10 parlor and 6000 gallon milk tank as well as large holding area and maternity pens. With room to milk close to 250 cows as well as room for all your young stock, this farm is worth taking a close look at. If you chose not to raise your replacements on the farm you could milk up to 600kgs with the current barns. It boasts a lot of feed and manure storage, a newer large heated shop, large calf barn, as well as a huge hay shed and other out buildings. With all the infrastructure this farm has and current building costs you are pretty much getting the land for free at the current list price! There is also another 112 acres available for sale and well over 200 other acres potentially for sale or available to rent at a reasonable rate. All the quota, animals and equipment are also available at market value as a going concern. (id:2493)More details
WATERFRONT LOG HOME in Blind Bay set across from Copper Isl. offers perfect privacy on your private 0.8 Acre freehold lot. 1-1/2 storey log home with an attached 32x50' indoor heated pool & fitness area & an attached 4 car garage. The main floor offers a central gourmet island kitchen with granite countertops, Wolf® double wall ovens & microwave. Built-in Miele® coffee maker, SS french door fridge & DW. Custom kitchen elegance mixed with the natural log home feeling including exposed log & wood ceilings. Formal living rm & Dining rm offers gas FP w/rock surround, Full wall double patio doors & windows, Bar off the dining rm, Rich wood ceilings w/exposed logs. Rec rm offers an additional gas FP w/extensive rock wall feature, Full length wet bar w/brushed granite countertops & double patio doors onto the lakeside deck. Hickory Pre-eng hardwood floors throughout. The indoor pool & recreation area is adjoined w/new equip, HVAC recovery unit, 3 Pce bathrm & steam rm. 4 Bedrms, Den & 4 Bathrms w/bedrms on the upper floor including an oversized master & ensuite. All rooms have outside decks w/access. The main floor deck off the common areas is huge, extending your living space into the outdoors & spralling over the panoramic lakeviews. Extensive rockwalls, high end floating dock, 2 boat buoys, 400 Amp upgraded electrical service, Fibre optics high speed internet, New phase 3 environmental septic system. 231 feet of lakeshore privacy, set on 0.78 Acres. See the virtual tours! Thanks (id:2493)More details
3553 Eagle Bay Rd, Where opulence meets Shuswap waterfront living. A Picture might be worth a thousand words, but a thousand pictures still can't fully do this Custom home justice! It must be seen and experienced to truly appreciate the level of details that were brought together by award-winning local Okanagan designer Kelly Meyer and Award-winning Shuswap builders Copper Island Fine Homes. Built in 2019, this stunner is meant for the whole family to enjoy the Lake together! And by the whole family, we are talking easily sleeps 21 in 7 beds/6 baths on 3 floors! When you have everything you need in one place, it's like your own resort! Home theater, Pool table, Chef's kitchen, Outdoor kitchen, C4, and covered decks with an outdoor fireplace, hot tub, outdoor shower, lakeside lounging, dock, dog run, and dog wash, Grandkids 6 bunk bed room, and the list is endless. Plus, across the way, an additional 26x30 and 9ft door detached garage for the boat and toys and finished upstairs loft area. This ultra-modern luxury home is state of the art in efficiency and controls. Geothermal forced air with a heat pump makes this house heating and cooling energy-efficient. 24 solar panels on the roof with 400amp service, and a hardwired backup propane generator. European windows and doors for dual opening options if you want to let in the fresh Shuswap air. Heated bathroom floors and heated towel racks. This is truly your own family resort. Measurements taken by Matterport, 3D Tour & Video! (id:2493)More details
Blind bay's most prestigious log home located on 2.15acres with 320ft of lake shore. At over 4000sqft of living space this hand-crafted home was constructed by HGTV's ""Timber Kings"" Pioneer log homes and is sure to impress the fussiest of buyers. So much to take in from the exterior when you pull into this private fenced property on to the new paved driveway, the home is wrapped with stamped concrete and glass exterior railings with covered vaulted deck area and lake/mountain views for miles. Through the front foyer you are brought to the awe-inspiring vaulted living area/dining and kitchen. The primary bedroom off the main offers a claw foot soaker tub with shower and W.I.C. Up there are 3 generous sized rooms which are all used as bedrooms currently and a 4piece bath. Downstairs has beautiful polished concrete floors with full bath and additional bedroom. Heated shop with 200amps. If John Dutton had a home on Shuswap Lake this would be it! Words cannot express this property in an ad (id:2493)More details
Shuswap like none other! Ultimate Privacy, ultimate luxury. On just under 5 acres at the base of the mountain overlooking the Shuswap, backing onto Crown land this Modern 3B/4B + detached 32 x50 heated workshop with upper loft style suite 2nd 24x40 shop. This property gives you the ultimate lifestyle experience without even leaving the property, Heated Saltwater Pool/Hot tub/ RV hookups. Full outdoor kitchen, stone fireplace as part of the outdoor living experience. However when you do leave the property choices are endless with the lake only mins away keep your boat in one of the many marina slips in the area for a quick easy access. Or jump in the side by side and connect in the endless km of trail systems all the way to white lake, eagle bay and further. Getting technical, this home is 45% windows with Argon filled windows/LowE coating Composite tile roofing and Solar 13KW. Spray foam insulation. Heated floors both levels, on demand HW. Central air. Custom Granite counters, wired with full alarms and speakers indoor and out. 2 separate meters services, 2 Forced air systems plus HRV. The list of features is endless, please ask for the full info package. Check out the 3D tour and videos! Yes there is a promo video plus shop goal video. This home was featured in Haven. All details and measurements carefully taken. (id:2493)More details
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