1.3 acres for sale in Gabriola Island, BC
$399,000 · Gabriola Island, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia · 7 km from Nanaimo (nearest town of 10,000+)
Advertised on Kijiji as “605 South Rd Gabriola Island, British Columbia”
- AcreScout's value model estimates a price per acre for this lot from the listings of similar size nearest to it and rates it above market: more than a third above that estimate.
- Who can buy in British Columbia, and whether non-residents or non-Canadians pay more or need approval.
- In AcreScout, the ad is read for problems it mentions (no road access, boat-only access, wetland, flooding, zoning limits, leasehold or shared ownership), with the sentence behind each note.
- Listed August 8, 2024.
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Next steps
- Lawyer or notary. A real estate lawyer (a notary in Quebec) searches the title for liens, easements and rights-of-way and handles the transfer. Rural land carries more of these than a house in town.
Access Pro Bono legal referral service - Survey. Rural boundaries are often old or unmarked. A land surveyor shows where the lines really are, whether the access road crosses a neighbour's land, and how many acres you are buying.
Association of BC Land Surveyors members - Well. Bare land rarely has a tested well. A licensed well contractor knows typical depths and yields nearby and what drilling costs.
Registered well drillers (GWELLS) - Septic. Without town sewer you need a septic system, and the soil has to suit one. Have a designer or installer look before you buy: poor soil can make a lot costly or impossible to build on.
ASTTBC registered onsite wastewater practitioners - Financing and insurance. Most home lenders finance a house plus about 5 acres and want a bigger down payment on bare land. A licensed mortgage broker knows which lenders take land (credit unions and, for farm land, Farm Credit Canada). Arrange insurance before you take possession.
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Check whether the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): the Agricultural Land Commission limits subdividing, extra homes and non-farm uses there.
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Similar-sized land in Regional District of Nanaimo
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 acres Nanaimo |
$149,900 | 1.2 | $123,884/ac | below market | |
| 1.2 acres Mudge Island |
$229,000 | 1.2 | $195,726/ac | near market | |
| 1.2 acres Nanaimo |
$299,000 | 1.2 | $247,107/ac | below market | |
| 1.2 acres Bowser |
$499,000 | 1.2 | $430,172/ac | near market | |
| 1.2 acres Nanoose Bay |
$949,000 | 1.2 | $765,323/ac | above market | |
| 1.2 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,595,000 | 1.2 | $1,340,336/ac | above market | |
| 1.3 acres on the ocean Bowser |
$1,750,000 | 1.3 | $1,377,953/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 1.2 acres Nanaimo |
$2,399,999 | 1.2 | $2,033,897/ac | above market |
Each listing's value check compares it with the listings of similar size nearest to it, so one lot can rate above market at a lower price per acre than another elsewhere in the region.
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