Do you need to have a Salt Spring real estate agent or REALATOR® to buy a Salt Spring Island home? It sure helps...

Salt Spring Island has many unique properties
Buying Salt Spring real estate is not like buying a house in a regular city subdivision. You need someone to work for you and help you sort though the confusing salt spring island real estate. No two homes are the alike - they may be priced the same but there are hundreds of unique variables to look at.

Why use the Scott Simmons team as your Realtors?
Will any agent do? sure they are all good, but ...

We offer additional private client services at no cost to you.  

• We offer passenger pick-up at the ferry terminals and float plane dock, however we find most visitors prefer to have their own vehicle. Limited rentals are available on Salt Spring so most people rent cars at the airport.
• We limit the numbers of buyers I work with to allow fast personal service.
• Access to the ultimate property search engine showing sold, active and new listings.
• We love Salt Spring and talking about it. All three of us are currently living on the island, so we can offer information and opinions from a variety of perspectives. 

Who is the Scott Simmons team?

We are regular licensed salt spring real estate agents . We are compensated for our job like any other Realtor by receiving a portion of the commission paid by the seller to the listing REALTOR®.

We a member of:

• The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and follow their Code of Ethics  and their Standards of Business Practice,
• The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA),
• Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB).
• We follow all the rules of British Columbia's Bill 41  Real Estate Services Act . 
• We have all Graduated from the Sauder School of Business - University of British Columbia - Real Estate Trading Services Licensing Course.

What is our job as your Realtor? 
We work for people who want to buy or sell Salt Spring Island real estate.

We will help you in finding Salt Spring Island real estate: 

• The right Salt Spring home for your needs. 
• The Salt Spring Island home that fits your budget.
• The home that provides you with the best value for your money.

Helping you negotiate the right and best price for your new home: 

• No one wants to overpay!  
• We will make sure you don't over pay for your new Salt Spring home.

Helping you negotiate the local bureaucracy and explaining our island system:

• Salt Spring is not a municipality and it is governed by a number of bodies including the Island's Trust , Capital Regional District ( CRD ) and Agriculture Land Commission ( ALC ).

Helping you to determine comparable properties with local knowledge:

• Salt Spring home comparisons are unique and complex. 
• Is the Salt Spring real estate low bank waterfront, high bank, semi, tidal basin, foreshore leases, etc...? 
• The cost comparison method is sometimes more appropriate on Salt Spring homes. Could you buy a comparable lot and build a home on it for a similar price?  
• Local knowledge of construction cost.  

Helping you determine your budget and show you the real cost of living here.

• What is the true cost of retirement in your new Salt Spring Island home?
• Such as the  Property Transfer Tax   .



• The property tax .
• Do you qualify for the Home Owners Grant . this year the threshold was pushed up to $950,000.
• In BC you can Defer your property taxes ( Property Tax Deferment Program ). 
• Does the property fall under the Agricultural & Forestry Assessment .



Here is the link for the farm status info; June and I do this on our property. We raise organic turkeys and blueberries. It would be easier to just pay the tax but this is what Salt Spring is all about.

• Could the Salt Spring Island real estate have a Conservation Covenant on it; (NATEP)   Natural Area Tax Exemption Program. 
• A look at activities that are important to you and look at your Salt Spring Lifestyle!

As an full time Agents we can show you any real estate on Salt Spring Island. We can compare any similar properties. We will check and make sure the property was not just Re-listed.

We can help you find your Salt Spring Island dream home.

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