Salt Spring Island real estate tip of the day

Salt Spring Island real estate tip of the day. Buy what you can afford. Cars can need a good mechanic and houses need a good handy-person. Houses need to be maintained. I always find it interesting with condos that people worry about how much the fees are but never really think about the home maintenance fees. It is always sad to see a home come on the market that has not had its maintenance done. At worst It makes the homes almost unsellable and at best the seller is still leaving money on the table. Only a small portion of people buying a home want to do any work, let alone fix 20 years of neglect. 

So if you are going to buy a Salt Spring Island home think about putting $300 a month into a repair kitty or consider doing some of the repairs yourself. Either way just do it - don't let the home die the slow agonizing death of neglect.