Sayward (Vancouver Island), British Columbia

Home, 40 Acres and 400 Feet of River Frontage

This place truly is a piece of Vancouver Island Paradise, with a 2065 sq.ft. home located on 40 acres of land and 400 feet of river frontage.

The property is perfect in every way. While currently used as an Arabian horse farm with all the required necessities there are many more opportunities waiting to be discovered.

With your own private swimming holes there is always a chance to relax swimming or sit on the riverbank and watch otters, beaver, and mother ducks. The property has a natural spring that produces around six gallons a minute of some of the best tasting water. The views from any place on the property are spectacular, whether sitting in the back yard watching the elk play with your horses or walking through the fields and looking at the mountains. In the fall we spend time watching the salmon spawn.

This place is steeped in history. The home was originally homesteaded in 1914, with potatoes grown here winning 2nd place in the Chicago world fair in around 1932. The valley is about 10 miles long with the ocean only 15 minutes away where we often have gone prawning and salmon fishing. In the fall there is a great mushroom picking places. All year round the surrounding area has some beautiful hiking and horseback riding trails.

Features of this Vancouver Island Paradise are:

Upgrades:

· Windows are all double paned (1997)

· Roof is duroid with 3/8 plywood over 1x6 strapping (1997)

· Continuous gutters (2000).

· Within the last five years we have put in a new sub floor, carpet and lino downstairs in every room except the downstairs bedroom.

· new stove and fridge. Painted the whole downstairs.

· Upstairs was painted in the Fall of 2003.

· Carpet throughout the upstairs except in the bathroom. (Fir hardwood floors under the carpet)

· Lots of insulation in ceiling and floor.

Upstairs:

· Office: 7'x5' with built in shelves

· Bathroom: Shower stall, toilet and sink 5'x8', window is 2'x4'

· Upstairs Bedroom: 9'5"x22', windows 4'6"x3' and 3'x4'

· Master Bedroom: 17.4"x22', windows 4'6"x3" and 6'x4'. Closet 5'x2'3" with built in shelving

Main Floor:

· Kitchen: large, 11'10"x19' with solid wood cabinets, windows 6'x4' and 3'x3'

· Utility entrance room: 11'6"x7'8", Built in shelves & utility sink

· Living Room: large, 24'x13.5', windows 6'x4' and 5'x3' and alternate house entrance.

· One bedroom downstairs - 9'3"x11'3"

· Bathroom: (1 up and 1 down) 5'6"x7'6", tub, sink and toilet

· Additional Info: Hall, stairs, library area 7'10"x13'4". Stairs are 3' wide.

Exterior:

· Covered Porch: 8'x20' with two entrances

· Attached Shop: 17'x6"x19'6" with two entrances, two lots of natural light

· Attached 3 bay garage: 41'x26', 2 bays have 2"x4" construction and 1 bay has 2"x6" construction. Big Fir beams in front.

· Attached Wood Shed: 41'x8'

· The outbuildings close to the house include a garden shed that is 18'x11' with an attached covered porch that is 11'x6'

· There is also a tack barn that is 9'x14' with a 10.5' cemented hitching post in front of it.

· The chicken coop has a cement floor and is 10'x18' with a 5' high fenced area that is 38'x27'.

· Farther away from the house is a 20'x31' four stall horse barn, a 60' round pen, a one acre paddock and a 12-15 acre hay field of which we harvest around 1100 bales a cut.

· The front and back of the house takes in around an acre of landscaped gardens. There is always something blooming from early spring to late fall. There are 30 year old rodo's, lilac bushes, and other numerous flowering shrubs. The garden has a large sized green house. There are several types of fruit trees and berry bushes.

Comments:

· 100 amp service. Within the past five years we have painted the outside of the house, updated the Septic field and tank in 2002,and installed an insulated stainless chimney which burns so clean that we have never had to clean it.

· 45 mins to Campbell River, 10 mins to Sayward and all amenities including schools...located on a School bus route.

· Salmon River Arabians: The property is set up as a small Arabian horse farm with many opportunities to continue or grow. If you’re interested, this is the website on our horses and breeding program: http://www3.telus.net/SR_Arabians/

· Arrangement could be made to include some horses in the purchase of the property.

· SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PLEASE

FEATURE PRICE... $598,000CDN CALL (250) 282-3681 or Email: irish@saywardvalley.net