Island Starter
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Start with What Comes First. It sets the order everything else follows, and the other four make more sense once you have read it.
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What Comes First
The order of operations for a move to Vancouver Island. What you decide first, what waits, and what it costs you when the sequence runs backwards.
Equity and Cost of Living Guide
What a sale price where you live now translates to here, and what it costs to run a household on the Island once you have landed.
Health Care Guide
Registering for MSP, the three month wait before coverage starts, and how people are finding a family doctor here right now.
Strata Explained Guide
Fees, depreciation reports, contingency funds, and the documents worth reading before you commit to a condo or a townhouse.
Community Fit Guide
Nanaimo and the nearby communities set side by side, so you can narrow the search before you book a flight.
Questions the guides do not answer
Most people get partway through and hit something specific to their own situation. Call or email either of us and we will give you a straight answer, whether or not you are ready to do anything about it.
Kiel Bach, REALTOR, PREC
250-667-4182 kiel@bachrealestate.ca
Travis Bach, REALTOR
250-619-2517 travis@bachrealestate.ca