FSBO Youbou

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FSBO YOUBOU, BC

FOR SALE BY OWNER
$325,000
Cowichan Valley, near Lake Cowichan and Duncan
10455 Youbou Road - Access off Arbutus Road

250-745-3523
jennysuerobson@gmail.com
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Last Updated 27th January 2012
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MY HOME

Accommodation:
- Main Level: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, livingroom, kitchen with dining area, mud room, covered porch
- Upstairs: 1 bedroom and play/computer area.
- Basement: Rec room and pannelled storage room. There is also an unfinished area in the basement.
- Parking: Single carport which is currently being used as a woodshed for the front approx 12ft and a garden shed for the rear approx 12ft. The partition is easily removed if you want to use it as a carport. There is ample parking for at least 4 cars, and the driveway is nearly level.
- Greenhouse is NOT included and will be removed before possession.
House had major renovations in 2005/2006 - Sundeck still has to be replaced
New Roof 2005
New Kitchen 2005
New Bathroom 2005
New Plumbing 2005
New wiring in the kitchen and some elsewhere, new baseboard heating 2005
Woodstove has been installed in the living room in 2006.
Close in, breathtaking lake view, see the ducks!
Only one house lower down between this one and the lake
Located between the Village of Lake Cowichan and the West Coast, on the North Shore of Cowichan Lake, facing South, on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
30 minutes to downtown Duncan, 1 1/2 hours to Victoria, 2 hours to Bamfield on the West Coast.
Walk 2 blocks to boat launch, gas station and Youbou Bar and Grill, walk 4 houses to one corner store, and 0.5km to the other corner store. Nice waterfront Arbutus Park with boomed off swimming area and playground is 1.6 km away.

Investment Potential in Youbou

This could be a potential investment property as well as being ideal for retirement or for a weekend get-away. According to an article in the Lake Cowichan Gazette written by Tyler Clarke, published 28th Feb 2011, Tyler Clarke writes: Quote ”The Youbou Lands development plans, which were approved by the CVRD in June of last year, remain the same. The 20-year plan will see 1,950 new units constructed, including 800 single family homes and 1,150 multi-family homes, including condominiums and town houses. “The only change that I can see is some of the condos may become more sustainable for senior care facilities,” Kreilein said. Pending environmental approval, Kreilein expects the first phase of development to begin this summer, with the infrastructure, including road work, water, and sewer installed, at a cost of between $10 and $12 million dollars. “But these numbers always change,” Kreilein noted. As many local residents as possible will be hired, the developer said.” End of Quote.

About Youbou

Youbou is a small hamlet of about 600 houses strung out along the North shore of Cowichan Lake. Youbou itself faces South. There is a public boat launch about 2 blocks from the house, and a waterfront park with a swimming area, grass and childrens swings 1.6km to the West of the house. There are another two childrens' playgrounds, both about 10 minutes walk from the house. There are 2 corner stores, one at either end of the block where the house is located. Both carry video rentals, groceries and some hardware. Both allow the use of a fax machine and photocopier. There is a cold beer and wine store, which is open year-round, a block away underneath the Youbou Bar and Grill. The pub and restaurant have just undergone major renovations and are now open in the summers. There are several restaurants, a large grocery store, the Royal Bank and 2 pharmacies as well as other small stores in the village of Lake Cowichan, about 10 minutes away.

Location

Youbou is 10 minutes from the Village of Lake Cowichan, 30 minutes from downtown Duncan, 1 1/2 hours from Victoria, and 2 hours from Bamfield on the West Coast by gravel logging road . The bush, where there are endless hiking trails, starts about 2 km West of the house, and continues right out to the West Coast of the Island. (The bush is also just above the house above mine, but it is really too steep to call hiking area).

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