Family Home in Quiet Glenrosa Neighbourhood

3349 McQueen Road


SOLD WITH COMPETING OFFERS. $3,000. OVER LIST! Looking for that great family home? This 2800 sq.ft. rancher walk-out located in a quiet Glenrosa neighbourhood is sure to please. Upon entering the front door you are greeted with views of the lake and a large open and spacious living and dining area with a show piece wood burning fireplace. The stonework and post and beam will captivate you! The spacious kitchen opens out onto the deck which is the perfect place to enjoy the lake and valley views while enjoying your morning coffee or evening BBQ. The sizeable ”master suite” has an ensuite, and a bonus room perfect for that often dreamed of walk-in closet. Ladies you have to see this set-up. In addition the master suite has an additional walk-in closet for the man. The fully finished w/o basement features 3 bedrooms, a bathroom & laundry room, plus a fantastic area perfect for an in home gym or workshop or just tons of extra storage! (422 sq.ft. of unfinished area). The family room down is the perfect entertaining area to enjoy family get-togethers or let the kids enjoy on their own. Upgrades are approx. 4 yrs. old and include new windows, roof, the decks front and back, the irrigation system and the kitchen backsplash. (approx. $45K) The low maintenance yard has been professionally landscaped.

For more details and photo's and virtual tour go to www.connectwithkaren.com and then call Karen Guy, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty #102-3480 Carrington Road, Westbank BC V4T 3C1 at 250.768.8001 or 250.878.3605. MLS® 10079623

I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.
Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001


http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Fantastic Smith Creek Walkout Rancher

3072 Sageview Road Say yes!... to this fantastic Smith Creek home located on a quiet dead end cul-de-sac! This 3,000 sq ft rancher walkout has sweeping lake and city views. Bright open foyer with decorative tile floor inlay and wall alcove for showcasing your treasures. Gleaming hardwood floors lead into the spacious living room where you will enjoy the special features such as ornamental ceiling border, attractive arched wall opening between the living room and hallway, decorative floor to ceiling fireplace wall with wood mantel and tile fireplace surround. Premium kitchen featuring Thermadore appliances has an abundance of cabinets and cupboards, double oven, granite counter tops, plus a raised breakfast bar for two. Large bright dining area with spectacular views. Perfect main floor master bedroom and breathtaking 5 piece ensuite. Fully finished walk out lower level includes two bedrooms, den, full bathroom, media room or relax in the family room where you can step outside to the covered patio and enjoy the spectacular views from your private fully fenced yard. For more details and photo's and virtual tour go to www.connectwithkaren.com and then call Karen Guy, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty #102 - 3480 Carrington Road, Westbank BC V4T 3C1 at 250.768.8001 or 250.878.3605. MLS® 10079299.

I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.
Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001


http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Lovely 1,500 sq ft Rancher at Shannon Lake

2450 Asquith Court, West Kelowna

SOLD - 97% OF LIST - Are you looking for that perfect home in West Kelowna? Look no further! This lovely one level 1,500 sq.ft. rancher is situated in the sought after Shannon Lake area located on a quiet no through cul-de-sac. Walking distance to schools, parks and the local Shannon Lake Convenience Store. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with an open concept living and kitchen and dining space. Glass sliding doors lead out to your private and level backyard. Master bedroom has 3 piece ensuite and a walk-in closet. Convenient laundry / mud room located right off the entrance to the double car garage. Call me today as this home won’t last long. 

For more details and photo's and virtual tour go to www.connectwithkaren.com and then call Karen Guy, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty #102 - 3480 Carrington Road, Westbank BC V4T 3C1 at 250.768.8001 or 250.878.3605. MLS® 10078016.

http://www.connectwithkaren.com//Westbank/British_Columbia/Homes/10078016/Shannon_Lake/Agent/Listing_107711146.html

I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001
http://www.connectwithkaren.com
 

Large 4 Bedroom Home at Park Lake Estates

12-3270 Shannon Lake Road

SOLD - COMPETING OFFERS - $1000 OVER LIST. 1,200 sq.ft. 4 bedroom mobile home in Park Lake Estates. Half of the sundeck was enclosed to created two more bedrooms. The additional was professionally done and the proper permits were taken out to complete the work. This is a family friendly park centrally located in the heart of Shannon Lake. Laminate flooring through the main living space (carpet in two of the bedrooms). It’s a nice open living room with vaulted ceilings. Generous sized kitchen with lots of cabinets and spacious dining area. Brand new washer and dryer, and new cupboards in the bright laundry room. Large fenced private backyard. Park Lake Estates allows pets (with restrictions), and no rentals. 

Pad rent is $390.00 per month. Walking distance to the Shannon Lake Convenience store, Neighbours Pizza and Neighbours pub.

For more details and photo's and virtual tour go to www.connectwithkaren.com and then call Karen Guy, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty #102 - 3480 Carrington Road, Westbank BC V4T 3C1 at 250.768.8001 or 250.878.3605. MLS® 10077947.


I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.


Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001


http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Playa del Sol Condo

309 - 654 Cook Road, Kelowna BC

Potential summer home, or great investment opportunity!! POOL LEVEL condo at Playa del Sol. Beautiful turn-key 749 sq.ft. condo ready for you! This one bedroom with a large den is fully furnished, has easy care tile floors and includes everything needed to move in today. Fantastic kitchen has dark stain cabinets, lots of counter space, breakfast bar for 3 and a full dining area overlooking the bright living room. Enjoy direct access to the large covered patio with a bonus open space to enjoy the Okanagan sunshine. In addition it’s just steps away from the large open community patio area and is located steps away from the pool. Playa del sol offers a fitness center, swimming pool, hot tub and…..oh! did we mention the fabulous location, a short walk to beach, Rotary park, Restaurants and Mission Park Greenway. 

Ask me for the rental revenue information and an inventory list of items included in this sale.

I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
 Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001


http://www.connectwithkaren.com

MLS® 10077343.

Merry Christmas from Santa's Helper

Best Wishes for 2014

Karen Guy

There's just so many things to be thankful for throughout the year; we all get busy and tend to let the minutes, the hours, and the days drift past without acknowledging the people who are most important to us and that have the most impact in our lives.  Christmas time seems to be that time of year when we are reminded to reflect.

The "C" word, and no I don't mean Christmas I mean Cancer,  seems to touch many people around me.  Did you know that one of four people in your life will be touched one way or another by this dreaded disease I'm starting to refer to as phenomenal....  and not in a good way phenomenal.   For me I'm thankful for my dear friends and family around me.

I am so very proud to refer to my clients as friends.  I wish you all a season of health, happiness and peace.

From my family to yours!!  I wish you all the best of this holiday season and remember.... be kind and patient out there as you never know the struggles of your fellow man or woman.

It's soooo much fun to Elf-around....

I am the GUY that will make a difference! I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001
http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY – THAT IS THE QUESTION?

TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY – THAT IS THE QUESTION?

Fixture vs Chattel

“But my Mom bought us that espresso maker - it cost us a fortune to pipe the water line to it. What do you mean I can’t take it??!!”

“That mirror was my great grandmother’s – there is no way I’m leaving it for the Buyers – they should have asked for it if it was important.  It’s a family heirloom and we are taking it!”

Thank you to Susan Tough, Managing Broker for Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty for this great article and insight into this subject.  Here is what she has to say...

Through my real estate career as a producing REALTOR®, an Educator and Managing Broker, I use one test that I have found to be the most reliable in getting the point across to the client, very clearly.

I walk through the house with a screwdriver in my hand..... And simply say, “If you have to use this to take it – it stays – so take it down now - before we list the home or be prepared to leave it behind”



If the property is not affixed to real property it is considered chattel property. Fixtures are treated as a part of real property. A classic example of a fixture is a building, which in the absence of language to the contrary in a contract of sale, is considered to be part of the land itself and not a separate piece of property (a garden shed). 

Law students are taught in first-year property courses that chattels are items of moveable or transferable property, unlike land and buildings that are fixed and immoveable. If the items are neither land, nor permanently attached to land or a building, they are, by definition, chattels. (The word chattel dates back to feudal times when cattle were the most valuable item of property — except for land.) 

Typically, if an item is attached to land only by its own weight, it is not usually considered part of the land unless the surrounding circumstances make it clear that they were intended to be part of the land. 

By the same token, a fixture is a piece of equipment which has been attached to real estate in such a way as to become part of the premises, and its removal would do harm to the building or land. 

Using these definitions, a mirror that is hanging on a hook is a chattel and can be removed by the seller. 

The same mirror becomes a fixture if it is permanently attached or mounted to a wall in the house. 

A furnace delivered to a house, for example, is a chattel or item of moveable personal property when it leaves the store. When it is installed in the owner's house, and permanently connected to the ductwork, floor, electrical and plumbing systems, it becomes a fixture that remains with the building when the owner moves out. 

Over the years, courts have attempted in many cases to determine whether an object is a chattel or fixture. Judges will often examine the purpose of the attachment or annexation of the item to the property, and the actual degree or extent of the attachment.

The courts have developed two tests for determining whether an asset is a fixture or a chattel:

• the method and degree of annexation,
• the object and purpose of annexation. 

It is human nature that people want what they are told they can’t have – even if they really don’t want it.  I bet you would be hard pressed to find a REALTOR® who, at some point in their career, hasn’t replaced a mirror, special light fixture, under mount espresso maker, or similar to keep their seller or their buyer happy.

Buyers and sellers of land — and their agents — should always direct their minds to the question of chattels and fixtures before the agreement of purchase and sale becomes firm. 

I posted this blog because I recently had this scenario happen to me and believe me I have learned a lot and have taken away from very insightful knowledge now so that I can do everything in my power for this not to happen again.

I am the GUY that will make a difference!

 I specialize in selling homes in the in the Okanagan Valley including Westbank, West Kelowna, Peachland with a focus on Rose Valley, Lakeview Heights, West Kelowna Estates and Shannon Lake.

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001

http://www.connectwithkaren.com/