Turn key house. 2 storey. Master bedroom 12 x 12, with vanity & toilet. 2 smaller bedrooms although 1 more suited for office or mother's room for baby as it has an adjoining door. Downstairs is the front room with a new WETT certified wood heat system with Selkirk chimney going on both levels throwing off the perfect heat throughout house. There's also a new heat pump operating so when you return after a day the house is either warm or air conditioned. There's also baseboard heaters in every room. The kitchen has new pine cupboards and cork flooring, plus we're leaving behind a rolling island for counter space, drawers and storage. There's a pantry where currently there's an RV washing machine (works great) and a dryer outlet (we dry on an outdoor line). The bathroom has a full size bathtub and we've redone all copper pipes in house with pex pipe, and there's hot & cold pipes coming through the floor awaiting a hook up to a 39 gal tank sitting beside it new in the box. Lots of storage as we've utilized slanted roof with room length curtains. There's a back porch or work area with multiple plugs for power tools. The front deck is 8x16. On the grounds are fruit trees just coming into their own and decorative shrub trees as a dividing line between neighbours. There is a useful, solid wooden shed to store items. As NS is occasionally known to experience dry summers with people scrambling for water, in the back of the house are 2 plastic 1000 litre water tanks with installed hardware for garden hoses with rainwater draining off a new metal roof on back of house porch. Otherwise the dug well in basement has never run dry during past 5 years and water is pure and clean to drink. Perhaps the biggest plus about this house is it is currently insured which means its eligible to get a mortgage. This house was built in the 1880's by a sea captain who used wooden dowels on beams which tightened over the years meaning this house has withstood every hurricane NS could throw at it over the years while newer houses are come and gone. Living in windy conditions mosquitos and black flies are basically non-existent. During a power outage you've got water and heat. Taxes about $300 annual, great cell coverage, hi-speed fibre optic internet system in place along with Shaw Direct TV currently on seasonal break. google Tiverton, NS for a host of nature pics.
Most people would never share the negatives about a property but I am. Parts of the roof (no leaks) have areas where shingles need to be replaced (my handyman is 1/2 the price); with a gov't grant you may wish to repair sections of foundation to straighten out slants, however in the basement you will see everything is bolstered up so if you do nothing you are good. We've got neighbours on both sides (nothing behind), however, one is in a retirement home and is not selling as he hopes to return once his house is wheelchair accessible and the other neighbours come for a weekend maybe 4 times a year.
The final negative might actually be a positive for some looking for safety and privacy. We are situated on Long Island, the whale watching capital of Eastern Canada. There is no police presence or government officials on the island, population 500. A large ferry carrying buses, trucks and cars goes every hour on the hour for free during a 5 min ride. There are 3 post offices, 3 grocery stores including hardware store, 2 fire-halls, medical clinic, and a K-12 school on the island. Check this out, temperature during the winter makes this the most temperate conditions outside of western BC in Canada.
45 minutes to Digby with all major stores.
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