[Crazy_Cabin_Coach]

Call me crazy, but I have always dreamed of owning an affordable, luxury log cabin at a destination resort.

What could appreciate more than good times skiing, golfing, fishing, hiking, rafting and biking with friends that enjoy cabin life.

Take the survey to see if you too may be a crazy canuck.

I look forward to seeing the poll results.

Feel free to contact me with your crazy cabin dreams - just maybe I can help you make them come true.

[skateari]

And what exactly does this have to do with peak oil? How are you going to get up the mountain to do your sking? How are you going to grow your own food to eat when theres two feet of snow covering the ground? The fishing part seems like the only reasonable thing that you said when refering to the peak in oil production... ?

[Guest]

Dear Skateari,

Thank you for replying to my post.

It is my belief that health and wellness are an important part of the workplace and home life. A rustic log cabin in the mountain by design promotes active living and relaxation.

Within 20 minutes from your cabin door you can ski, golf, hike, bike, fish or raft from your cabin door. The airport is also about 20 minutes away.

Owners of a Pioneer, a Prospector or of a Premier cabin will not ruff it or will they need to be a squatter to survive the winter. A cabin is outfitted with luxury, brand name appliances and equipped with a geothermal heating and cooling system to boot. Property is actually serviced by the City of Kimberley. Staples can be bought from grocery stores just a hop skip and a jump past the local Kimberley golf course.

The cabin resort has less snowfall than the base or top of the ski hill - it is riverside. The winters in Kimberley are mild and bost an average temperature of about minus four degrees celcius which is a great temperature for snow to fall and for skiing.

The St. Mary's river along side the resort is a blue ribbon river for fly fishing that peaks many people's interest. There is is also the Bull, Elk and White river to angle at. My favorite is catching Kokanee, a land locked salmon, with my two kids on Lake Koocanusa just down the road.

That said, it is my experience that spending a day on the ski hill, golf course, river or lake with a client, family or friends will peak most peoples interests. With oil prices on the rise why discover livin' the cabin life in style. I am surprised more oilman do not hold international recreational property within their corporation or incorportate to hold the property.

The teacher in me welcomes all questions. Before my post here I had a person that contracts work to a Nigerian Oil Firm ask me about a cabin investment that he can use for recreation, relocation and for his retirement.

Did I forgot to mention that I grew up in Edmonton - Oiler country and worked spell for Suncor Oil Sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta, taught 421 high school students last year, and I ski instruct part-time for fun on weekends...crazy I know:>

"Stay Close to Nature - It Will Never Fail You" - Frank Lloyd Wright

[Crazy_Cabin_Coach]

Here are some points to peak your interest.


Fig 1. Graph of Recreational Property Prices from 1984-2004

Whistler Canmore Kimberley
1984 $80,000 $50,000 $20,000
1988 $100,000 $60,000 $25,000
1992 $210,000 $100,000 $35,000
1996 $400,000 $175,000 $55,000
2000 $550,000 $255,000 $75,000
2004 $602,000 $285,000 $118,000


Fig 2. Oh Canada Oh My, by Ken Castle (Ski Magazine)

“There are a few wrinkles in Canadian real estate transactions and ownership that Americans must adjust to. For example, on new real estate, if you are buying for personal use only, you’ll be assesed a GST (federal Goods and Services Tax)”…”However, if you put your unit into a rental pool, thus qualifying it as commercial, and you don’t occupy it for more than about a month a year, those taxes are deferred indefinitely” *

* ask your accountant if deferred taxes are an option

“Is it worth the effort to buy in Canada? Just ask Kermit and Tracy Ecklebarger of Redmond, Wash., who bought a one-bedroom condo at Sun Peaks for the grand sum of $86,000 US (2002) and frequently make the drive there with their two children. “We don’t need crowds and nightlife,’ says Kermit, a housing contractor who turns 40 this year. “We just want good snow and a place where we can feel safe with our kids. And how can you beat the exchange rate?”*

* I drive from Red Deer, Alberta (5.5 hrs) to with my kids to Kimberley to ski and fish…


Fig 3. Housing the Boom, Bust and Echo Generations – Research Hilights from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Commission (CMHC)

“The second-home market is also exploding as the Boomers begin planning for their retirement investing in vacation homes that will eventually serve for their retirement homes.”

* see Fig. 1

Fig 4. Part 3 Age Demographic, Buying Cycles and Real Estate Appreciation – Arthur Dent (Socio Economic Report)


“smaller towns will make resort areas the hottest property for investors. As you can se in Chart 1, this buying cycle began in 1986 and is expected to peak around 2013”

“the Southwest, Rocky Mountains, and Northwest (in that order) will have the highest population growth and the greatest potential real estate appreciation in the nation.”

“As a result of congestion and expense along the coastal areas, it is inevitable that people and businesses will begin looking at inland areas to find attractive towns and cities. That’s why were seeing such remarkable growth in the southerly portions of the Rocky Mountain area…”

“You want to catch an area that is just taking off, or one that is accelerating again after a consolidation or drop in prices.”


Fig 5. Ozzie Jurok - Top Ten Brainest people in Canada

Ozzie Jurok is Canada’s real estate guru. He published a book called Forget About, Location, Location, Location Timing is everything”. He does not argue that owning waterfront property is a no brainer. He contends that people should watch for indicators so that they buy at the right time.

From what I read the fact that we have an airport that is approved for expansion, a casio, a walmart and a mountain community that offers skiing, golf, fishing and more at prices less than major destination resorts such as Banff and Whistler hilites that timing looks good for people to buy recreational property in Kimberley, BC.


** free online reports Cabin Lite Reading 1,2,3 etc can be download from
http://www.cmcabins.ca/Homes.aspx?tabid=202498

** login to my guestbook (1400 entries and growing) and see photos
www.ryze.com/go/mcleang

[Guest]

s much as I want it to take off. What the town really needs are jobs. I mean real jobs not tourism jobs. I want people to buy in kimberley but I also want some industry toi move in. Thanks