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Hello
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
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It's a tiny place with a ski resort .... what do you intend to do there?
edit: having looked at www.mls.ca for property listings, it doesn't look that inexpensive to me anyway ... the only places affordable (to our budget anyway, and we live in Calgary) would be mobile homes!
edit: having looked at www.mls.ca for property listings, it doesn't look that inexpensive to me anyway ... the only places affordable (to our budget anyway, and we live in Calgary) would be mobile homes!
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Hello
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
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I wonder if it has grow-ups? No self-respecting small town in BC should be without a few dozen
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Absolutely stunning place - however it is the place where a lot of Albertan Yahoos head off to the mountain for sledding and boarding and skiing.
Nice place to have a cabin, wouldn't want to live there year round.
Take a look at a place called 3 Valley Gap - amazing place to stay.
Nice place to have a cabin, wouldn't want to live there year round.
Take a look at a place called 3 Valley Gap - amazing place to stay.
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It's a tiny place with a ski resort .... what do you intend to do there?
edit: having looked at www.mls.ca for property listings, it doesn't look that inexpensive to me anyway ... the only places affordable (to our budget anyway, and we live in Calgary) would be mobile homes!
edit: having looked at www.mls.ca for property listings, it doesn't look that inexpensive to me anyway ... the only places affordable (to our budget anyway, and we live in Calgary) would be mobile homes!
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Anyhow, the main point of my argument was that it's a small resort town, so unless you are planning on retiring there and spending your days hiking, skiing and generally pottering about, it might not be a very good choice as a place to call home.
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Some are, but when you look closely there are very few homes in that price range that don't look like shacks, or at least "fixer-uppers". Very little under 500k, and plenty over 1 million $.
Anyhow, the main point of my argument was that it's a small resort town, so unless you are planning on retiring there and spending your days hiking, skiing and generally pottering about, it might not be a very good choice as a place to call home.
Anyhow, the main point of my argument was that it's a small resort town, so unless you are planning on retiring there and spending your days hiking, skiing and generally pottering about, it might not be a very good choice as a place to call home.
I hear that the sledding and the skiing is extreme if that is what you are into.
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thank you everybody for your replies, yes, the snowboarding/sports was one of the reasons we were looking at it, i'll take a look at the links...
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Then live in a city within reasonable commuting distance and have "weekends away" there. Hard to see how one could make a decent income living there, although I accept it would not be impossible.
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The town has very nice hanging baskets.
Edit: In the summer.
One of the few places you pass through, that makes an effort with it's appearance. Note though, that we pass through
Edit: In the summer.
One of the few places you pass through, that makes an effort with it's appearance. Note though, that we pass through
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Hello
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
My OH and I were initially looking to move to Vancouver when our Visa's are finally sorted, but upon advice from others here on BE have been looking at other places to get a bit more for our money.....
Anyway, with this in mind we started looking all over (googlemaps!) and have come across Revelstoke which has peaked our interest.
I know they're completely different from one another but we're pretty open as to where we start our Canadian adventure.....
So, my question is this, has anybody got any info or experience of/about Revelstoke?
Thank you in advance, brookel
Don't think there is much in the way of job opportunities there though.
And like many a mountain resort town, with the opening of the new ski area to the south, house prices started to take off.
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