Cowichan Valley Oceanfront Homes For Sale
Cowichan Bay, Maple Bay, Genoa Bay and CroftonCowichan Valley oceanfront homes for sale sit on some of the most sheltered salt water on the east coast of the island. Cowichan Bay and Genoa Bay are working harbours with a boating culture, Maple Bay is quiet and deep, and the shoreline running toward Crofton and Chemainus opens out to the strait and the ferry lanes.
Moorage is part of what you are buying. In Cowichan Bay and Genoa Bay the marinas, the docks and the tenure attached to a property can matter as much as the house does. Find out what comes with the title and what is a separate arrangement that may not continue.
Exposure sets the maintenance bill. The sheltered bays are gentle on a house, while the open stretches north of Crofton send salt spray and winter wind straight at the windows and the deck. Ask when the exterior was last done and who did it.
Access matters more than it looks on a map. Some of these properties come down a shared driveway or a steep private lane that struggles in a wet January. Drive it in the rain before you decide, and find out who is responsible for maintaining it.