There's currently a house on the real estate market in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»with ocean views selling for under $900,000.
While that sounds unlikely given the current housing market, there is a reason for the low cost.
It's on Passage Island.
One would be forgiven for not recognizing the name of the island, as it's about 33.4 acres of tree-covered rock sticking out of the entrance to Howe Sound between West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and Bowen Island.
Given its , the island is part of both the Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Regional District and the Islands Trust. It's only about 15 km from the city's downtown core (about the same distance as Deep Cove).
And on the island's highest point sits a little house.
That little house just hit the market,
The off-the-grid home is only about 1,370 square feet, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, but it also has five decks.
It also has a solar power system, its own water pumps, and a fireplace.
The house sits on a .33 acre property on the island, which has no public services or even a proper road. Located on a cliffside, the house doesn't have a dock, though there is public land to pull ashore to get to the property.
