$679,900 GREY

1088 Sunnyside Rd, Elphinstone
3 bd · 1.0 ba · 900 sqft · 10,737 sqft lot · built 1990 · 42 DOM · MLS R3138551
TenantedSeptic / well
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Listing: Redfin search · fetched 2026-08-03T07:15

Description

Well-maintained 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom rancher situated on a sunny, flat ¼-acre corner lot in a convenient location. Close to shopping, elementary and secondary schools, and just 10–15 minutes from the ferry terminal, this property offers both comfort and accessibility. The bright, level yard provides plenty of outdoor space for gardening, recreation, or future possibilities. An excellent, long-term tenant is already in place, making this an ideal holding property or investment opportunity. Buyer must accept the existing tenancy.
From listing remarks (Royal LePage Sussex)

Rating 8 /100 · incomplete data — ceiling 13

Equity
0/40 no ARV — unscored
Cash flow
4.0/30 -615/mo
Suite-arb
3.6/15 zone permits a suite; other conditions short
Motivation
0.5/15 45d on market, no cuts — anchored seller

Offer case

Price can't fix this. no ARV or rent estimate — cannot solve

EVIDENCE

  • Coast-wide, homes sell at 97.6% of list — a 2.4% discount is simply normal here.
Support score 0.0 — evidence weight that this seller would entertain the discount. Not a prediction; a checklist with numbers.

The four tests

Equity — UNKNOWN
(price + $40,000 reno + PTT+legal closing) <= 85% x ARV
all-in = $679,900 + $40,000 + $14,098 = $733,998 ARV = — → limit = 85% × ARV = — margin = —
Rent — UNKNOWN
est. rent >= 0.40% x ARV
est. rent = $3,150/mo (whole house (3bd) $3,150) floor = 0.4% × ARV — = —/mo rents table: Elphinstone · as of 2026-08-02
Cash flow — PASS
rent - carrying >= -800/mo (PM-managed, typical rent, at ask)
payment $2,724 (loan $543,920 @ 4.4%/30y) + tax $253 (mls) + ins $158 + maint $158 + vac $189 + PM $284 carrying = $3,765/mo · rent $3,150 → cash flow = $-615/mo (floor $-800)
Suite-arb — FAIL
zone permits suite AND sqft >= 1,900 AND no suite language AND $/sqft < community median
zone R2 suite:yes · sqft 900 (min 1,900) suite language: no · $/sqft 755 vs median 622
Scored 2026-08-03T08:58 · thresholds from criteria.yaml

Cash-flow scenarios $/mo · hover a cell for carrying cost

Price $3,150 typical
self-managed
$3,150 typical
PM
$3,500 high
self-managed
$3,500 high
PM
$679,900 −$331 −$615 −$20 −$335
$645,905 −5.0% −$195 −$479 +$116 −$199
$622,108 −8.5% −$100 −$383 +$212 −$103
Rents: rents.yaml as of 2026-08-02 · financing from criteria.yaml

Comps & ARV

No ARV yet — 34 comps within 3.0km but only 2 within ±30% of 900 sqft — no ARV rather than a bad one. (34 solds nearby; comps backfill runs nightly.)

Solds from Redfin sold-search + public-records sale prices (belowTheFold)

Price & sale history

Seller basis: $23,000, 1990-01-31 — asking +2856.1%

2026-08-03new 679900 first seen at $679,900
2026-06-19Listed $679,900 GVR
1990-01-31Sold (Public Records) $23,000 Public Records
History: Redfin belowTheFold · fetched 2026-08-03T07:45 · events observed by Coastwatch

Zoning & land

R2 — Residential Two suite OK

Areas B/D/E/F: single-unit dwelling zone, so a suite is permitted (watch the wastewater service area carve-out), plus an auxiliary dwelling unit over 2000 m2 and an additional single-unit or two-unit dwelling over 3500 m2. Area A: over 2000 m2 gets a duplex second unit OR one auxiliary dwelling unit, over 4000 m2 a second single-unit dwelling; max 2 units. Sechelt R-2: secondary suite plus SSMUH — up to 4 units where BOTH community water and sanitary sewer are present, otherwise 900 m2 for a detached accessory dwelling unit. [Bylaw 722.9 s.7.2.2, s.5.24; Bylaw 337 s.611.1-611.2; Bylaw 580 s.1.2.2-1.2.5]

Wastewaternone mapped — septic likely (no suite carve-out)
WaterChapman system
Fire protectionGibsons/West Howe Sound FPA
Bylawhttps://www.scrd.ca/zoning-bylaws/
SCRD Planning_ZoningLanduse · fetched 2026-08-03T05:46 · meanings from zoning_rules.yaml (verify before relying)

Assessment

Assessed total$673,000
Land / improvements $496,000 / $177,000 (74% land — the higher, the more the value is in the dirt)
Assessed / ask 0.99
BCA folio746.01455.014
BC Assessment via SCRD parcel layer · fetched 2026-08-03T06:45

Open questions

  • Tenancy: fixed-term or month-to-month? Current rent? BC notice rules will govern possession.
  • Septic/well: age, last pump-out, and any permits on file? Get the well log and water potability test.
  • 42 days on market — ask the listing agent why it hasn't moved.

Notes