Escape to the Sayward Valley — a secluded, park-like 1.45-acre retreat on Vancouver Island's North Island, tucked at the end of a quiet dead-end street and bordered by a 100-acre nature reserve that guarantees privacy no future development can ever touch. The Salmon River runs just 100m from your door, where you can canoe alongside spawning salmon, and the region's four-season playground — fishing, hunting, kayaking, boating, skiing, snowmobiling, golfing, hiking and camping — is all within easy reach.

This is a rare property built to work multiple ways. A newly renovated bachelor suite with views of Mt. H'Kusam is comfortable, move-in ready living, and three fully serviced trailer pads add income potential of up to $2,250/month. Prefer to build your dream home instead? A second septic system and water service are already in place, giving you room to construct while still living in — or renting out — the existing suite.