Owning a private island seems to belong in the realm of the extremely wealthy or does it? <\/p>\n
We were surprised to find that many islands for sale in B.C. are selling for under $1 million. No, you can't even get most Vancouver teardowns for that price range. <\/p>\n
There's Johnson Island, 20 acres of privacy about 48 kilometres from Fort. St. James. For $335,000, it comes with a rustic log cabin. <\/p>\n
Who needs a fancy mansion when you have a front-row seat to astonishing sunsets and the northern lights? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Or for a tad more, you could have snapped up Bee Island in Cowichan Lake. A gorgeous 2,343 sq.-ft. home built in 2007 came with the property, which recently sold for $895,000. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Chris Krolow, who runs Private Islands Magazine and Private Islands Online, says islands in lakes are significantly less expensive then ones situated in the ocean. <\/p>\n
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