Please take a look at my website. In it you'll find properties I have listed in and around the Oceanside area in varying degrees of size and price range. You'll also be able to link to realtor.ca in order to browse for any other listed property of interest to you. Or perhaps you are coming to our market to buy a home. That's just fine, I have all the resources and contacts necessary to facilitate a successful purchase. Regardless of what side of the transaction you're on, my responsibility to you as a seller or a buyer is to present you with all the current and relevant information you'll need in order to make your decision making process as easy as possible.

To simplify the procedure further, I work on my own, so you'll only have one person answering to your questions and requirements. My goal is to form a long, trustful realtor/client relationship that will last years beyond the first transaction we work on together. And if e-mailing doesn't suit your style, then please, just pick up the phone and call me.

Either way, I look forward to hearing from you.

Glenn Karakochuk

I was born in a small farming/rural town in Alberta in 1959. However, my formative years were spent on B.C.'s lower mainland. I first became involved in the real estate industry in 1981 and have been a proponent of owning property for the long term (ie. the family home), or for the benefit of receiving revenue income, as well as buying and selling properties on speculation for capital gains.

I moved to Parksville in November of 1999 and acquired my Realtor's licence in July of 2000. The learning curve of familiarizing myself with the Oceanside area and its diverse real estate composition was steep and fast. To this day, a commitment to having a strong grasp of the constantly changing market remains of critical importance to me.

In the time prior to acquiring my Realtor's licence I spent several years in the hotel and restaurant industry in management and ownership. It was in those years that I garnered a deep respect for providing sincere and personal service and seeing how it was appreciated by customer and client alike. This profession is no different. The business of transacting real estate, and the real estate industry as a whole, is constantly evolving and to a large degree getting more involved and complicated than ever before. With an ever increasing access to information the importance of paring it down to its critical elements and streamlining the sale and purchase process, is what I, most importantly, 'bring to the table' for all of my clients.

Having been with Coast Realty Group since the start of my career, I like to utilize the benefit of working within a large office (currently over 40 Realtors). There is a huge 'bank' of experience from which I can draw information whenever a new or unforeseen (and believe me, it happens) challenge to a deal presents itself. This pool of experience is now at your disposal.

So welcome to my website ...
Glenn

My Listings

HELP: . Should you wish more information click on the "Feature Page".

Click on the "feature page" for photographs and further information on the listed property.

Search MLS - Seach all MLS listings for Qualicum Beach, Parksville and Oceanside including Qualicum North,
Qualicum Bay, Bowser, Errington and Nanoose, British Columbia by going here.

Purchase price - This is total sales price of your new home in whole dollars. This amount, less any down payment, will be the amount you borrow from your bank.

Down payment - Enter the percentage of the Purchase price that you plan to pay upfront. If, for example, you plan to make a $25,000 down payment on a $250,000 home, enter 10 here.

Mortgage term - Determine the number of years over which you'd like to pay your mortgage and enter it here. Common values are 10, 15, and 30.

Interest rate - Enter the actual interest percentage your bank will apply to the amount you borrow. Do not include any Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) percentages your bank may require.

Property tax - Enter the yearly tax you'll pay on the value of your property.

Property insurance - Determine the yearly amount to insure your property and enter it here.

PMI - If your down payment is less than 20% of your home's purchase price, your bank may require you to pay an additional yearly percentage of your home's purchase price in the form of Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). If so, enter the PMI percentage here.

First payment date - From these drop-down menus, select the month and year that your mortgage payments will begin.

Amortization - Choose whether you'd like to see your mortgage payment schedule, including principal, interest, tax, insurance, PMI, and balance, on a yearly or monthly basis. If you don't want to see a detailed amortization schedule, choose don't show.