Comox Valley · Vancouver Island
I'm Tess Morrow. I help people buy and sell acreages, hobby farms and waterfront homes from Black Creek to Royston, and I walk the land with you so the well, the septic and the shoreline hold no surprises.
City condo? I'll pass you to a colleague who does them well.
What I sell
Two to forty acres, with room for a shop, horses or simply quiet. I look at access, slope, drainage and where a house can actually sit.
Barns, paddocks, fencing and water for animals. Often inside the Agricultural Land Reserve, which changes what you can build.
Baynes Sound, the Comox peninsula, Comox Lake. Beach access, bank height, erosion and what you may build near the water.
Bare land for a cabin, a future build or a place to camp. Road access, power and whether a septic field will fit come first.
Selling a rural property
Missing some of it is normal. I help you find what can be found and explain the rest honestly in the listing.
Sample listings
These two are made-up examples, not properties for sale. They show the facts I put up front for every listing: land, water, septic and zoning.
Sample listing
$1,385,000
Six fenced acres with a 1970s barn, a three-bedroom rancher and a glass greenhouse that has fed the family for years. The kind of place where the barn roof matters as much as the kitchen.
Sample listing
$1,649,000
Walk-on beach on Baynes Sound with a low bank and a 1990s two-storey home set well back from the water. Oysters out front, Denman Island across the way.
Where I work
I live in the valley and drive these roads every week. If you are looking a little further out, at Fanny Bay or Denman Island, call me and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person.
About me
I grew up on a few acres outside Courtenay with a well that ran low every August, so I learned early that rural property is about more than the house. I sell through Estuary Point Realty, and I only take on land, farm and waterfront clients, which keeps my days in gumboots rather than lobbies.
I am not an engineer or a lawyer. My job is to know which questions to ask, who to ask, and to make sure you hear the answers before you commit.
A phone call about what you want the land for. Horses, a garden, a quiet retirement and a boat all point to different places.
Boundary pins, the well head, the septic field, the drainage after rain. Boots recommended.
Inspections, water tests, title and zoning, written up so you can share them with your lender, lawyer or family.
Request a call
The form saves your request for me. It does not book anything or send you an email; I read every request myself and call or text back, usually the same working day.
Rather talk now? (555) 555-0106 or text the same number.
No, and I would rather tell you that now. For condos and in-town homes I will introduce you to a colleague at my brokerage who does that every day, and you will be in better hands.
Commission is agreed between the seller and the brokerage in the listing contract, and is usually shared with the buyer's brokerage. It varies with the property and the work involved, so I go through it with you in writing before you sign anything. I do not quote a rate on a website.
Sometimes, but the rules in the Agricultural Land Reserve are strict and change from time to time. I check the current rules and the local zoning for the specific property, and for anything unusual I will suggest you speak with the regional district before you buy.
Usually longer than in town. Buyers need time for well, septic and title checks, so conditions run longer. Plan for a few extra weeks between an accepted offer and the deal going firm.
Yes. I walk the property with my phone, show you the boundary pins, the well head and the drainage, and send notes afterwards. Most people still visit once before they remove conditions, and I recommend it.
