Affordable Prince Edward Island Real Estate

I met a guy from Britain last year who lives near London and spends some of his year in the Middle East working for a big firm. He discovered Prince Edward Island and its real estate deals just by chance on a visit through Nova Scotia. Popping over to PEI on the ferry was a simple after thought thanks to a gas station attendant in Cape Breton who put the idea into his head. "I wouldn’t have really heard of Prince Edward Island otherwise" shared the nice Brit. "PEI is just a place you never hear much about, certainly not in Britain, but even my American friends don’t really know it."

So much for PEI Advertising one would think?! But a lot of people on the Island like it that way. This nice British gent ended up purchasing a small house in a quaint fishing village east of Charlottetown and would actually prefer, as would many residents, if no marketing budget existed to promote this gentle island paradise. He spends part of each summer here, feasting on lobster, playing golf, and recharging his soul before venturing back to the hustle and bustle of London and points further east.

There is likely some worry that PEI’s unique recipe for its magical lifestyle will catch on a little too much at some point in time and others will discover the affordable real estate prices and special pace of life. We need to at least encourage a certain flow of people to support our tourist Industry, which provides jobs, and supports our local economy. The difficulty then is to balance our need for tourism with the need to protect PEI and this special way of life. 

I think it’s safe to say that anyone willing to settle on PEI will do so because of that way of life and will join the collective efforts to make sure this island continues to develop in a responsible manner. PEI is worth protecting- and it’s certainly worth discovering!