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6421 Sunshine Drive
Balfour · Single Family
- Beds
- 4
- Baths
- 3
- Sqft
- 2,000
- Built
- 2024
Listed by TRG The Residential Group Downtown Realty · MLS® 10389359
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Nestled in the mountains above Kootenay Lake just 25 minutes from Nelson, this newly built 2024 home offers a rare blend of modern comfort, income potential, wellness living, and breathtaking natural beauty. Designed as a peaceful self-contained retreat, the property captures expansive lake and mountain views while providing flexibility for a variety of lifestyles. The main home offers approximately 2,000 sq ft across two levels, including a bright upper living area and versatile lower level featuring a gym/media studio, heated shop/garage with soaring 12-foot ceilings, bathroom, utility room, and generous storage. Currently configured as a 2-bedroom home with office and den spaces, the layout can easily adapt to 4 bedrooms. Features include hydronic in-floor heating on the lower level, HRV ventilation with HEPA filtration, sound-insulated walls and floors, fibre optic internet, and new washer/dryer appliances. The property also includes a fully serviced and permitted 350 sq ft tiny home with separate office, electric sauna, kitchen, plumbing, and power. Currently rented for $1,300/month plus utilities, the tiny home has also generated seasonal Airbnb income. Lakeview decks, community lake access, and close proximity to hiking, biking, boating, Balfour amenities, Ainsworth Hot Springs and Whitewater Ski Resort complete this unique Kootenay retreat.
Home facts
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 2 full + 1 half
- Interior
- 2,000 sq ft
- Year built
- 2024
- Storeys
- 2
- Parking
- 6
- Property type
- Single Family
- Garage
- Yes
- Fireplace
- 1
- Area
- Kokanee Creek to Balfour
- Listed
- May 28, 2026
- Structure
- House
- PID
- 011-130-733
- Common interest
- Freehold
Highlights
- Mountain view
- Gym
- Sauna
Features and inclusions
- Appliances
- Refrigerator, Oven - Electric, Water purifier, Water softener, Dishwasher, Microwave, Cooktop, Washer/Dryer Stack-Up, Water Heater - Electric
- Heating
- Baseboard heaters, Radiant heat
- Cooling
- See Remarks
- Flooring
- Laminate
- Roof
- Metal, Unknown
- Parking
- Attached Garage, Covered, Street, Oversize, See Remarks, Heated Garage
- Lot
- Balcony
- Community
- Adult Oriented, Rural Setting
Rooms and building
- Sewer
- See remarks
- Water
- See Remarks
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Monthly and upfront costs
Uses the posted 5-year rate (5.19%), 20% down and a 25-year amortization.
Monthly ownership costs
- Principal and interest
- $4,977
- Property tax
- $308/mo
- Home insurance
- $150/mo
- Estimated monthly total
- $5,435
Purchase snapshot
- List price
- $1,049,999
- Down payment
- $210,000 (20%)
- Estimated mortgage
- $839,999
Estimates only. They leave out utilities, upkeep and closing costs.
Borrowing costs
What money costs right now
The rates behind any payment estimate on this page.
- Prime rate
- 4.45%
- Variable mortgages are quoted against this.
- 5 year bond yield
- 3.68%
- Fixed mortgage pricing follows this.
- Policy rate
- 2.25%
- Set by the Bank of Canada.
These are benchmark rates, not mortgage quotes. Your rate depends on the lender, the term, and your file.
Source: Bank of Canada. As of 2026-09-29
Neighbourhood
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Land and hazards
What the maps say about this land
Provincial designations and mapped natural hazards at this location.
- Wildfire interface
- Extreme risk
- In a mapped wildland-urban interface zone. Affects insurance and FireSmart requirements.
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Source: BC Geographic Warehouse (Agricultural Land Commission, BC Wildfire Service)
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