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24 Kelowna low maintenance communities, compared on what they actually sold for

Most people start with Sandstone and stop there. It's one of about two dozen communities in Kelowna offering the same thing — a single level home, a small yard someone else maintains, and often a gate at the front.

The differences are bigger than most buyers expect

Sandhaven sits directly across the street from Sandstone. Same era, same single level layout. The median is $52,000 lower and the strata fee is $195 a month less.

That's one comparison. There are 23 others, and they come down to four things: price, strata fee, what the fee actually buys, and how quickly homes there sell when it's time to move on.

• Communities compared24
• Strata fee range$138 – $735 / mo
• Fastest average resale28 days
• Slowest average resale291 days

What's in the guide

• Every community, side by side — location, build years, typical size, sold range, median price, monthly fee, average days on market and amenities.
• What the fee actually buys — all 24 grouped into full recreation, gate and clubhouse, or basic, so you know what you're paying for.
• Two I'd look at carefully — the ones where the price looks attractive and the resale numbers don't.
• The six documents to pull before you write an offer — and which one hides the real problems.
• My direct line — send me three or four that fit and I'll set up alerts and pull the strata documents.

Where the numbers come from

Every figure is from MLS sold records for the City of Kelowna, not asking prices. I pull the data myself from 27 years of Central Okanagan sales and refresh the guide twice a year.

This guide isn't a sales pitch. It's the same document I send my own buyer clients before we start looking.