STURDY, FULLY UPDATED home w/ LEGAL SUITE on a LEVEL CORNER LOT on bus route, walking distance to groceries & all schools incl. VIU. Upper suite has 2-3 bedrooms + dining/living and a walk-in pantry; lower suite has an extra-large bedroom plus living area and own separate laundry. Built in 1940 for cheese production, now a comfortable future-proofed home with tons of updates: All electrical, all windows, all plumbing incl. to the road; 4" perim. drain and 4" storm drain + dampproofing and EDM fabric + an extra water catchment drain underneath. Legal permitted basement suite; roof 7 years old w updated insulation; engineered hardwood & cork flooring, solid interior doors and wooden trim everywhere; heated tile floor in downstairs bathroom, heat pump, & woodstove in the country-style kitchen. The south-facing EMPTY HALF of this fully fenced lot is accessible from Murray St with room for large 2nd building. Pad for a hot tub w/ electrical hookups + for lights/fountain, & a pad for a shed.