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Thoughtfully Curated.
Personally Guided.

An elevated real estate experience in the Columbia Valley, BC

 

INVERMERE  · WINDERMERE  · FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS  · RADIUM HOT SPRINGS  · PANORAMA  · WILMER  · EDGEWATER  · CANAL FLATS

Layna Lester, REALTOR® with Royal LePage Rockies West Realty in Invermere, BC

Meet Layna

BUYER'S AGENT & LISTING SPECIALIST · HOME CURATOR & STAGER

I've called the Columbia Valley home for 22 years. Alongside 19 years in the real estate industry, I've spent two decades building, designing and staging homes, so I see every property the way you'll actually live in it. I work in English, French and Spanish, with a deep network of locals and out-of-province buyers looking for their place in the mountains.

 

From Invermere and Windermere to Fairmont Hot Springs, Radium Hot Springs, Panorama, Wilmer, Edgewater and Canal Flats, I help buyers and sellers throughout the Columbia Valley. Whether you’re after a family home, a lakefront cabin on Lake Windermere or a recreational property for weekends away from Calgary, I’ll help you find the right fit.

Featured Property

Sunlit room at The Delphine Lodge with a vintage portrait, blue damask wallpaper and original wood floors, Wilmer BC
Exterior of The Delphine Lodge, a historical 1899 building on the main street of Wilmer, BC
Great room with a river-rock fireplace and blue damask walls at The Delphine Lodge, Wilmer BC
Dining room with a stone fireplace, window seat and harvest table at The Delphine Lodge, Wilmer BC

HISTORICAL PROPERTY · WILMER, BC

The Delphine Lodge

6 BEDS · 5 BATHS · 4,167 SQ FT · 0.45 ACRES

Some buildings are just structures. Others have a heartbeat.​

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Built in 1899 in the heart of Wilmer, minutes from Invermere and Lake Windermere, The Delphine Lodge is a rare piece of Columbia Valley history. Original woodwork, three wood-burning fireplaces, mountain views and an orchard on a treed corner lot give it a character that can’t be recreated. Commercially zoned across six titled lots, it offers room to imagine a boutique lodge, retreat, micro wedding venue or private residence. Its next chapter is waiting to be written.

Co-listed with Lillian Grant · MLS® 10389516

How I Help

Couple searching for their next home together on a laptop

Buyers

A thoughtful, well-edited search, from first showing to keys in hand.

Staged living room with a brick fireplace, leather sofa and round coffee table

Staging & Design

Two decades of design and curating experience, brought to every listing.

Timber-frame mountain home with stone accents, a red front door and hanging flower baskets

Sellers

Considered pricing, beautiful presentation and your home's story, told well.

The Experience

Beyond the transaction

Buying or selling a home in the mountains is personal, and it should feel that way. I work with a select number of clients at a time, so you always have my full attention, honest advice and a clear sense of what comes next.

 

From our first conversation, I take the time to understand what matters most to you and shape every step around it. Whether we're preparing your home for market or finding the right one to call yours, you can expect careful preparation, steady negotiation and timely updates, so you're never left wondering where things stand.

 

When the keys change hands, you'll receive Home Archives, a custom home binder designed to hold all of your home's details, manuals and warranties, beautifully organized in one place. Because the care shouldn't end at closing.

Smiling clients in front of their new home in the Columbia Valley

Kind Words

“Layna is the best realtor we’ve worked with! Not only is she a very knowledgeable realtor, she is also a down to earth person who genuinely wants her clients to be happy.”

C & H · CALGARY, AB

Let’s Talk

Whether you’re buying, selling or simply curious about life in the Columbia Valley, I’d love to hear from you.

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(250) 341-7301

lester.layna@gmail.com

@laynadoesrealestate

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Royal LePage Rockies West Realty

​Unit 2, 450 Sarah Rd, Invermere, BC V0A 1K3

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Serving the Columbia Valley: Invermere  · Windermere  · Fairmont Hot Springs  · Radium Hot Springs  · Panorama  · Wilmer  · Edgewater  · Canal Flats

 

Royal LePage Rockies West Realty · Unit 2, 450 Sarah Rd, Invermere, BC V0A 1K3

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