Anyone own an island?

[hatterasguy]

I'm asking because I have a meeting this week and am trying to buy a few properties. One of them is an island that I have a feeling may be buildable, or at the very least can be donated for a write off.

So has anyone bought an island and built on it? How does that work? Did you barge all your equipment out? What about water and power? How does insurance work? How much higher were the costs?

I doubt I'll buy it, but you never know. I really want some other stuff they have though.

 

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[Roman]

one of my high-networth clients owns an island here in the San Juan Islands, and I've been over there to "hang out" and I do not see the enjoyment, they even mentioned it themselves "only people who are nuts buy these islands, I'm nuts", that was pretty funny.

But yeah water was from some kind of pump/filter system and power was all solar with the exception of battery's and generators.
we always use some kind of barge to get the big stuff on and off the island.

 

[hatterasguy]

This one is in a river and about 18 acres. Its close enough that I might be able to bring at least power out, but water and sewage would be an issue.

I don't know, sounds like a lot of trouble. Looking at it from a logistic standpoint all it is, is a chunk of land that costs a lot more to do anything on. I rather just buy land thats attached.

 

[hatterasguy]

Well it was an interesting meeting, didn't talk about the island nore were we very interested in it. We need to do some research before we make them an offer.

On a side note what a pleasent meeting, I'm so used to being out in the field it was nice sitting in an executive boardroom, with a kick a$$ view, and big comfy chairs. We talked about some of their other projects to, $5m here, $160m their, $1m for this. The big boys really do play in another league, $1m is pocket change to these guys, just enough to cover the UI bill.

 

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[Bry1975]

Check Richard Branson's island he bought many many years ago worth millions these days!

 

[kurtyordy]

This one is in a river and about 18 acres. Its close enough that I might be able to bring at least power out, but water and sewage would be an issue.

Dude, you are on a river, water upstream, sewage downstream. Problem solved.

 

[Russ H]

Dude, you are on a river, water upstream, sewage downstream. Problem solved.

That went out with the Roosevelt administration, no?

(and puh-lease, no political snipes about how the last administration was doing it, or this one is w/things like "clunker" cars, etc, K?)

-Russ H.

 

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[kurtyordy]

That went out with the Roosevelt administration, no?


-Russ H.

only if you accept it as gone. rivers- nature's naturally flushing toilet. Reminds me of the old bottled water commercial targetting deerpark

 

[rocksolid]

More islands for sale.

Islands for Sale, Private Islands, Luxury Real Estate

 

[hatterasguy]

Yeah the DEP would shoot you if you did that, OMG that would have a fit. I'd imagin even building on it would require jumping threw hoops to make them happy!:coco:

 

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