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Private islands aren't just for millionaires, recluses and reality TV show contestants. Many islands are surprisingly affordable for the rest of us. From tropical hideaways to rustic retreats, you can find habitable and convenient islands for sale for as little as $150,000 -- and full-blown resort-style havens for well into the millions of dollars.

We won't sugarcoat the biggest hitch in island ownership: It costs roughly twice as much to build on an island as it does on nearby waterfront land. Yet advances in technology and home construction (see Fabulous Prefabs, for example) are making it affordable to turn an island into a getaway retreat.

So cast away your preconceptions, and learn about the ins and outs of buying an island in the August issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance. And click through this photo gallery of ten terrific islands from Maine to Spain that were available for purchase in mid-June.

http://content.kiplinger.com/tools/slid ... ate_island

We should all pitch in and buy one.

either would work

springparrot wrote:


either would work

The one in Jersey would have a fantastic view of the NYC skyline!!!

I think I'd rather the one in Ireland.

I'll take this one, thanks. it's off the coast of Belize.

Doug Ingersoll @ Caribbean Island Brokers wrote:The biggest disappointment: The island is a two-hour flight from Houston and an even lengthier journey from other U.S. cities.

Why would you leave the island??? Except to go to the Jimmy Buffett show?

and look at the upside:

Doug Ingersoll @ Caribbean Island Brokers wrote:Price: About $1 million

of course there's no where to live, unless I bring a tent.

http://www.cbjamaica.com/residential/listing/2118.html

It's not my own private island but I could live there is I had to

http://www.cbjamaica.com/residential/listing/3750.html

Or we could do this one and open up an all inclusive....Anyone have any extra change to pick this up on the way home from work???

Joe and I will be in Negril in April...We'd be happy to move the family down and run the place....

I've made my decision, and I'm going with this one:
http://www.caribbeanislandbrokers.com/i ... /image-224
Time to count my pennies....one, two, three....

With global warming becoming more of an issue, you'd better make sure that the place you build is at least 20 or so feet above sea level.

Loren,
who worries about the Keys disappearing as the oceans rise.