Don’t Just Buy a Home, Buy an Island!

by Joshua Dorkin on December 13, 2006

Looking for your own place under the sun? Do you want to find a nice home to settle down in? Sick of crowded city-living?

Why just buy a home when you can buy your own private island!


island for sale

Private Islands Online is a fantastic resource that will let you find your Dream Island!

The site has islands for sale and for rent around the world. Surfing the site, you’ll see that it is easy to navigate, and with both the ability to search by geographic region and by price, you’ll find yourself quickly browsing through dozens of fantastic islands.

vacation islandsFrom the 2.3 Acre Carbonera Island in Venice Italy (only 4.5 million Euros) to the 0.8 acre Davis Island in Nova Scotia, Canada ($27,900 Canadian), there is a wonderful assortment of islands for anyone’s budget.

Have a look. Even if you don’t plan on actually buying an island, you can at least dream, right?

Or . . . go out and buy yourself your own Fantasy Island for the holidays!

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

1 James December 14, 2006 at 4:12 am

Wow, thanks so much for that post. I think I’ve found my new favourite site. No man is an island who owns one. It has a forum too!

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2 Landlord Shmandlord December 14, 2006 at 6:59 am

Yeah, that site is great.

Even if you were to buy the island and build a house on it, upkeep and travel expenses would be insane. What do you think the expected yearly costs would be for running one?

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3 Joshua Dorkin December 14, 2006 at 11:01 am

I’ve been addicted to the site since finding it. I haven’t really thought about all the costs associated with running an island, but I expect that there are many unforseen expenses.

That said, I wouldn’t mind finding out!

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4 bruno December 19, 2006 at 2:58 pm

love that website, i read that many islands in French Polynesia (the cheapest ones on there) are inexpensive due to many nuclear tests they have run under sea in the area… so watch out!

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5 Tony Steve December 20, 2006 at 1:31 pm

Another great resource for private islands is Vladi Private Islands. I believe they are the largest island brokerage house in the world. Only issue I have had with them is since they are located in Germany, they can be difficult corresponding with.

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6 Mr. Cheyenne Morrison March 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm

I have 185+ private islands around the world, many of them my exclusive, and unlike web portals I actually visit and step foot on the islands I sell.

Mr. Cheyenne Morrison
Coldwell Banker Morrison’s Private Islands
International Private Islands Specialist
Skype: islandbroker

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7 mark amherst June 14, 2007 at 7:02 pm

I am an expert on Private Islands and have created a site dedicated to helping people buy islands as a second property home. Private
Islands
Blog

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8 Mr. Cheyenne Morrison June 20, 2007 at 4:23 am

If you want to see the original Private Islands Blog, see the link…

Mr. Cheyenne Morrison
Coldwell Banker Morrisons Private Islands
International Private Islands Specialist
E: cheyenne(at)coldwellbankerislands.com.au
T: +61-7-4099-3939
C: +61-439-757-966
Skype: islandbroker

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9 Carly Button August 13, 2007 at 9:54 am

Cheyenne Morrison Said:
“I have 185+ private islands around the world, many of them my exclusive, and unlike web portals I actually visit and step foot on the islands I sell.”

Mr. Morrison I just read an interesting article that seems to counteract everything you seem to be saying. Apparently you are in big trouble for defrauding your clients.

http://www.privateislandworld.com/2007/08/warning-cheyenne-morrison-is-fraud.html

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10 Daniel Cruise May 28, 2008 at 7:24 am

I am knowledgeable on Private Islands and have make a web site that helping .

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11 Rick - Utah County Homes June 25, 2008 at 10:45 am

Having your own island would be great. The sun is the best part. Living in St. George Utah is definitely a tourist place to live because of the sun.

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12 St. George Townhomes August 1, 2008 at 8:49 am

Now that looks like a place I would want to live. I could easily have one of those in my portfolio.

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