How to Buy a Private Island

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Introduction to Island Ownership
Who Owns Private Islands?
Are You Suited to Island Ownership
Starting Your Own Country
101 Reasons to Buy an Island
Celebrity Island Owners

The Basics
How to Find a Private Island
Try Before You Buy
Your Private Island Budget
Private Island Climate & Hurricanes

Infrastructure
Private Island Water Supply
Electricity on your Private Island
Boats and Private Islands
Building a Private Island Dock
Communication on a Private Island

Ongoing Concerns
Staying Healthy on Your Island
Getting a Private Island Caretaker
Private Island Maintenance
Keeping Busy Island Style
Private Island Pests


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Richard Branson

You can afford it

Clothing is optional

360 degrees of waterfront

You're jealous of Richard Branson

Hire a Man Friday

You collect fine things

Great dinner party conversation

Kick your crackberry habit

Gridlock

Pragmatism is for boring people

Avoid the paparazzi


God isn't creating more islands anytime soon

Gilligan's Island is more than a show, it's an ideal


Island Dog

Breed rare butterflies

You're a pirate

Get off the grid

Quit smoking

Your dog can't run away

Never watch CNN again

Property tax

Start your own country

Misanthropy

Membership in the Private Island Club has its privileges

You can live without the Kwicky Mart

The island has its reasons

Swiss Army Knife

You own a swiss army knife and know how to use it

A place to park your yacht

Another tech bubble

No one complains about your loud music

Escape from the madding crowd

Because it's sexy

You just won the lottery

No more trips to Ikea on a saturday

Stop shaving your legs


You're an evil scientist hellbent on world domination

Grow a beard

Mai Tai

No pesky neighbours

Private Islands are chick magnets

Mai Tai's for breakfast

Robinson Crusoe still resonates

Your friends already call you eccentric

Islands are a status symbol

Scuba dive outside your front door

Name an island after yourself

Expand your investment portfolio

Disappear

Trade winds

Create your own electricity for free

Avoid terrorism

You are a rugged individualist

Private Islands retain their value

Island Escape

You hate your job

Start a cult

Prestige

Privacy

Grow weed

Raise cattle

Endless summers


Hang your hammock for good

You related to the movie Castaway

A place to store your National Geographic collection

Rudyard Kipling

You're a good spear fisher

Start a reality series

Eat lobster every day

Finally write that book in peace and quiet

Fish off your own deck

Become an islophile

Build an eco lodge

A beach with nobody on it

You've read An Island to Oneself

No interlopers

Honeymoon forever


Private islands outperform the mainstream property market

A gift for the person who already has everything

Live in the ultimate gated community

Island Golf Course

Create a sea turtle sanctuary

Swim in your own lagoon

Niche real estate is your thing

Arrive by helicopter

Rent your island to other people

Design your own golf course

Be a hermit

Celebrities like Johnny Depp, Nicholas Cage and David Copperfield already own private islands.

Mainland real estate is for regular people

Owning an island isn't just for the rich and famous

Survivorman

Start your own tribe

Recreate the Garden of Eden

Your own airstrip

Capitalism is so cliche

Make the rules

Survivor Man

Hurricanes don't frighten you

Grow your own garden

Pass an island on to your children

Steward a bird sanctuary

Escape politics

Start a commune

You are self sufficient

Build a marina


Shower under the sun and stars

A tropical island makes an ideal second home

Create a luxury haven like Mustique