Who buys Islands? Very brave people who are not afraid of anything. Those who already have the island, will tell you that this adrenaline is not experienced in any extreme adventure and no business transaction. Buying an island for a wealthy person is like emigration for everyone else. A favorite topic of Muscovites — "time to go", but most of them anywhere from this city is not going anywhere. Also with those who dream of a private island and can afford it.

You can talk for years about how it would be good to buy an island, but the real action will be decided units. If you want to finish the job — treat the purchase of the island as an adventure. Will be too nervous, sick (islomania — a real disease, you can Google happens to those who are obsessed with the idea to buy the island, but something does not work).

Are you healthy?

Not in sense in itself whether you, and physically. Own island is a pleasure for very healthy rich people. Keep in mind that in case of any medical emergency for any money you will not be able to get to the hospital faster than it is technically possible.

Is it possible to earn on your own island

All your fresh consultants will sing in one voice about how well you will be able to earn on your island, renting it out or even turning it into a large hotel complex in the future. Unlike them, we are not on your salary — we can tell the truth. Earn on the island is almost impossible. But spending waiting for you, such that in the process of development not just think: wouldn't it be easier to buy yourself some little and already built a European country?

What to look for when buying an island

• Trust yourself. It's not a dream, gather. Yes, if you have money — you can have your own island. There is nothing supernatural about this idea. There is a market, experts, realtors, consultants-in General, all you like to pay, then they get angry for stupidity and sluggishness, fire and do everything yourself. Same as usual.
• The first thing to do — to find information about the largest possible number of Islands for sale. It's not as easy as buying land on the mainland. Most island owners are trying to hide from the public, first, the very existence of such extravagant property, and secondly, a burning desire to get rid of it. Neither on the Internet, nor even in specialized magazines full list of Islands you will not find — there will have to apply to specialized real estate agencies.
• Think about the time of the transfer. This advice is usually given to Americans — they have quite a selection of cute little Islands that are relatively close to the mainland. Because why spend on a flight to a private island for fourteen hours if it's three? The closer the island is, the more you will be able to fly it.
• Is it possible to know whether the island is worth the money that is asked for it? You can't do that. The number of people who sell and buy the Islands is too small. The number of Islands that are bought and sold. It is likely that next to you liked the island has never sold other Islands and you have nothing to compare the price of your own. So the question is simple: do you personally like this island enough to pay the stated price for it?
• First, select the area. You will not buy an apartment in a country you do not want to live in, even if it is the most beautiful apartment in the world. Same here. Do not think that the privacy that guarantees you your own island, will save you from having to communicate with the mainland. You have to get a thousand permits to deal with local authorities, lawyers and builders, to comply with local laws and customs. And in the end, you may want to go to a restaurant or shopping. What country are you in? You love her? Are you comfortable in it?
• Think about the climate. You cut out a week, flew to a tropical resort, had a great time and now think about your own island. How do you stand the heat? Nicely? And if the heat does not last a week, and always? And in the rainy season? And even with the mosquitoes? There are no people who would be neutral to such climate. His or like, or hate. How are you?

The Islands are the only places on earth where environmentally safe ways to extract electricity are cheaper than hazardous.
The island is valued not for its length, but for height. Why? Global warming, melting ice, rising sea levels. The higher your island, the longer you will be able to own it.
The availability of a water source can double the cost of the island.