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Quail By Mail
Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 295 Location: Brixham, South Devon
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 08 4:03 pm Post subject: Downsizing in the Bahamas |
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In the late 90s my husband and I bought matching plots on Great Exuma, one of the Family Islands in the Bahamas. About 3/4 of an acre for about 6,000USD each, we even, bizarrely, had a loan through Coutts. About 5 of our friends had bought plots, then we did then another 2 friends bought their plots. We've even taken trips out to visit the building plots as soon as all of us got the deeds. Fab! Especially fab since we were visiting at the same time Bill Gates was lunching at one of Georgetown's bistros.
The only problem with our plots is not the building, the planning, or hydro, water etc. It's getting the building materials to Exuma. Obviously there are towns and developments nearby (ie civilisation!) and we all chose elevated plots which are now less than 1/2mile away to the new Four Seasons Hotel and Greg Norman golf course, so building is not entirely impossible. One of us is now researching how to go about importing supplies from Florida. The reason for posting this on Downsizer is that several people are in the same boat and wanting to build on Exuma and you never know if other Exuma homebuilders might see this post!
One of our bunch is studying agriculture and mentioned that Great Exuma would be an ideal place in which to have a small commercial veg farm, considering that all the hotels and markets import masses of fresh produce from abroad!
Anybody building a house on Great Exuma, or have finished a house there? |
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Quail By Mail
Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 295 Location: Brixham, South Devon
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Quail By Mail
Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 295 Location: Brixham, South Devon
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