Daydreaming Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing

Who amongst us hasn’t daydreamed about getting away from it all and escaping to your own private island? Islands offer a true escape from the hustle of everyday life; a connection with the environment and the ultimate sense of personal space. Thoughts of wandering the shores of your own island have captivated all of us at one point or another. It provides absolute peace with nature and an incredible sense of accomplishment. What if this dream isn’t as crazy as it seems?

Doug and KT Ingersoll are in the business of selling dreams. Island dreams, that is. Their company, Caribbean Island Brokers specializes in islands and resorts. As island owners themselves (and former island dreamers!), they know first hand what it’s like to have a seemingly unattainable dream of owning an island. But their tenacity paid off. Eventually they found their perfect island and turned that passion for private islands into a business.

Our island shopping experience was grueling. It was like buying real estate 100 years ago. We knew we couldn’t trust anything we saw on the internet. We would find the same island on several different sites with different descriptions AND different prices. There’s no organized marketing system, like M.L.S., for islands and there is little, if any, cooperation among agents in this niche market. We knew we could do it better.

Island buyers are not necessarily rich, but they have achieved a certain level of success and they attribute their achievements to staying focused on their goals. They have that fire in their belly that keeps them zeroed in on their passions. For them, a private island is that passion.

Islands are not only the ultimate statement of personal success, but also the ultimate personal challenge. But the island dreamer doesn’t let these little obstacles get in the way of the dream. They’re challenges to be looked forward to. The island buyer’s thoughts and creative ideas will keep them dreaming all day and awake at night.

Our island listings range in price from $199K to $75M; they come in all sizes and price ranges. With average island sales in the $700k range, they’re cheaper than most luxury waterfront properties in the US.

Owning an island isn’t for the easily intimidated. If you find yourself needing the flurry of constant activity around you, then you probably wouldn’t last long on a secluded island. Creating a comfortable living space on a deserted tropical island requires the owner to think about the most basic elements of life and then work from there.

For us, it’s the perfect job. We’ll develop our island someday. But in the meantime helping others obtain the ultimate dream is the most rewarding job anyone could have.

By: anyday

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Caribbean Island Brokers is a full service real estate firm offering both buyers & sellers a service simply not offered by others. We personally visit every island we list so we know it as if it were our own. Island Dreamers learn very quickly that we know our product. Sellers also know the very thing that makes islands special, makes them difficult to sell. An island specialist makes all the difference.