03-09-2011, 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by anthonyf....
Buying on the Islands is a bad idea. I thought it through myself, been here for six months. On the superficial level it seems reasonable, but once I understood the house of cards the society is built on here I have decided I would not purchase land here.
No where is for everyone. I have a friend who wouldnt leave NYC if you paid him. He loves what it has to offer. He doesnt mind the drawbacks to get the things he loves. I feel the same way here - I dont mind the drawbacks to live here - but I am glad everyone doesnt love it.
Thanks AnthonyF for being the devils advocate. Most of us here love where we live on the Big Island so we wear rose colored glasses. And thats a good thing for us, but maybe not for somebody else looking to move here.