02-07-2009, 11:10 AM
My favorite vacation home I rent once a year in Puna 
Very little investment and if the neighborhood is taken away by Pele, oh well.
No snakes yet but ..... plenty of coqui frogs around to support snakes.
Tons of bugs on the Big Island.
Biggest con is if you decide you don't want your vacation home anymore its gonna be really hard to sell it right now. Lot's of really nice houses are just sitting empty most of the time. Very attractive for squatters :/ Best 2nd or vacation home is one you can get to in one hour or less. Alternately one you can rent out most of the time when you are not there (but once a year).
Very little investment and if the neighborhood is taken away by Pele, oh well.No snakes yet but ..... plenty of coqui frogs around to support snakes.
Tons of bugs on the Big Island.
Biggest con is if you decide you don't want your vacation home anymore its gonna be really hard to sell it right now. Lot's of really nice houses are just sitting empty most of the time. Very attractive for squatters :/ Best 2nd or vacation home is one you can get to in one hour or less. Alternately one you can rent out most of the time when you are not there (but once a year).