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I live in Alaska & I am wanting to move there looking to buy 1 to 2 acres of land & build a lil house on it, I stayed there a winter & the people where kind , like any where tho there where the grey Zones , so are there safer places then others ? I want to farm & would love to have an avocado Tree , I am use to a simplest kind of life #128591;& would love help on witch is the best route to go I know there are scamers etc & I also wanted to know if there where other community's that u mite suggest that are on the big island to that are warm & full of conscious people #128591;
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Another Alaskan sick of the winters and longing for the tropical weather and affordability of the Big Island. What part of Alaska do you live? What is a grey zone?
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I live outside ANC grey zones are tent city's our drugs , or subdivisions where locals don't want new people
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Well, that sounds like parts of Puna, much like.
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So any suggestions? On places I should look @ ? Just land min of an acre ,
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Heck dose not have to be pahoa any where on big island that is peaceful & community friendly
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Search the forums, this has all been discussed before.
Every subdivision is different in terms of "community", CC&Rs, code enforcement, mandatory dues, etc.
Many subdivisions are so large that they vary widely from one end to the other.
Grid power and paved roads will attract neighbors.
County enforcement mostly happens near the pavement.
Land is cheaper in the "higher-risk" lava zones.
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There are a few varieties of Avocado, and some will grow at higher altitudes than others. Alaskans generally fit in well in Puna from what I've seen (you'll see a number of them on this forum). They tend to 'get' the live and let live concept that can be vital to living here.
Some of the subdivisions here are absolutely enormous. HOVE is the biggest in the country (in Ka'u) and I think HPP might be the second biggest in the country. This means that within a subdivision, you will have very different areas. The subdivision we bought in, Eden Roc, is one of the smaller subdivisions in Puna at a mere 1800 one acre lots, and it's almost three miles deep and 0.7 miles wide. Subdivisions with more CC&R's will tend to have less 'riff raff' I suppose, but none of them are completely free of it. Leilani has a good reputation, but on the down side, it's built right on the East Rift zone of Kilauea, making it Lava zone 1. The rift zone is where new volcanic vents open up, like the Pu'u'O'o vent that has been active since the 1980s and wiped out the old Royal Gardens subdivision. Read about lava zones to understand the risks involved.
HPP is sort of in between - not a ton people living under tarps, no CC&Rs and lowish lava risk. It does have areas that can have higher crime rates, but that can be sporadic and not entirely localized just like every other subdivision. Terracore can tell you all about Orchidland and others can tell you about HA. I quite like Fern Acres, but some might find the amount of rainfall that far up mauka to be too much.
If you spent a winter, you probably already have some decent ideas and can start asking specific questions about individual subdivisions. I'd still recommend renting for a while before considering buying - preferably in a neighborhood you are considering living in. From my perspective there are a few important things to consider: who are your neighbors and where's the nearest neighbor with roosters. I'm already assuming you are OK with cocqui frogs.
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
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You really should spend a summer here, too, before deciding. It's sticky-humid, and warmer at lower elevations/cooler at higher elevations. I've heard the temp difference is somewhere between 3 and 6 degrees for every 1,000 feet.
We rented for 3 years, and decided we needed to live above 1,000 feet for comfort. We're at 1500 feet, at the top of Hawaiian Acres. It feels so good to come home from hot Hilo into cool Mountain View.
Other considerations: do you want internet, home mail delivery, cable TV, newspaper delivery, county water? Many areas don't have some or all of those infrastructure amenities.
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Rent first and in different areas. I first rented in Kalapana, I liked it but was too far to drive into town. Rented in Leilani and lived next to a lady who had roosters, I left after a year I couldn't take it anymore. I rented in Pahoa and loved it, but the rent was too high. I moved to Kau and liked it alot there, but too many transients for me to deal with. I lived in Kona, it was nice at first and then it was too busy with traffic and expensive. I have lived on Maui and Kauai, just too expensive to deal with. Came back to Pahoa and bought a lot in Nanawale estates and I am happy here. Everyone is different and has different opinions I say just come and experience it for yourself before buying anything and please do your research on costs for building here and CC&R's no matter where you decide to build. Puna web is a good source of help. I am wondering how many people on here have a position on an HOA committee or are licensed contractors? quote:
Originally posted by Slade
I live in Alaska & I am wanting to move there looking to buy 1 to 2 acres of land & build a lil house on it, I stayed there a winter & the people where kind , like any where tho there where the grey Zones , so are there safer places then others ? I want to farm & would love to have an avocado Tree , I am use to a simplest kind of life #128591;& would love help on witch is the best route to go I know there are scamers etc & I also wanted to know if there where other community's that u mite suggest that are on the big island to that are warm & full of conscious people #128591;
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
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