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小岛售价10万美金不是富豪也买得起

　　Islands are on sale all over the world for less than $100,000, tempting those looking for a vacation retreat, or total change of pace.

　　现在世界上很多小岛售价低于10万美金，那些希望可以享受度假或放缓生活节奏的人已被这个价格吸引。

　　That’s a fraction of the cost of owning a home in the world’s big cities. Average prices in London have hit $750,000, while Manhattan is even more expensive at $970,000.

　　其实10万美金在世界上的大城市买房都不够。伦敦的平均房价已达75万美金，曼哈顿的更高，97万美金。

　　Farhad Vladi, president of brokerage Vladi Private Islands, advises buyers to hunt in areas with high supply. He has islands costing as much as $5 million on his books, but says you can pay much less and still own a great destination。

　　Vladi 私人岛屿中介公司的老总Farhad Vladi建议买家在岛屿资源充足的地区寻觅。他手里有座岛卖价高达500万美金，但他表示，你可以以大大低于此价的价格买到自己的岛。

　　"You still have a quality island, very usable and very enjoyable," Vladi said。

　　“你能买到性价比很高的岛，用途很广，非常享受。” Vladi说道。

　　Typical island buyers are professionals looking for a vacation home, but they’re facing growing competition from governments and nature organizations interested in conservation。

　　典型的买岛者在这方面都是非常专业的，但有意保护大自然的政府和自然组织和买岛者的竞争越来越激烈。

　　So what do you get for under $100,000?

　　所以，低于10万美金，你能买到什么？

　　Don’t expect anything too fancy. Perhaps a small hut and an anchorage for access to the mainland. Some owners then upgrade with a ready-built house, or create their own home from the ground up。

　　别期望得太多。也许你只能买个小茅房以及通往岛上的一块锚地。但一些买者会好好装修毛坯房，或者自己重新盖座房子。

　　That was the plan for Boris Reininghaus. The German cabinet maker paid about $60,000 for his 16-acre island in Nova Scotia, empty except for some sheep。

　　德国一位叫Boris Reininghaus的木匠就打算这样做。他花了6万美金在加拿大新斯科舍省买了一座16公顷的小岛，不过岛上什么也没有，只有几只羊。

　　Six years on, the 38-year old is nearly finished building a two-bedroom home for his young family to enjoy holidays there。

　　6年过去了，他们的2居室房子已快要完工，38岁的他和自己年轻的家庭很快就可以在那里度假了。

　　Reininghaus might be more intrepid than most wannabe island owners, but he’s never had second thoughts about buying a slice of the picturesque coastline。

　　相较其他渴望买岛的人，Reininghaus或许更疯狂执着，但买下一小片风景如画的海岸线的想法一直在他脑海里，从没有消失过。

　　"My kids really love it," he said. "They love the boat ride. My wife too, she loves to be there out in the woods."

　　“我的孩子非常喜欢它，”他说道，“他们喜欢乘船。我妻子也很开心，她喜欢在树林里的感觉。”

　　It takes almost a day to travel from Germany to the island but that wasn’t going to stop Reininghaus living his dream。

　　从德国到他们的小岛需要花上一天的时间，但这并不会阻止Reininghaus实现自己的梦想。

　　"Once I stepped foot on it, I knew that I wanted that island," he said。

　　“我踏上那座岛的那一刻，就知道自己想要这片岛。”他说道。

　　A quick search online uncovers a number of agencies selling islands. Here are some tips for first-time buyers:

　　在网上简单搜一下就能发现很多卖岛的中介。以下是对初买者的一些建议：

　　1) Make sure the island isn’t too far from the mainland. Vladi, whose brokerage manages over one thousand islands, doesn’t list properties that are more than a kilometer from shore for ease of access。

　　1.确保你买的岛离大陆不是太远。Vladi的公司销售的岛屿有1000座，但他们不销售离海岸1公里以上的岛，就是为了便于登岛。

　　2) Check it’s set up with basic services. Islands usually rely on generators or submarine cables for power。

　　2.确保岛上有基本的服务设施。岛上一般都靠发动机或海底电缆供电。

　　3) Make sure you can get a permit to build。

　　3.确保你有盖房的权利。

　　But most buyers choose islands that are already developed to avoid the hassle of building. Vladi said it can be worth paying a little extra to get some facilities。

　　不过大多数买家都选择已开发好的岛，这样就不用费工夫盖房子了。Vladi表示，如果再多付一点钱能获得基础设施的话，还是值得的。

　　"You only need to take your toothbrush and everything is ready to enjoy your island," he said。

　　“你只用带着牙刷来就行，其他一切都已准备好，就等你享受自己的小岛了。”他说道。