Interested in Remote Alaska real estate?

Answers to the following questions should give you something to think about.  In addition, those answers help me to narrow down hundreds of listings to the perfect property for you!

Price is always a consideration.  The rule of supply and demand dictates our pricing in Alaska as much as anywhere else.  Property here is not cheap.  Less than 1% of the state is privately owned and everybody seems to want some.  Yes, there are still bargains to be had, but that leads us to

Location, Location, Location.  Define remote in your mind.  Most property in Southeast Alaska is not connected to a road system.  In fact even the larger communities are only accessible by boat or plane.  We have a Marine Highway system (ferry boats) with schedules that can change with no notice.  Otherwise, you could fly, but mostly in very small planes. Weather in Alaska is very unpredictable and even in summer you can get stranded for days.

Define remote.  Answers to these questions will help me determine what you are really looking for, and also help me to understand where I need to focus my attention:

How long should it take to get to the post office?

Are you prepared to share your land with wildlife?

Where does Internet access fall in your values and needs? 

Phone service?

Do you know how to operate a boat in inclement weather?

Define bad weather. 

Can you really be happy completely alone for weeks at a time?

How many months of the year will you spend at your property?

If you have children, are you prepared to home school?

Do you enjoy flying in small planes in bad weather?  Are you afraid of heights?

How many days or weeks can you go without visiting a grocery store?

If you get injured or sick, how fast do you expect medical assistance?

Minutes, hours, days?