Another Texan rides in

[andrew]

Howdy all,
I am tickled to death that they finally let me in. It took a long time. I didn't know what was wrong.
But glad to sit a spell and chat with you all.
How does it work in Alaska? In other words, in most places you call a Realtor up and tell him what you want, and he goes to work looking for you. In Alaska, there doesn't seem to be any Realtors except in the city. Who sells land to homesteaders up here? I know it is long past the days when you just staked it and chased off trespassers. ;D

Thanks for letting me join up.
Andrew.

[Jenny]

Glad you joined us. Sorry you had so much trouble before! It was a mess for folks.

Regarding land and how to find it. OHHHHHH, there are lots and lots of realtors just waiting to sell you something. Surely if you google you will find lots. I'll give it a try in a bit and see what I can come up with. Maybe try Real Estate Agents Alaska, or Land in Alaska. Also, Alaska DNR (Department of Natural Resources) has state land for sale. Check their website under land sales or something like that. Much of it is listed as sub-division land, which doesn't mean at all the same as it does down south. You may have lots of neighbors, or you may have none for miles and miles around.

But, whatever you do, don't buy anything sight unseen. Your agent will likely never have seen the property except maybe flying over it or seeing pictures from the owner. Or, they may just tell you what you want to hear. I've known some people who bought their land without flying up to see it first. Some were very happy, but others were very disappointed.

Jenny

[wolfwoman]

There's realtors everywhere, just gotta look for em. However, you will find in the smaller communities that land is 'unavailable' a lot of the times. They want to stay small commmunities and it takes a LONG time for outsiders to be accepted. Trust me, I know, been there done that and was.