Thread: Construction Costs on Island

I'm a new member to the forum. I've been reading the posts off and on for a while now, and have seen commentary about construction costs for new homes, but nothing related to building on one of the islands.

I recently purchased some property near Santa Catalina on one of the islands. I'm working with a guy to build my house according to plans that I've provided him. I'm a builder myself but don't have the local knowledge necessary to handle the logistics (especially when I can only get down from the US every 3 months or so.

The costs I've seen suggested in the past were around $500 per square meter. does anyone know what kind of premium I should expect when many of the materials and the labor will have to be brought in by boat? I was guessing about $800 per meter.

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