If you depend on a high speed internet connection you will need to check out your options before relocating. Innovative the islands only wired pr...

I think rates are a little bit higher. First Bank is at 6.886% with no points on a thirty year loan. Jim

Not that simple. Is this your primary residence or a vacation home? How much are you putting down? Jim

He lives out on the East End. He is offering service at the Reef and I believe Villa Madeline as well as Cotton Valley. Service is dependent on lin...

I have shipped furniture and other items from Chicago to STX using Econo Caribe. All a commerical invoice is, is a list putting a value on each o...

This is a good solution for large items that can't be shipped by the Post Office, however when you ship items this way they have to pass through custo...

Bank of St Croix is excellent. They do not hve ATMS. Community Bank is terrible. They have ATMs, but the ATM cards I had never worked. Jim

First class mail take 1-2 days longer. Ship your boxes priority mail. When shipping to zone eight it only cost a little more than parcel post. ...

Niether of these banks do business in the VI. Jim

Sometimes in the evening, particularly after the snow birds start arriving there are not enough circuits to get the calls to and from the islands. Be...

Riding a bicycle on STX is possible if you are in shape and an experienced cyclist. The hills are steep and the road conditions can be treacherous. ...

To transport your guns to the VI you will need to go a local gun shop in Ohio (federally registered) and have them shipped to a federally registered g...

I also saw an ad on TV recently (stateside) that ZipLoc is making a very large bag for storage. You can't suck the air out, but it would work for so...

The Fast Ferry is not bringing their boat down this season because they did not want to compete with the new faster ferry. The faster ferry will ...

I will second that Boyce as a plumber is good and his billing fair. Jim

Kyle: You can go on line and Google for auto carriers. You will be suprised how many hits you will find and how competitve the pricing seems to ...

From an economic stand point it is probably a wash. It will cost you more than $2,000 to bring your truck to STX. A comparable truck on STX ...

Just one point about the East End. It is more about socio economic class than race on the east end. There are certainly well to white people, but th...

With electricity from WAPA at $0.24 per kwh bring compact florecent bulbs. You can buy six bulbs at Home Depot stateside for $9.97. K-Mart an Sunny...

You see the whole range of cars. Someone on STX even drives a RR. What I don't see are many exotic sports cars. Things to consider: Full ...

Lloyds of London writes a lot of coverage in the VI. Find someone locally that works with Lloyds and you maybe able to arrange coverage dealing w...

The prices look to be in the ball park. You could consider not having collision and comprehensive on your truck. That would save you $600 - $800...

I have taken a two day class from them and was very satisfied. They respond to both e-mail and VM promptly. Jim

So are my taxes. I nag the bank every year to get a copy of the paid receipt and the check for my files. A lot of work, but if you have to pay ten y...

For all you new owners be sure you retain documented proof of payment of your property taxes. If you are on island get the receipt stamped and keep i...