Thanks for insight on ICF. It got me curious, so I asked a couple local people why they don’t use it. There were several answers I got, but the two t...

I think $600 a square foot is a modest starting point as well. My company does not use ICF, but one thought that comes to mind it the shipping costs ...

They don’t seem to control what comes in. But they definitely control what goes out. However, I do believe you are supposed to have a permit.

If the items have not been ‘in use’ in the state for a year prior to shipping them then they are going to be subject to the tax. You will need the inv...

Stj is tough. There just aren’t many long term rentals that get to the posting stage. Having transportation and a big budget will help. The advice...

@san-diego-mike Start a new thread with your post. You can just copy/paste it into a new post to get it off of this topic to get more answers to your...

What are your ideas on how successfully recruit and then retain qualified teachers? We have many teachers from Indonesia teaching in the public schoo...

I’ve felt that one of the biggest failures of most grade and high schools is teaching for testing. It doesn’t encourage ‘thinking’ or problem solving...

currently, our public schools are nearly 60% staffed with uncertified teachers and administrators. My son was taught two entire years by a paraprofes...

The UVI gives free tuition to any graduate of a public or private school in the USVI as long as they have attended for 3 years, have a 2.5 gpa, and li...

Scubadoo has given solid advice. In order to help know how to move forward it would be helpful to know more about the renovations you are trying to ...

There are a ton of Facebook pages that are VI related and specific island related. I follow several STJ specific pages. Although the info isn’t alwa...

Did you teach in STX? In the public schools?

You will want to work with a local architect. That will be your first step. They will be able to give you an idea on costs to construct based on your...

I like that custom. I was visiting my folks with my 4 year old son in Fl in a neighborhood they had lived in for 10 years and within the first week m...

You will experience a lack of resources I’m guessing. The three islands are all pretty different. St John has a severe long term housing shortage. ...

Tropical and Crowley will ship anything. I have shipped f550-f150’s with them and huge telehandlers, and every imaginable building component. Time...

I mainly use Tropical Shipping. They aren’t the cheapest but they have been the most reliable for me (STJ). I have also used Crowley and Blue Ocean.

The cost of living is much higher on St John and healthcare is limited compared to Mexico. It seems as if your retirement funds will get ya a heck of...

Mind me asking what size you are getting and from where?

I use Gas Plus.

The price difference between shipping a 20’ vs 40’ is not much. We usually go with 40’s because the difference in price with Tropical is around $120...

Every insurance company I have used here makes you list all the authorized drivers on your policy. I once had a lady in a rental jeep hit and damage...

Crowley and Blue Ocean are usually cheaper. But Tropical is usually less of a headache in my experience. How much of your bill was for insurance?

This sounds about right with inland trucking. Why didn’t you have it go all the way to St John? Would have saved you some on trucking. It will cost a...