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...

Most of the local companies will have very similar pricing for auto insurance. You will need to get a business license for renting it and the insuran...

Back at ya! Happy new year to you all.

When I was checking around for auto insurance I finally had one person tell me that for auto insurance companies locally, they are all underwritten by...

I noticed a lot less posting after the format change to the site. And also when Old Tart stopped contributing. But I agree, a lot of people are just...

Curious to know what kind of hikes you guys are seeing in your premiums. I would imagine this is going to almost haunt sales of wooden homes unless ...

They can be shipped. I have done it before.

It’s legal to have the cameras as long as they are not hidden or inside. But you do have a right to privacy and if they are positioned in a way that ...

In my opinion, it can be worth it for a lot of items. And not so much for others. The weight restrictions of a container need to be considered as w...

Like mentioned there are customs and excises taxes due on new items. Used household items (a year or older) can be exempt. You will have to have in...

Which island?

@vicanuck Thank you!

I’m curious to know what the rates arr fee e like if anyone reaches out.

Search this forum for a lot of info. But the short answer is there are no individual plans offered here. You can get group plans with a business or ...

I generally do the shipping part myself and use Boynes Trucking for the clearing and road ready once it arrives. Although Tropical shipping tends to ...

@jaldeborgh You are so right. You can usually have one or the other. Speed or budget. But I’m still of the camp that if you can go cash heavy at f...

There are a number of things that could slow a project down. You have to have a contractor who is efficient, that works well with other subcontracto...

I’ve gotten door and window packages from Guatemala before (full containers) and they did go to FL before heading back down. It took awhile, logistic...

Ah. I see! Thanks for the offer but since I’m just V.I. based I would like a V.I. lawyer. There are just too many things here that don’t make a lo...

@jaldeborgh do you mind sharing the name?

I just looked at one of our more recent quotes for one of our houses to see what the numbers looked like. The house is about 4500 square feet and tha...

There are a bunch of solar outfits locally. I would switch gears and get with one of the local companies. One of the biggest hold ups is materials....