Car repair

Hello everyone,
I am thinking about moving to st.croix with my girlfriend, she is german (white) and I am Black,we currently run a small autorepair shop in california,and would like to move to st croix to do the same.When I was there in marrch 2004 i realized a lot f people had a hard time when I asked them where a good repair shop on the island was. I have been thinking about this more and more lately,the cost of living is about the same as california but how about the wages. I would really like to hear from anyone that could shed some insight. With my solid automotive background I really believe this would be a great opportunity and make things easier or am i dreaming. A good auto technician in california makes a very professional salary.But from what I am being told a good auto technician in st.croix has trouble paying his/her bills. I definately will try to come down for a few more weeks soon and check it out better.I have a few friends that live on the island. the only things holding me back are finding a decent place to live and knowing maybe that my dreams of a nice small repair shop might be difficult or finding a decent paying job as a mechanic might be very hard...
Well have a nice holiday and hopefully i will see some of you soon.