[Arctic Fox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9dmxU578Q

I can feel the breeze blowing up my kilt

[John Mayes]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9dmxU578Q

I can feel the breeze blowing up my kilt

Beautiful!!

[EastCoastDawg]

Originally Posted by John Mayes

Beautiful!!

Yes, Skye is a lovely island, with so much wildlife

[Stu from NYC]

Wonder if we could buy it and make it Village of Skye and sell a few thousand homesites. Beautiful island.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Wonder if we could buy it and make it Village of Skye and sell a few thousand homesites. Beautiful island.

Get that crowdfunding started, Stu. Under a million, so eight bucks each should do it.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

Get that crowdfunding started, Stu. Under a million, so eight bucks each should do it.

Nah will buy the whole thing and sell off the lots. Might even find some local folks to construct the houses.

Now to find a thousand people or so to send in a deposit of say $ 500 each.

[Dark'n'Stormy]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9dmxU578Q

I can feel the breeze blowing up my kilt

Forestry can make a great investment, often with tax benefits too when you pass it on to your descendants.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Nah will buy the whole thing and sell off the lots.

Sorry, Stu, but "Skye Villages" would be a non-starter in that rural location.

However, letting the trees grow (Skye gets plenty of rain!), getting grants for peatland restoration and maybe persuading a wind-farm operator to lease the high ground (Scotland is very keen on renewables) and you should get a reasonable return on your investment. Probably optimal to get those things going and "sell on" in five to ten years once you've done all of the heavy lifting.

So, to whom shall I send my $500 deposit?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

Sorry, Stu, but "Skye Villages" would be a non-starter in that rural location.

However, letting the trees grow (Skye gets plenty of rain!), getting grants for peatland restoration and maybe persuading a wind-farm operator to lease the high ground (Scotland is very keen on renewables) and you should get a reasonable return on your investment. Probably optimal to get those things going and "sell on" in five to ten years once you've done all of the heavy lifting.

So, to whom shall I send my $500 deposit?

Darn wanted to be a feudal landlord. Wish you would have told me about this 20 years ago though.

[justjim]

A golf cart ride too far.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by justjim

A golf cart ride too far.

Yes, I think we'll just have to enjoy watching the video instead