Second Curve,
While I agree with you, most of the people I have uncounted on the islands are heartier and more of a "do it yourself" group than those on the mainland. That said, my comments are below:
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Ishoot:
2) Remember that it won't always be summer time at your island house. So many people underestimate this fact when purchasing an island home. Are you truly willing to own a home that is unusable or inconvenient for 2/3rds of the year?
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I spent almost every weekend there and over 5 weeks this summer. There are the times when the ice is not safe, but if you can heat your house, you can get many winter weekend in (we did 9 last year and by all accounts it was a bad year for ice)
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Ishoot:
3) The cost of everything on the islands is much more expensive than on the mainland. Don't forget this fact when negotiating the purchase.
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One exception, the price of the house. If you want water front, mainland is (from my observations) double to three times the purchase price of an island property.