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Moho Caye, A Private Island In Belize

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There are few luxuries as delicious as your own private island. Nestled just off the coast of Belize City is Moho Caye, a 14-acre private island and marina that serves as a fantastic jumping off point to the famous diving spots for which Belize is noted. The island is close enough to the mainland to build a causeway to its two-acre parcel of gated and fenced sea front property on the city side. This parcel serves as a private ferry terminal, dock, and parking facility for the island giving the owner an easy five minute ferry ride to their exclusive island home. The island offers the ability to create the ultimate family estate and private compound, marina, and safe harbor and has fresh water and electrical power systems already supplied from Belize City. The infrastructure is in place and there exists additional substantial potential since Moho Caye is also considered suitable for development as a resort hotel and spa, marina community, casino, or exclusive luxury residential community. It is priced at $5.5 million. For more information, please contact Grace Lappin, Avalon Partners, Ltd., (212) 717-5477, www.avalonpartnersltd.com.

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Vendovi Island Up For Auction

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A beautiful island off the coast of Washington state goes up for auction later this month. Vendovi Island is a a 216-acre island in the San Juan Archipelago that will be sold through J. P. King Auction Company on September 30. The island has 13,000 feet of shoreline and six beaches. It has been owned as a family retreat since 1966 and has a four-bedroom home. The island has self-contained utilities: a well, a water tower and tank, four generators, a septic tank, fuel trailer tank, two fuel storage tanks and two propane tanks. It can be accessed by boat or floatplane and has a protected harbor with a rock breakwater, 52-foot pier, a metal ramp and a floating dock. A video tour is after the jump.

"My family has always been into big projects, and when we ran across Vendovi Island, we knew what our next project was," said David Fluke, the island's owner. "It has kept us very close as a family, and it's been a great place for us to escape for the past 43 years."

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Emerald Cay, Now At A Deep Discount

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I've seen some deep discounts recently but this has to be one of the biggest. Emerald Cay, a private island in the Turks & Caicos Islands was for sale last year at $75 million. Now you can get it for millions less. The incredible property is a luxury hideaway that is accessed via a remote-controlled swing bridge and a Turkish marble driveway.

The island is on over two acres sits surrounded by turquoise water and white powder beaches. The magnificent estate encompasses approximately 30,000 square feet of interiors all wired for everything through a Crestron system. A three-story great room has 45-foot-high cypress ceilings. There is also a three-story library, a master bedroom pavilion and an award-winning home theater.

The estate includes three guest suites, a 6,000-bottle wine cellar, two adjoining swimming pools with a waterfall, a barbecue pavilion, tennis and volleyball courts, two boat slips, a boat house, a guest house, a caretaker's home, and two private beaches. Life's short - but your quality time doesn't have to be, says Lyle Schmidek, owner/broker of the Christie's affiliate for the Turks and Caicos Islands who has listed this home at the new low price of $48.5 million.

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Private Island In Maryland For Sale

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Want your own private island? Taylor's Island is a four and a half acre private, gated island. near Solomons Island in Maryland. The island has a main house, three outbuildings, a pool, hot tub, a pier and a sandy beach and comes with a golf cart for navigating the property. The island is accessible to the mainland over a gated wooden bridge and is also accessible by water and helicopter.

The outbuildings include a two-story observatory or lighthouse which also has a spa, kitchenette, bath and shower. There is also a two-bedroom guesthouse facing the pool. The main house is older and relatively small (2,488 square feet) and includes a deck on the river side. This property is offered for sale at 3.5 million dollars.

[Thanks, Emily]

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