For the Alaska home buyers featured in this series, the trade-off of basic amenities for stunning vistas and wild surroundings is one they're more than willing to accept. The properties may lack indoor plumbing or electricity, but what they offer beyond the living quarters is the main attraction -- from the ability to hunt and fish from a back deck, to extreme seclusion on a private island, to self-sustaining features such as smokehouses and greenhouses. While the rugged terrain is not the most friendly at times -- dangers lurk in the form of wild animals and unforgiving winters that can lead to isolation -- the adventurous spirits who buy in Alaska wouldn't have it any other way.

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Season 220 of 20 Episodes

Newlyweds Garret and Noelle want a remote home in the Alaskan wilderness with no road access. The downside is the possibility of unwanted bears dropping by.
Matt and Jessica want to move into a new home near the ocean around Juneau, Ala. But with it being so expensive, they make the daring decision to live in a boat.
Sean and Jolene want a home in the remote Alaskan village of Gustavus, but there are no roads in or out of town and bears are commonplace.
Dog-mushing couple, Pete and Anja Radano, look for an Alaskan home that is right for them and their 21 dogs.
As winter hits Alaska, Jason and Alana Harris want a home where they can get out and enjoy the challenging snow trails through the mountains.
Steve and Peg Kreun want to live on an Alaska lake in the wilderness of the Mat-Su Valley so they can enjoy the outdoors and fishing.
A soldier and his newly-crowned Mrs. Alaska wife look for a rugged Alaskan home.
When a newlywed couple's rough Alaskan style causes wife Khrissy to suffer major culture shock, they decide to compromise and buy a house that is a mix of Alaska and Alabama.
Sean and Charlotte would like a home in Fairbanks, Alaska that is off-the-grid and that means no bathrooms.
Born and raised in Alaska, Andy and Nicole's town is so remote that they have airplanes as family vehicles; they are now looking for a home with an airplane hangar and a runway.
Charlie and Toni look for a secluded home in the coves of Alaska's Kachemak Bay.
Nathan and Lindsay are looking for a home in the town of Homer.
Russ and Dana look for a home in a small mountain town in Alaska with beautiful views, but their life could change at any moment with the threat of an avalanche.
Professional handymen, Chris Erickson and David Parks, are best friends; they are looking to buy a weekend getaway home in the wilderness of Alaska, but they are on a tight budget.
A couple interested in Alaska's marine wildlife look for a home on the waterfront in the city of Juneau.
Pete and Martha want an isolated home with views of the tallest peak in North America, Mount McKinley.
Colby wants an affordable home, but in Alaska that means a dry cabin with no running water.
A couple wants a home on an isolated lake; there is no way in but through mud or water and wild animals are everywhere.
Dave and Wendy look for a hidden remote cabin for escaping to the Alaskan frontier way of life.
Shane and Erica search for a remote home accessible only by a monster 8-wheeler; bears attack properties and beavers infect water.

An adventurous couple, native to Fairbanks, are looking for a home away from the city and close to a remote lake where they can indulge in their favorite outdoor activities like snow machining, fishing, riding ATVs and more.
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After touring all over Alaska, a couple is determined to buy a home in the hillside town of Eagle River.
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Arizona natives relocate from the desert of Phoenix to the remote tundra of Alaska.
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A couple who live off the land want a house where they can hunt, fish, garden and live the Alaskan lifestyle.
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A couple who rents a place on the Kenai River dream of living in a home on one of the river's few islands.
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A musical couple want to buy a home near the Kenai River, but must look for a bargain.
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