Actually, property in Alaska is a loser's game.

You need to go rent an apartment, and invest in some much more solid opportunities. For instance, I have a horse farm in NW Florida. I think you should buy THAT and you'll be much better off. Just PM me and I'll set you up...

In all seriousness...biggest financial regret I have is not buying in AK when I was there 92-96. Thought I might bail at the 7 year point and wanted to be free without a mortgage when I left...so I passed. Would have been nice to still have had a place up there all these years. Good luck.