FINDING HOUSING IN AMERICAN SAMOA | Rent vs Buy | Cost of Living in American Samoa 

With all these billionaires buying land and real estate all over the world, glad to see that American Samoa not going to be like Hawaii. Hawaii real estate, who can afford the rent or mortgage and keep everyone homeless. These treaties are to protect from the greed of the world. Thank God for our forefathers who had the wisdom and knowledge with understanding and thinking of the future of Am Samoa family's.

Our ancestors understood the task at hand...LAND💙

You guys really make the Samoan culture so proud the way you embrace and love the culture, island, and people...

If you come to Savaii i will give you land i got so much land in Savaii by the sae or in land any where you like much love and respect my uso and the family waht i love about you guys is the kids growing up in Samoa, now that is going to be something big full Samoan by then Yes God bless Aiga🙏🙏👏

I'm from Leone. I have been living in Washington for 8 years now and your videos are brining tears to my eyes. I forgot how lucky I am to have been raised there. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the world and being so open, honest, and respectful. It's so amazing how you have really embraced the fa'asamoa. I'll be following your family whereever you guys go in the world! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Good info, thanks for sharing and to those who shed some light on their living conditions. Thanks

My first time viewing your videos and I absolutely LOVE them! Thank you so much for sharing our Beautiful Island of Samoa. I was born in Leone, Am.Samoa but came to the main land when I was 4yrs old. So seeing your videos brings much Joy to this gal. God bless your journey and all the adventures of Samoa♥️☺️🙏🏼

Yaaaay you have a sponsor 😍👏🏾👏🏾 so proud & happy for you guys. I hope many more success and blessings for your channel

The last thing we need is Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, & Jeff Bezos to own lands in Samoa.

You’re videos are very appreciated and very well put together. Thank You

Great video, as always, AmSamFam. I know you've been thinking about this video for a long time! Our journey to AS is very similar to yours. We lived at Freddy's for a few years (also government contract for ASG), and have lived at Coconut Point for about a year or so. If you're an animal lover, no pets are allowed in the Freddy's apartments. Just like anywhere else, landlords and leases vary, but at CP, we have two cats. There are a lot of dogs in our neighborhood though.

I finally have a chance to watch you guy's video again.love you guy's GOD blessed

Awww Thank you for sharing this video,watching from Texas 💝👍

Beautiful view 😍 thanks 😊 😘

Great video thank you for sharing your experiences.

Hi there! I love you video's. My husband and I used to live at Freddies beach too. We lived at the last top apartment on the left side approaching the ocean. Chief Olo owned Freddies then. His name was written in the bottom of the pool. (fun fact)..He kiddingly named our son Chief Atamu because he thought he was so cute and his sister wove Adam (chief Atamu) a show mat that we still have to this day.. We LOVED our time there back in 1982. Chief also saw us off to the airport which was an honor.

Great information guys, love those sunrise shots and the color are just spectacular, love it!❤️😊🌞

Very good information. Actually thinking of getting a house out there soon the Cali life is great but I like the slow life on the island. Very good video !!!

Very honest n respectful point of view in the issue!! Complicated IS the word lol!! Thank you so much for this video!!!

Love watching your videos guys

Really great interior design, would like to mimic the design...thanks fam for the video🤙

Yes, same on Saipan. Can't own land unless you are Chammoro but you can lease land which I would never recommend. You sign a deal like that long term lease and you decide to leave, guess what? I've seen that happen. Never get all your money back.

We have recently started watching your videos absolutely love you and your family! You have really made us interested in moving there. Thank you for all the information you have given about the island. I am new to RU-vid also trying to learn how it works..

The smartest laws we have are our land laws regarding alienation of land bc it keeps our land in our hands, which is awesome bc you'll always have free land to a build a house on or grow food, so you'll never be homeless or hungry.

Always enjoy watching your videos!!!

Great video!

Very informative. Fa’afetai 😊

great video!

Definitely can’t wait to one day visit as I’m Samoan but from Melbourne Australia … Lisa’s house was amazing 🥰

I lived in AMS from 68 to 72. It was so different back then. We would surf and hitch hike all over the island. I was only 11,12,13, an14, when I lived there. It was so nice. The Samoan people are the best. You are lucky to live there now. I dont know if I could go back now. It is so different than when I grew up. My best to you!

Love your show even though I'm here in Central Maine and still looking at snow on the ground, watching two of your programs I already feel at home. I'm 62 years old retired Navy medic I'm African American and a college a college and master's student currently and one of my bucket list dreams is to come to America some more and live there 😊. Wonderful podcast or whatever you call this, I enjoy how you give a positive objective and subjective view of living in this wonderful island paradise :-). I'll look forward to more of your presentations and I'm excited to catch the episode of how you shop how you get groceries and shop in American Samoa. Do you have an episode where you can go to the mall? What is the mall like there in American Samoa??

I miss living in Coconut Point. Hopefully we’ll be able to stay there again when we get back home to AmSamoa🥰❤️🇦🇸

Thanks for sharing

AMSAMFAM great story about your journey. I think you should take a trip to Western Samoa and experience the difference of both islands..so much to do and see🌺 All the best and GOD BLESS 🙏🙏💕🌺

You guys been contributing to the Samoan society so hopefully you guys will get a land one of these days and hopefully sooner.just meet the right people there and hope for the best.meet the right MATAIS and from there on it should be all good.. so good luck AMSAMFAM

I love your fams videos!!!!

It is true about having to be atleast half Samoan to buy land. My Mother is full blood Samoan and her and my step dad bought land there. I miss American Samoa so much. I lived there while I was a child. We live in Pago Pago. If it wasn't for our father wanting myself and sister coming back to the U.S. we would still be there.

Great video; very informative. 🙏🙏

Good video, very informative ❤

Really enjoy your guys videos hope to meet u guys one dat

New Sub. Samoan who was born there and 9 months later left to Cali then Florida. Planning on a second home and a boat

Thanks for the video we enjoyed watching it in the San Francisco Bay Area

Thank you ♥️

Cool. Saipan had old government concrete built housing from the 1950s when the CIA had a presence there to counter the Chinese communist threat after ww2. It was a CIA training site. You can still see those homes and are still in actual use up there on the Mount Tapachao area. They look just like the old military base housing units that were and still are prevelant in the Panama Canal Zone, Clark Philippines, Pearl Harbor, Guam, Gitmo, and many stateside bases. Well constructed. To hang a picture you needed a jackhammer to get through the concrete. Great for typhoons.

Good morning Am.samfam

Although you're not Samoan by blood, you are by heart. Alofa tele atu, AmSamFam 🤟🏽❤️

Love the video.

May I ask you can you do a video on how to buy a small sailboat to liveaboard and how to find safe harbor to live in?Thank you for being a blessing to us all

Faafetai guy's for showcasing our little island paradise American Samoa. Communal land is not for sale, but there are a lots of private properties that are for sale that anyone either Samoan or not can buy and owned out right

Good job help people ❤️

Tofa soifua, fa...love you guys and God bless 😊

That’s my favorite fishing spot right there where are you guys standing 👍👍.

Awesome. Can you do a video on doing a live aboard there? On the boat?

Building home on communal land is a bit risky - u must be in good terms with the high chief or paramount chief of the family ! They can evict u off the land if u piss them off

another wonderful video!!! thanks for always uploading great content appreciate it very much AmSamFam❤️❤️❤️

Wow! I’m truly humble by the love in ur videos when u speak of Samoa and her culture through the lense of Ur EYES and Ur lovely Family (Aiga). I have only watched most of Ur videos & the depth of what it is Ur doing out there in Samoa. It’s amazing that so many people like Urself have found ways to gab Samoa’s Culture into a more modernize unity to try and fit in the Americans way of living. I’m not saying that is a bad thing. But Samoa is far from being POOR! My people are from HUMBLE BEGINNINGS!! We eat of the land and give back to the land as “God’ our Lord,” have always allowed our people to be... in our Ancestry time and until there’s no more Samoa. That’s the reason why property in Samoa are hard to obtain by outsiders unless U have birth rights. It’s even harder when U marry out of our culture. Don’t get me wrong, Ur accepted but there’s boundaries of being an in-law. Our humble beginnings are, Ur welcome to our home, come in take ur shoes off, have a beautiful meal without charge, let’s eat, drink, and relax. The Samoan Culture have always been, “God is always 1st’, Then Aiga!”(Family) So, in Samoa, we don’t charge those who are visiting our island, or charge our families that need a roof over their heads. That’s the purpose of having a Village or building a Village for those people that need families. But, with that being said; I Thank U & Ur beautiful family for visiting our world that most of us have left and had no choice in the matter, Can see what we have been missing for so many years.. But, just a tip for U & Fam’ with ur productivity & also a question of humbleness; Why didn’t U people go through proper channels like with respect of our culture. Maybe then U would have gotten a way better introduction to the Samoa & Her beautiful Historical History. To U and many OUTSIDERS, that are passing through, living in those quarters as though there’s no hot water, nor a full kitchenette, and nothing like living in where ever U may have came from, before moving to Samoa. And yet U were Still able to have the freedom to do whatever u wanted, that’s a blessing in of its own.. !Being able to provide jobs, So, that American people that are mostly traveling through can be accommodate it would bring back the reason, Why Samoa wanted her FREEDOM IN THE PLACE! It’s an Island, given by GOD’, for our people to live of the lands as it is. Never, really need materialistic things, All was given by the God’s, & All will be taken by the God in GOOD TIME! If U have the needs to invite Ur friend’s, then tell them, it’s like camping, bring Ur camping gears & camp under the moon or be happy with the accommodation u received upon arrival. Plz, don’t read into my message as divine’ hater of Ur Video Blogs,or adventures. I truly like Ur videos and Ur families adventuring out of Ur comfort Zones. But life in Amelika Samoa or any Island is, very simple and humble just as our people have been with hospitality. Thank U for Ur beautiful videos & about Ur Family ‘s adventures to an already discovered Island that’s not poor and need fixing. Just saying. To U & Ur Beautiful Family, have a safe & full of adventures FUN! Thank U

Omg that's my old place .I freddies beach top story!!!!omg I lived there when I was 13 I'm 43 now!! I love American Samoa best years of my life played a big part of my life. Is there a mural still on the wall in the longue?

nice

The most important thing is to have everything in writing. Shady deals by shady people have resulted in acres of our family land being sold for 90% less than market value. Unfortunately, there was nothing we could do because everything was in writing.

Beautiful video you guys. Blessing on your family, your lives & your career ❤️ I hope the Samoan there are helping take care of you ❤️

Use to live in Freddie’s beach back in the mid to late 80s

W O W . . . I didn’t know Any of those places were on the south side of the runway there 😱 I see the VOR there at 13:38 we use to navigate to the island 🏝 by looking NE from, what did you say, “Freddie’s Beach” ..??🤷🏻‍♂️ We must have been going to fast to look at those places there, they do look like they Would have been there though back in 96, 97 when I went there often.

its nice. House like that here in Sydney would go for $3million. So I bought the letter box. hahaha

Luckily I’m better half is 50% Samoan. So I’m excited for our adventure!!!

Your videos are very pleasant, thank you for sharing your new lifestyle. Are there any campgrounds for tent camping or can you pay a family that would allow you to camp in their yard? There is a campsite in New York state that allows a rough style of camping on their private property, you must bring your own water, this is a good way to make extra money, and also carry in/out your garbage. Camping for a single minimalist would probably be a less expensive way to enjoy the Island.

Our ancestors was way smarter to have this treaty placed with the language barrier in the past. I love my land and culture.

I’m a big fan

I love the house! My children are half Samoan. My ex husband is from American Samoa. If my children wanted to go to Samoa, they would live on communal clams. Their grandfather is Mai Tai.

Keep me updated I miss my home

I will like to know more about small jobs and school opportunities. Thanks 😍

What about a video with the best ways to get to Am Sam.....are all flights from USA via Hawaii?

This is my family village 🥰

Oh how I miss the beautiful ocean!

If you’re still there I’ll invite you to our reunion soon🤙🏽

Freddies Beach is a mixed bag. It was nice to have a built in community with other people who were there on contract. Our apartment was okay. Some of those places were terrible. The lack of beach access when it was so close sucked. It's nice to see that the government upgraded the furniture.

I wish American Samoa had a college fully accredited college or university that offered masters and PhDs for people who want to challenge and better themselves to academia and won't feel restrained or guilty about leaving their family to pursue higher education. I'm praying that American Samoa will have more colleges and universities that offer Masters and PhDs as long as well as associates and bachelors.

Sorry I am late to the party. I just came across your videos. I am a social worker and my wife is a nurse and we live on the east coast. We both hate the cold and I have always wanted to live in the South Pacific. Are there jobs there and what are the current rental prices? How long did you plan for your move?

Got a question, my wife is from the village of Alao and we plan to retire there. We plan to build in the valley of Fatutea Ridge along the spring. I would like to get an idea of the prevailing winds in relation to the village and ultimately the valley. Also any internet on that end of the island? Thanks hope to hear from you.

How is shopping ,do they have malls etc.

what is the healthcare situation over there now? and is there a great need of providers there?

I have a question about live aboard slips at a marina. Our sailboat is US flagged and we are Americans. Are there any?

Aloau I live there sometimes

Yeah...the conversation about land (communal) ownership is highly controversial in Samoa. The Matai (Chief) of the family are the ones who choose to take over the land when a member of the family has passed away. And there's always a disagreement that turns into a big argument causing families to separate. This also explains why most move to the mainland where they're able to buy land/home without permission from the chief. So you can kinda see why they avoid this topic. Their family members who wasn't chosen will throw a fit🤬

Why don't. You start a web site and have the personals , apt rents etc

I am retired and a us citien, can I just pack up and more to American Samoa

Darn guy you are showing the very expensive rental property for tourists

What do you think of the news about prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa? Will much change now? 😊

the i wish for being samoa but only when you're talking about land is super gross.

Do you want to visit Nuuuli

Go to my mom and dad village Lau'lili and do a skit!

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Where ya'll been for a year?

I would like to move to Samoa ,how do you find a job there

How do you get water & electricity on your boat home?

I wish my territory laws were like American Samoa's. Home/land purchase is out of reach for most of our natives; with family's having to sell property they would rather stay in their family to pay real estate taxes. When the land is sold, a mainlander comes in; builds, the taxes are then raised "again" with more and more families having to sell to pay the raised taxes. What the "now thinkers" don't realize or care is that the youth growing up seeing this process become more and more disfranchised and bad things happen. Happened in my territory. Locals then were able to keep and purchase properties after the "bad thing", since fear kept investors out (but only for a time, you can feel collective frustrated hopeless energy of the locals rising again).

but what is the cost of living?

First one

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So if you marries someone of American Samoan descent and they die then you are left without a home?

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