Buying Alaska

Shane and Erica want a home in the Alaskan wild where the only way in is by a monster 8-wheeler. They need to be aware since bears attack the properties, and beavers infect the drinking water with a painful disease.

Dave and Wendy want a remote cabin where they can escape to the Alaskan frontier way of life. They're in search of a place so hidden that the only way there is by off-road vehicle, and no outhouse is safe from hungry bears.

Brandon and Hanna want a home on an isolated lake far into the Alaskan wild, where there’s no way in but off-roading through trails of mud or landing on water. There’s no running water and wild animals are everywhere.

Texas native Colby wants an affordable home, but he’s in for a shock because, in Alaska, that means a dry cabin with no running water. He doesn’t know anything about life without plumbing so he enlists the help of his friend.

Pete and Martha have lived and worked in some of the wildest locations in the United States. Now they’re in the untamed last frontier of Alaska and want an isolated home with views of Mount McKinley.

Chris and Heidi are adventurers who want Alaska’s marine wildlife to be right outside their front door. They want to buy a home on the coveted waterfront of the oceanside city of Juneau.

David Parks and Chris Erickson are best friends, and they’re also professional handymen. They want to buy a weekend getaway house in the wilds of Alaska, but they don’t want to spend a lot of money.

Russ and Dana search for a home in a small mountain town in Alaska where the views are spectacular, and the area is prime for outdoor adventures, but life can change at any moment from the danger of an avalanche.

Nathan and Lindsay want a house like where Nathan’s pioneer grandfather lived, in the bayside town of Homer, surrounded by the great outdoors. They soon learn that they might not be ready to rough it in the wilderness.

Charlie and Toni love the outdoors and want a home in Alaska that’s so remote they can catch their next meal from the ocean right off their front porch. They search for houses hidden in the secluded coves of Alaska’s Kachemak Bay.

Andy and Nicole grew up in a town so remote, their family vehicles were airplanes! Now that they’re looking for a new home, a driveway and garage won’t cut it. They need a house with an airplane hangar and a runway.

Sean and Charlotte want a home in Fairbanks, Alaska, that won’t cost them a penny in utility bills. They decide to go off-the-grid and that means one thing -- there’ll be no bathrooms and only an outhouse!

Grant and Khrissy just got engaged. He’s all-Alaskan but she’s from the Deep South. Now, Khrissy is having major culture shock so the couple wants to buy a house that’s a mix of the Alaskan bush and her Alabama roots.

A soldier has just been stationed at the army base in Fairbanks, Alaska. His wife is a city girl at heart, and he hopes she can cope with the rugged Alaska wilderness when buying a home.

Life on an Alaskan lake in the wilderness of the Mat-Su Valley is what Steve and Peg want. It's a secluded place where, even in the long, harsh Alaskan winters, fish teem beneath the frozen ice, ready to be caught for dinner.

As winter hits Alaska, Jason and Alana look for a home built to withstand the harsh snows of the mountainous Mat-Su Valley. They want a place where they can get out on the challenging snow trails or be comfortable inside.

A couple want to buy an Alaskan home that’s right for them and their 21 dogs. They are dog mushers and they care more about making their Alaskan Huskies comfortable than they do about themselves.

Sean and Jolene want a home in the isolated Alaskan village of Gustavus, where the wildlife runs rampant. There are no roads in or out of town and it’s so remote that bears can walk into your house!

A couple have a new baby, and they want to move into a new home near the ocean around Juneau, Alaska. They discover that waterfront homes are too expensive, and they choose a daring option -- to live on a live-aboard boat!

Newlyweds Garret and Noelle want a remote home in the Alaskan wilderness that's so off-the-grid, there's no road leading to it. In the winter, they'll have to travel by snow-machine. But with living in the woods comes the danger of bear attacks!