Land is free and plentiful, the weather is good and there would be little chance of confrontation with the neighbours.
Yet almost nobody wants to wants to move to Pitcairn, the tiny Pacific island that was settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty.
The population on Britains smallest colony has been dwindling for years, and there are now fewer than 50 islanders left. But locals are struggling to find new settlers to follow in the footsteps of Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny.
Only one application has been received to move to the island, even though the government provides all immigrants with a plot to build their own house and temperatures stay above 62F (17C) all year round.
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The island, one of 14 remaining British overseas territories, was tarnished by a child abuse scandal in 2004, when six men were imprisoned for sexual offences, including Steve Christian, the mayor and a descendant of Fletcher.
Since then, the Pitkerners have been sustained by government aid as their population has shrunk. At its height, just before the Second World War, 200 residents lived on the sub-tropical island, which measures two square miles.
Weve been appealing for more people to boost the population, said Jacqui Christian, 44, who represents the island in Europe. Weve had many enquiries but only one person has applied to move to Pitcairn.
The reality is that we dont really have any jobs to offer. Islanders used to sell stamps to raise funds but, of course, stamp collecting is not as popular as it once was.
She added that there are now fewer ships running between Pitcairn and New Zealand, more than 3,000 miles away.
There is only one general store on the island, which opens three times a week. Orders for food from New Zealand must be placed every three months.
Most of the islands population is descended from the eight mutineers who settled on the island in 1789 after Christian mutinied against William Bligh, the Bountys captain. They brought six Polynesian men and twelve women from Tahiti with them.
Ms Christian admitted that the islands location seemed like the middle of nowhere.
But once you are there, you are as connected as anywhere else, she said. The island has electricity and the internet now.
It is a special place and it is beautiful seeing the stars without light pollution. There are the bluest waters you have ever seen.
