Real Estate News

   MILILANI 4 Bedroom Custom Home for Sale! 94-1030 Ahiu Place, Mililani, HI 96789 ENERGY EFFICIENT Features while GORGEOUS! Unique and Original in design ....and TOTALLY REMODELED!

 

The 2015 VA Home Loan Limit for Oahu (Honolulu County) Hawaii is $721,050!  Of course if you are buying a Honolulu County Home that is of greater amount there will be a down payment for that portion that exceeds the $721,050.00 VA Home Loan Limit.

Below is the 2015 BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) for Honolulu County rates by rank

 MY NON ENTRY (I am hosting the contest!)  ACTIVERAIN DEFINING GRATITUDE AND GOALS CONTEST

 

FALL SEASON---Defining Gratitude  (Sally's Story for the November Contest)

 

 

November …. In the Fall Season, leaves change colors, Halloween just passed, a bit of cooler weather after a long heat wave so we put on that sweater in chilly evenings. One may also think of the Thanksgiving Feast and a Day of Gratitude.

 

 

 Actually, this is about a Home Seller OR a Home Buyer, or anyone involved in a REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION  but I needed a word to rhyme with LIAR….  LOL! LOL!

No matter what, all who are involved in a real estate transaction have responsibilities.  In my book, there are two types of lying.  2)  Changing information that is false and 2) Leaving out crucial information.   Lying by Ommission.  

 

WAIKELE "Village on the Green" Townhouse for Sale!

$515,000

 

 

 

I remember all the way back to 3 years old. Yes, my mind is still sharp. Well, maybe not ….but I do remember a few things….

 

CONTEST WINNERS---Spring Ideas for Business and YOU!!

 

CONTEST WINNERS---Spring Ideas for Business and YOU!!

 

 

The bottom line is this…IF YOU DID NOT WRITE IT…Don’t copy and paste it in your blog!!! Nothing is more profound than showing the entire world...who you are. We do this by writing about our local areas, our real estate industry/profession and even about the history of our neighborhoods.

Spring.  During the Spring Season most all of us think about making way for the new.  No matter if it’s Spring cleaning for the home or some type of change during the Spring, we are definitely looking for new ideas to improve ….something.

If you aren’t then consider this:

One thing I have learned over the years is that ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN towards the end of the transaction. Lenders need last minute docs, escrow needs another payoff from Seller’s lenders, Lender needs to RE-CONFIRM buyer account or need another verification of employment.

 

I have to tell you that I am amazed that I FINALLY made it to the MILLION DOLLAR (Point) Club. I have been spending the last year enjoying my grandson in between work but it came at a cost. It took me LONGER to get here. But hey, family is the top priority for anyone’s life, right?

 

ActiveRain Meetup

Zippy’s Waipio Gentry

December 06, 2013

 

The “purpose” of the ActiveRain Meetup is to “connect with other members of ActiveRain”.  It gives us a sense of meeting those members because most of the time we are connecting with others nationwide online. 

 

After reading MANY of the entries I KNOW I need to implement more into my Business Plan AND My Personal LIFE plan as well!  The first thing I am going to implement into my Business Plan is to send out Holiday from Hawaii Cards. I know I won’t be able to send out to everyone but I am going to make it a goal to send out to past and present clients.

 

I just got off the phone with my daughter. She and her grandmother don’t get along in the kitchen. (no one gets along with my mom in the kitchen lol) Obviously, both want to take part in the Thanksgiving Dinner preparations and both don’t agree on how they can accomplish this feat....TOGETHER.

Rewind many years back.

As a Mililani/Central Oahu Real Estate Agent, I want to give my Home Sellers and Home Buyers SOUND advice. This means that I give my expert opinions and service in residential real estate transactions. It also means that I will protect your personal history and information that in no way pertain to the transaction.  

 

All those who are on Oahu on December 06, 2013 and can meet us at Waipio Gentry Zippy’s at 5:15pm for a Winter Meetup…let us know so I can have the place set up a bit to accommodate us for a table together.

 

Though many of you may not be as active on ActiveRain … but maybe with this meetup you’ll be changing your mind and hop right in! 

 

 

I am ever so longing to be able to attend on the NAR conferences, a CRS Sellabration or even just attend an ActiveRain Meetup in a big city with many of our members attending.

 

While inventory is slim pickings in Mililani Town, Ewa, Kapolei or ANY market on Oahu, there are multiple offers being had by every listing. The silliness is that the listing agents who are suggesting price ranges for any one property may be listing with prices in the norm of a slowly rising market, but then there are buyer’s agents who are suggesting to their buyers to put in offers 30k or more so that their contracts are accepted.

WHY DO THIS WHEN YOU KNOW IT MAY NOT APPRAISE?

We may have clients that ‘come back’ to us to sell their home after originally purchasing their home through us. OR…We may have clients we never see or hear from again. Needless to say, there will be those that we make a lasting impression on, who not only purchase a home but refer other people to us.

A healthy business cycle.

“PRE WINTER/HOLIDAY PLANS for Business and YOU” Contest

“PRE WINTER/HOLIDAY PLANS for Business and YOU” Contest

 

More often than not, I will extend a helping hand for someone who is in need. It doesn’t take a lot to show someone you care and the rewards can be quite exhilarating when you receive a thank you and a show of appreciation.

 I will do a kind deed with Aloha. This means that when I do a little something for someone from the heart… I do not expect anything in return.   It’s easier to feel no regrets or hold anything against someone. Give with ALOHA 

I tell my clients that whatever house they choose to purchase, it is really up to them to make it their home. They usually ask:

What do I mean by making the house my home?

I tell them to look under the seller’s clutter (or stuff) and imagine the house is theirs. I ask them to make a list of each house we view with pertinent points to make the shell of a house their own personal comfortable home.