SERVICE IS OUR PASSION
Helping YOU create WEALTH, one home at a time.
Our personal experiences of moving a dozen times, buying real estate for our personal use or as investments like vacation and long-term rentals, helps us stay one step ahead to answer your questions before you know you have them.
We make the 200+ steps and months it takes to buy or sell a home a more transparent, streamlined and enjoyable process. This allows you to focus on what’s most important….Deciding which amazing offer to accept, or which dream home to buy!
WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU...
Often times, our clients are either relocating or PCSing from the mainland or buying a second home to enjoy the island lifestyle. Our experience of relocating often ourselves, helps us cater to the needs of this special group of people. We have been where you are right now: researching, inquiring, and seeking out the perfect home. We know what types of questions you are going to have, as we have had them many times ourselves. With this in mind, we have created our Buying on Oahu guide book to help you find those answers and point you in the right direction.
Our inspiration is drawn from a desire to help our clients fall in love with Oahu, just like we have, and help them understand the pros and cons of owning a home in Hawaii. We recognize each family’s special situation and are here to help you discover if buying or renting is in your best interest.
Buying a home is one of the most important and exciting financial decisions of your life. We are here to help by educating you on the process each step of the way. Helping homebuyers find the right island home, is what we do best. We aim to make home buying more transparent and less stressful, allowing you to focus on what is most important... Deciding, if this the right house for you?
There are ONLY two mistakes in real estate. The home you DON'T BUY and the ONE YOU SELL! -Shannon King
So you're thinking of selling your home? We're happy you're here. We don't approach selling a home like most. Feel free to download our free Selling on Oahu guide to read about how we approach selling from a financial investment standpoint. When we sit down with you we'll discuss not only what your home is worth in its current condition in todays market, but we'll look at a variety of options to help you make more money!
More importantly we may talk you out of selling all together. That's right. You see we don't always believe selling is in your best interest. We will make sure to review all your options from, keeping it as your primary residence, keeping it as a rental, or helping you make as much money as possible with our "PREMIUM SERVICE OPTION" so you can roll your proceeds into your next home or investment.
When we meet with you we will prepare all your options to help educate you on what's going on in todays market and help you determine what is best for your family. *Our seller's typically make more than others on the market. And that's not by accident. We have a proven process that can help you achieve similar results.
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stages of
SELLING
During this exciting time we are busy preparing your home to list. We'll make recommendations on repairs/updates needed, we'll bring in a professional staging team to ensure your home is show ready for top dollar, and our dedicated marketing guru will be hard at work designing, and building your dedicated marketing collateral. We also ask that you help collect the needed paperwork for us to list.
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Listing and Showing
On Launch day we'll go live in MLS and syndicate across our affiliate partner pages. We will execute your specific showing planning from private showings to broker's open and open houses if desired.
Our professionally trained team will share your home's story with potential buyers and ensure they see and understand up front all of the disclosures on the home so there are less surprises once under contract.
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Negotiations to Closing
Congratulations, you've received an offer! First up, we strategically negotiate to net you the most money with terms that favor your desired outcome. Once we are officially under contract, e have 30-45 days to roll up our sleves and get busy! We'll oversee the inspections, the disclosures, the survey, the appraisals, the walk throughs and the tight timeline to ensure you do not miss any contract deadlines. We'll also manage the buyer's side to ensure they stay on track as well. We are here to arrange for cleaners, movers and final yard care and will remind you to switch your utilities, moving address and everything else involved with selling your island home! It's an almost 150 steps during this time period - we've got you covered!
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We've been there, done that... and often. Not only have we sold over a thousand homes, but we’ve moved over a dozen times as well. As military families, we understand what it is like to move to a new city, buy a home that fits your needs, move or start new careers, and embrace this new chapter in our lives. Our agents have experienced the stress of buying in Hawaii on a PCS timeframe. Because of our first hand experience, we will educate you throughout the entire process so you know you are making the best short and long term financial decisions on your Hawaii investment.
To get you started we've created an awesome guide book. It's free to help you get the lay of the land in Hawaii and understand the power of your VA loan & tax benefits. Down load it for free below!
We also have a VA Assumable Seller's Guide too. If you were one of the lucky few who bought your home with a VA loan prior to or during the golden days of 2020-2022, you’re sitting pretty with that sweet low-interest rate! Seriously, well done. You’ve locked in a tremendous opportunity to create generational wealth, so unless you’re itching for a change, you’re probably best keeping that rate for the long haul. Even if you bought after - you have a valuable asset.
But…if you're considering a move or just feel like your home is no longer the right fit, here’s a few nuggets you may find useful…along with how Island Living Homes can help you: