Maui Short Sales and Foreclosures - Trouble in Paradise 8 - 06/17/10 02:54 AM
Foreclosure is not the only option.What are your options if you are having trouble making your mortgage payments.
OK, so if you're like almost 1 in 5 Americans today your home is upside down, things in your life have changed and you can no longer afford to make your mortgage payments.  Maui certainly isn't immune from the economic meltdown, in fact, if anything, it has hit us even harder here.  Maybe you're falling behind and your lender is starting to call and sounding threatening. 
Well you have rights and you have options.  For a simple clear short explanation of what your … (0 comments)

Maui Real Estate Caravan 6/16/10 - 06/16/10 06:31 PM
Maui Real Estate Caravan
We have a heck of group of realtors here in west Maui.  Every week the same hard working folks show up and pitch their listings with professionalism, good natured ribbing and more than a dash of humor when it's appropriate.  And it's always appropriate.
Today two properties really stood out as good buys worthy of Potts' Picks. 
The first is a gorgeous home in Kapalani Estates in the Kahana area.  If you know the area this is right across a public beach and the surf area known as "S turns" and near Roy's.  The home has 4 … (0 comments)

Lahaina Long Run - 06/12/10 06:44 PM
If you sleep in late on the morning of your weekend long run you'll pay for it later when you are slogging along in the Lahaina heat.  After 9 AM Front Street is a bit more crowded so you wind up running in the street to avoid the window shopping tourists. 
This morning our late start turned out to be a bonus.  It is the morning of the Kamehameha Day parade.  Front Street was closed to traffic and locals took up the best viewing spots with the beach chairs and breakfasts.  We ran past the staging area with its lei covered … (0 comments)

Short Sales and Foreclosures on Maui - Trouble in Paradise 7 - 06/10/10 03:34 PM
Short sale success at Aina Nalu in Lahaina, Maui
On the market, accepted and closed in a mere 114 days.
When working a short sale we always prepare our clients.  We caution them, "this could take months", "you have to be patient" and usually we are right.  But sometimes the stars align and the sale proceeds just like any "normal", whatever that is, sale.
What does it take to take a short sale down a short smooth path to closing quickly?  This time it took 6 things
1. A cooperative seller who was willing to price the property appropriately, get all of … (1 comments)

 

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