Sometimes I believe its best to take a look at yourself and your business from another angle and point of view....so I did and decided that I needed to make a change/upgrade.  It is still a work in process but I did get the ball rolling and am very happy about that!  With the help of the GREAT people at Keller Williams and eEdge I has able to make a website (www.HawaiiProp.com) that is much more user friendly, easy on the eyes and hopefully a lead generating machine!  This is not only good for me, but good for my clients aswell and will get their properties much more exposure.  

The next one to get a revamp is my main site (www.BoddenRealEstate.com)....soon to come.

What do you think?

Just cracked the top 25 in Honolulu!!  Next is the top 50 in Hawaii....

If anyone is looking for a good agent in Hawaii please consider me.  I will give your clients the same excellent service that I give to all my clients.  Buying, selling or investing I would be happy to assist.  Referrals are welcomed.

Mahalo

We just had a price reduction on the beautiful single story home in Mililani Mauka.  The home has been repainted inside and out, new laminate florring in the kitchecn and baths, custom trellace work outside with a beautifully landscaped yard.  

This home is just waiting for the right buyer to move in......here are a few pictures.

So I received an offer on one of my short sale listings about a month ago.  Put the package together, sent it to the lender and play the waiting game.......Everytime I call (customer service only because they won't give out the negotiators number) they tell me to send this information or that document and some kind of update, basically the run around.  Then they say don't call till this date....well I call on that date and they tell me that everything is with the negotiator and I should be receiving an answer soon.

The next week they tell me that the negotiator  sent a counter a few weeks ago and that the file has been closed because we didin't respond....you have got to be kidding me right!!  

Since then I have been able to get in contact with the negotiator and have forward progress, a blessing in disguise!

So I have a buyer that is looking for a home to purchase in the neighborhood of Ocean Pointe in Ewa Beach Hawaii.  We have looked at a good number of homes, but haven't quite seen that perfect home.  Well if any of you on the world wide web has an interest in selling your home, I have a buyer for you!

Contact me today for a FREE home valuation.

Mahalo

So I had a contract signed, great price for my seller and a quick close....Great Job right?  Not really!!!  This was in January and a couple days after opening escrow a water heater leaked (property was vacant) on the 2 units directly below my sellers.  Now what to do?  File an insurance claim, send in paperwork, wait, get a few quotes from contractors, wait, wait, check with condo association make sure things are moving forward, wait, wait and more waiting, uncooperative owners in units that were damaged....so I think you get the point.  

We have a signed contract but because of circumstance we can not close escrow and by now the buyers have canceled a couple weeks ago.  

Today I got an offer 10% lower then our last offer, and construction has still not begun.  Sometimes just because you have a signed contract, and a ready willing and able buyer and seller.  It doesn't mean you have a done deal..... 

A LEARNING EXPERIENCE..... 

I just read the newspaper (yes I still read an actual newpaper) this morning and on the front page of the Money section was a picture of a property that was recently sold in California....for $100Mil to a Russian Billionare.

Hawaii has some great luxury estates for sale as well and I would be happy to help in purchasing one!

Mahalo

This post will officially put me over 20,000 points!  

Through ActiveRain I have got some great advice on technology things, yard signs, been able to post new listings and met some great people.  Thank you ActiveRain for giving us in the real estate industry this great tool.  

So what is a proper price reduction?

I normally advise my clients to price it well from the get go, but there are some sellers who want to list their properties a little higher just to test the market which is totally understandable.  Now after that if their is no activity and no offers (especially for a short sale) for a few weeks it is time for a price reduction....

Now the question is how much of a reduction?  Say the property is listed at $350k, is $5k every 7-10 days a good amount?  Or is it better to make a more substantial reduction once the better way to go?  I'm a believer in the later, but others like to go with the small gradual steps...

As long as I get an approval for my client, close the transaction and everybody is happy it doesn't really matter right!

Had some great showings today with a client looking for a property on Maui.  There are some great homes to chose from in the mid $300's up to the high $400k range.  Kehalani has some great resale homes in a few of the neighborhoods.  Many of these homes are REO's and have been stripped of all appliances so depending on the loan, financing may be a problem for some buyers....The inventory seems to be about 2/3rds to 3/4ths short sales and REO's.

This is a great opportunity for people to buy or sell properties in Hawaii