I received this email a couple days ago and saved it so I could keep reading it. Before I continue ...this person is a Hawaii licensed real estate agent and a member of our board /mls.
I have my own opinions about this scenario and keep wondering why a licensed agent and member of our board/mls would want others to look for property when they have access to the mls?
HMMMMMM.......
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PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES Hi, my name is XXXXXXXX and I am an investor in the local area. Due to the current economic conditions, I have decided to ramp up my existing operations. I not only represent myself but I also have several investors in and out of the area that I help find, rehab, rent out, and manage properties. Because of the money backing me, I have set the goal to buy 100 hundred properties within the next 12-18 months. Some of these properties I will buy and hold myself, some of them I will sell to other investors and some I will buy, fix up and flip for myself. Regardless of the strategy I use on each property, I need to be very aggressive on the price I pay for the property, especially in the current market. I have not chosen a real estate agent to represent me yet. The agent that I choose cannot be afraid to offend other agents with low offers. The agent I choose also will have to be available at all times. I use several strategies to buy and sell properties quickly, including making verbal offers when permitted. I will also look at a lot of properties and buy only a few. So an aggressive work schedule will be required. The upside of the agent who get accepted will be lots of commission. We will close on properties every month. I will pull in the agent on for Sale By Owner deals. At times I will write additional commission into the contract when we ramp up to full speed. All that aside, I am a professional and I expect to work with a professional. I want to make money and I want the agent to make money. Here are the type of properties I am looking to buy:
Single family home 3bedroom/2bath +, at least 1,000sq.feet.
No vacant ground
Located in whole Oahu only in low crime neighborhoods.
If you have properties that fit this description or would like to represent me please call me at XXXXXX or send me e mail to XXXXXXX
We all talk about how we go above and beyond the call of duty in our businesses and there are many different opinions of exactly what that means. In a market that has been undoubtedly slow we have to be unique in our approach in doing the best we can for a Hawaii Home Seller and GETTING THE PROPERTY SOLD!
After viewing a property the Saturday before it was obvious there would be MUCH to do as the property was a rental for MANY years. The listing was signed with the contingency that it would not be shown until all repairs and cleaning were complete.
I started brainstorming and came up with a few ideas I thought would work to get it on the market and hold an Open House the next Sunday:
By the next morning- Sunday- the painter started on not only painting but spraying new ceiling throughout the downstairs. (don't ask me how it got so many dings and scrapes...they may have been walking the ceilings?)
The painter finished up putting back the ceiling fans etc by Monday. The handyman started to do a few odds and ends and installed the new range hood.
On Tuesday we went in to do some cleaning to put a ‘woman's touch' on everything. Argh....that took 2.5 days and it was more than what I first thought. Also, the flooring guys came in to change the tile in both bathrooms and put new baseboards and the handyman came back to finish up some final work.
On Wednesday the new dishwasher was delivered, I put up the listing on the MLS with specific instructions that the first showing was at the first Open House on Sunday. Added just a bit of staging (plants, rugs, table etc.) so the floor plan was evident.
Thursday and Friday screens were cleaned, additional caulking and open lanai painted (it had splotches of three different colors) and I added the listing to MULTIPLE sites and the final touch up cleaning through Saturday.
From Wednesday to Saturday many calls came in to view the property before Open House day but they were politely declined due to ‘work being done' and told to please attend the First Open House/Showing on Sunday.
Sunday's Open House proved fruitful and it turned out to be a great strategy for a highly desirable complex........21 groups of people (about 50+ individuals) came through and only 1 person signed in the guest book that DID NOT HAVE AN AGENT. By Monday morning (yesterday) we had an offer in hand. By the afternoon we had other calls from agents saying their clients came to Open House and considering putting in an offer.
The property is now in contract and in escrow.
Moral? Even though a lot of work in a short period of time (and at minimal price) went into getting the property ready.... it was well worth it to get the property sold!
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.
The stone image of "Makapu'u " the supernatural woman and another one of Malei are no longer visible but it is said that Makapu'u (bulging eye) was in the form of a black rock. She was a female kapua (flower, blossom, child) who came to to Oahu (Honolulu County) with a famaous voyaging priest.
Malei, another female kapua was a stone set up to attract Uhu (Parrotfish) to the area. They made offerings of Lipoa (a type of seaweed) and also said to be a rock relative of Pele (the fire goddess)
But the Makapu'u Lighthouse is still standing and located on the East side of Oahu high above on the cliffs overlooking Makapuu beach. The lighhouse was established and first lit in 1909 and the light is still operational (as depicted in the picture).
The current use for the Makapu'u lighhouse is for "Active Aid to Navigation.
The owner is the U.S. Coastguard.
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.
After working diligently the last few month with short sale buyers I am pleased to announce that recently two of my Hawaii Home Buyers finally got approved for short sale properties! For most of 2009 it's been hard to get Hawaii Relocation clients into contract. For one, they are just relocating here to Hawaii and it's been a long trip and they just want to get into a home.
On the other hand, local area residents are already in a home and in these two cases they wanted to REALLY buy a home and had time to wait for a good deal and a home they can call their own. Short Sales are no easy picnic for the seller or buyer. The process is lengthy and in many cases multiple offers are being submitted or homes are not appraising at the offering prices.
A few tips for Hawaii Home Buyers considering short sale properties:
Make sure you have the time and patience to wait for a short sale to get approved by the bank. If you don't then there is no sense wasting your, the agents, the seller and the bank's time. The short sale MUST be approved by the lender and just that process could take anywhere from two to four months and then another two to three months for the transaction process.
Before you have your Realtor® write up that contract make sure that they check current comps (preferably the last three months) and that the property is listed in a comfortable price range. If it's too high it is not going to appraise and too low and the bank may not accept it anyway.
The Lender most likely will request that the property be sold "As Is" and because of the sellers hardship they most likely will not approve any repairs or credits for repairs. They may not even approve of paying for the association documents, pest inspections, surveys and so forth. You may have additional costs to deal with so be prepared.
There may be more than one offer due to the lower list price of the property (and condition) so as always...put in your best offer. If you looking to just lowball an already lower priced home then your killer negotiations will most likely lose the home you really love.
Have a Professional home inspection even though the lender may not approve any repairs, remedies. It is in your best interests to KNOW what may need repairs and what you may need to fix. If there is structural, hazardous, electrical and plumbing issues that would take a considerable amount of money to remedy a home inspection will reveal all.
Make sure you have a knowledgeable Realtor® who can explain the Short Sale Process and all that is typically involved in this type of transaction.
My buyers were well informed and are on their way to be happy homeowners.
How about you?
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.
Mililani Real Townhouse for Sale| Mililani Real Estate
95-344 Kaloapau Street, #148, Mililani, HI 96789 View Map
Two Story Townhouse for Sale at an UNBEATABLE price!
This split level townhouse in "Hale Kaloapau" in Mililani Town is rarely available and just steps from Mililani Recreation Center #3. That means steps away from the pool on those hot days!
Enter the dining area and an open kitchen with loads of cabinet speace and if you choose, you can close off the kitchen with sliding doors while entertaining your guests.
Convenient laundry area off the kitchen and a half bath with new flooring completes the first floor.
The second floor boasts two spacious bedrooms and a full bathroom and a large floor to ceiling hall walk in storage closet.
This townhouse is VERY clean and MOVE IN READY.
Your "Hale Kaloapau Townhouse" awaits......
Details
Asking Price:
$259,000
MLS:
2914149
Sq. Feet:
877
Bedrooms:
2
Bathrooms:
1.5
# of Floors:
2
HOA/Maintenance Fees:
356
Subdivision:
Mililani Town
Year Built:
1972
Property Amenities
- Range/Oven
- Sink Disposal - Full Refrigerator - Washer/Dryer
- Dishwasher
- Patio - Fenced Yard
- Walk-in closet
- Living room - Dining Area
Community Amenities
- Swimming Pool(s)
- Basketball court
- Recreation Center
- Tennis court(s)
- Golf course
- Two Assigned Parking Stalls
Contact Info
Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, Realtor-Associate® Hawaii Real Estate & Relocations
Main (808) 625-1776 ext. 300 Cell (808) 375-1404 Dir (808) 375-1404 Email | Website
All information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.
How are you using your blog to enhance your existing relationships with clients and prospects?
The most important part of my ActiveRain blog is my Profile Page. Yeah, we all insert some information about ourselves and what we will do for our clients. But what sets my blog apart from others? A while back I decided to make my profile page a ‘one stop shop' for all posts that I had written for the Hawaii Relocations and Real Estate. A Relocation Packet for the consumer.
My Profile page gave the consumer all the information they needed to get started to learn about Hawaii the State, Local Area History, Businesses around my area, Points of Interest. I included basically ALL things Real Estate including market reports, community information and information for buyers and sellers. Of course I couldn't fit all nine hundred + posts I've written on ActiveRain over the years but I did a good job of focusing on my niche area.
‘It's not just about real estate...
it's about the community and making their transition just a little bit easier.'
Hawaii is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and many of my buyers are Military Relocating to Hawaii and other Hawaii Relocations. I have to rely on my websites and blogs to keep them interested and eventually email or call me.
Updating and Creating: Update, create, update, create. It's a lot of work but hey...it's well worth the results. Old news does not keep a reader engaged. My blog is a continuously moving ad and constantly updating my blog and website with FRESH content will keep me on the first page of Google with many keywords for my niche market. (My Website is my own creation and I can keep it fresh because I don't have to rely on others to do it)
My ActiveRain Outside Blog: My outside blog is a great additional tool (extended from ActiveRain) and all you have to do is subscribe, pick your own domain name, update your theme and add links and so forth. All the rest is transferred over to www.cheesemanhomes.com from my ActiveRain blog when I choose to publish public and consumer posts to my outside blog. I currently have the link to my outside blog in my signature for emails as well.
MY OUTSIDE BLOG IS A NEWSLETTER IN ITSELF!
Connnect to Facebook and Twitter and all my public posts are linked directly in as well.
Creativity and Using My Own Voice: There is nothing better than a reader reading something and they can "feel" the writer in the story. You could be writing a great localism post about the history of your area or real estate related material. If you are ‘talking' at them instead of ‘talking' with them they won't listen. So I write the same way. I write as if I'm walking with them and talking with them.
It's a conversation that is continuously moving with words.
Pictures, Virtual Tours and Video: Pictures that are tastefully inserted into my article or post shows the reader the area I live in and enhances my blog tenfold. I happen to think it's my blog's best trait for visual appeal. I enhance my blog further with video and virtual tours from www.realestateshows.com. Real Estate Shows is my all time favorite for listings, tours around Hawaii and anything I want to use it for...including inserting a show in the PHOTO GALLERY on my website.
Local Area and Business Posts: What better way to engage my readers than showing them I am the local area expert by writing about Hawaii history, sites, businesses and neighborhoods? Real Estate is talking about ALL THINGS REAL ESTATEand if you are your local area expert you show them you have information by writing about everything in your community. www.localism.com is another part of ActiveRain where you can ‘sponsor' your local areas and connect with businesses in your area as well.
Utilizing all the ActiveRain challenges and writing my best industry related posts is the best part of ENHANCING those RELATIONSHIPS. Another recent challenge by Bob Stewart and his 1000 Point Challenge For The Rest Of Our Members.....'The Series' which allowed me to redo my HAWAII HOMES MARKET RELOCATION AND REAL ESTATE INFORMATION ONLINE and currently put the first three parts (links) on my MILITARY/VA Information page of my website.
Hawaii Military Relocation | YOUR Military Move to Hawaii PART I Loads of information on the bases around the island of Oahu (which is Honolulu County) and getting your pets ready, the diversity of Hawaii, living on an island paradise with little buildable land (therefore, smaller homes) and so forth.
My efforts have informed many about all aspects of the Real Estate Industry including but not limited to Real Estate Transactions and Information, examples of real estate trials and tribulations, Hawaii Local Area History, Sites, information on relocations across the Pacific, Neighborhoods, City, Points of Interest, Businesses, Entertainment and more.
And all was obtained by communicating my thoughts through....blogging.
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.
How many of you have ever taken a picture while falling down?
Yup...after meeting clients for a home inspection today I stopped to take pictures (those are coming). After snapping a few shot I hopped off the wall and I took one step and....you got it. I fell head over heels onto the pavement while my camera left my hand and click a pic while skidding on the pavement.
Mighty talented that camera of mine LOL!
I got a pavement burn on both hands and made most likely a sight for traffic going by but hey.....
Since June of 2007, POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul group has strived to be a place to read many positive and inspirational stories. We have remained in the top spots of ActiveRain groups since inception and the contests we have every so often boosts everyone's spirit as well.
The theme of this contest was What Was My Life Like Before ActiveRain and Now?The members were beckoned to reach back into their memory banks and remember what it was like before they even became members of ActiveRain. They wrote their stories on their marketing, businesses, internet presence and even their personal lives.....BEFORE ActiveRain.
When we read what their lives were like BEFORE....
and then read about their changes and how ActiveRain has affected them in every aspect of their business and lives NOW....
It was ever so profound..... the impact of ActiveRain .
Before announcing the winners I'd like tothankBob Stewart for without him none of this would have been possible and our THREE JUDGES who took a LOT of time to read, reread and stress out over all the 47 entries.
Applause for the Judges!
Kathy McGraw- who has been head judge throughout many contests and best known for Lil Devil posts (tell it like it is), William Johnson- an articulate writer with soul and depth and who captured my heart long ago, and JL Boney, a wonderful bloomed (quickly) blogger indeed whose Localism posts are grand.
It takes a whole lot of HARD WORK, effort, dedication and consistency (and carpal tunnel lol) to have continued success, professional networking and friendships formed here on ActiveRain.
Stick around, you'll learn more.
NOTE: Points will be awarded in the next few days....
We blog so we can give the consumer information regarding the Real Estate Industry, our Local Areas, Businesses while giving them a bit about ourselves. It's a shame when one of those consumers reads something and then Googles it to look for other articles and finds out it's on another website too...written by another person. Or they see the same picture from one author or site and then see it on another. Shame, shame, shame.
It's stealing...it's plagiarism and you could be sued or heavily fined!
We talk about transparency and writing as if we're 'talking' with the person. Through our writing the reader will determine just how sincere and REAL we are. Especially when they finally pick up the phone and contact us. You better be like the person in those stories you're 'writing' lest the reader loses interest...REAL QUICK.
We write OUR OWN words and use our own pictures.
This is the whole essence of blogging with ORIGINAL content so everyone who reads will ‘feel' a bit of who we are as a person as well. If you cut corners and steal, borrow, copy or even think that just because you ‘gave credit' to the photographer or the writer...it's wrong if you didn't get written permission.
In our industry we get EVERYTHING in writing.
Following are wonderful 'oldies but goodies' for those that THINK they are above the law:
PLAGIARISM, COPYRIGHT AND GOOGLE JUICE is one article of Lenn Harley'sthat IS a must read. One of the points Lenn states is: "Distain for the law. The copyright law doesn't apply to them or it only applies of they get caught and then only if the owner of the intellectual property is willing or able to enforce their copyright."
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words? How About a Thousand Dollars?" Community Guidelines Re-VisitedRich Jacobson explains that ‘this guideline is extremely important, and will help to keep your hard-earmed money where it belongs and your butt out of court. It reads as follows: Respect copyrights. Only upload content/images that you have the right to use (what you have paid for or own), and whose copyright rules allow for commercial use.'
Reading my blog will give you the human side of this Real Estate Industry Professional as well as allowing you to walk beside me through my writing about Hawaii Real Estate & our Local Area. As a resident of Honolulu County Hawaii for 42 years you will get a tour of a lifetime. Specializing in Hawaii Relocation Military VA Home Buyers you can be rest assured you will be in good hands. I LISTEN to YOUR needs and give you sound advice. Hawaii Relocations, Hawaii Military Relocations, Mililani Hawaii Real Estate, Living in Hawaii, Army Navy Air Force Marines in Hawaii. Read more at www.cheesemanhomes.com
Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES Hi, my name is XXXXXXXX and I am an investor in the local area. Due to the current economic conditions, I have decided to ramp up my existing operations. I not only represent myself but I also have several investors in and out of the area that I help find, rehab, rent out, and manage properties. Because of the money backing me, I have set the goal to buy 100 hundred properties within the next 12-18 months. Some of these properties I will buy and hold myself, some of them I will sell to other investors and some I will buy, fix up and flip for myself. Regardless of the strategy I use on each property, I need to be very aggressive on the price I pay for the property, especially in the current market. I have not chosen a real estate agent to represent me yet. The agent that I choose cannot be afraid to offend other agents with low offers. The agent I choose also will have to be available at all times. I use several strategies to buy and sell properties quickly, including making verbal offers when permitted. I will also look at a lot of properties and buy only a few. So an aggressive work schedule will be required. The upside of the agent who get accepted will be lots of commission. We will close on properties every month. I will pull in the agent on for Sale By Owner deals. At times I will write additional commission into the contract when we ramp up to full speed. All that aside, I am a professional and I expect to work with a professional. I want to make money and I want the agent to make money. Here are the type of properties I am looking to buy:
The painter finished up putting back the ceiling fans etc by Monday. The handyman started to do a few odds and ends and installed the new range hood.
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with her boinging ears.....Have fun....and be safe!
The Lender most likely will request that the property be sold "As Is" and because of the sellers hardship they most likely will not approve any repairs or credits for repairs. They may not even approve of paying for the association documents, pest inspections, surveys and so forth. You may have additional costs to deal with so be prepared.
Pictures, Virtual Tours and Video
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners! 
We blog so we can give the consumer information regarding the Real Estate Industry, our Local Areas, Businesses while giving them a bit about ourselves. It's a shame when one of those consumers reads something and then Googles it to look for other articles and finds out it's on another website too...written by another person. Or they see the same picture from one author or site and then see it on another. Shame, shame, shame.
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