Hella Rothwell, Broker Owner REALTOR®

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2013 

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Today, I heard another sad tale about a senior being treated in a totally insensative, if not unethical fashion. And I wish there was something I can do, but my hands are tied because the listing is with another agent. HERE'S THE SCENARIO. While visiting with a client and talking real estate, she...
09/30/2013

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Today, I was finalizing my arrangements for the garage sale tomorrow on behalf of my Senior friend whose house I am rehabbing, and a neighbor said: YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR GARAGE SALE ON CRAIGSLIST. Always up to a challenge (yes, I have used Craigslist for rentals and to sell stuff, but never for a g...
09/27/2013

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There is now a "command center" at the home of my senior friend who had to leave his home for a care center because of a medical "event". And who now wants to return to his home in the worst way. But first, it needs to be made habitable. Unfortunately, as I explained in my earlier blogs on this s...
09/25/2013

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When a friend finds out that someone he knows wants to sell his home and plans to interview real estate agents, what is the etiquette? Here is the scenario: 1. Friend says he was asked for advice by a seller listing his property. 2. In confidence, he told the friend he plans to interview agents i...
09/24/2013

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Day 2 & 3 - organizing a seniors home who cannot cope. Sorry that I haven't answered the comments on the blogs I wrote earlier, but getting this project off the ground is very time consuming. Herewith is a short update. By tomorrow, I will be able to show some progress, a couple of "before" and "...
09/23/2013

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My last couple of blogs have been about helping a senior be able to return to his home after having a "medical event" that took him into a care facility. The problem was that this senior was not able to cope with the home he was living in, and we, his friends, are trying to help him. Day 1: Altho...
09/21/2013

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Let's open our blinders and recognize that there is an older generation out there who, for some reason, cannot cope with their daily chores. A loved one may have passed away and they just let things go. They've had an injury and can't get around the way they used to. There is no relative around t...
09/20/2013

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A dear friend of mine has had a medical "event" which for him means he needs to stay in a care facility for awhile. Whether or not he can live by himself again is in doubt. Even whether or not he can move back into the house. The house is full of stuff, anything from antiques and first edition bo...
09/19/2013

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There have not been many listings that have left me to find "greener pastures" with other agents. And, just for the record, those then did not sell either because they were overpriced in a down market. But that's another story. So I just get a call from a buyer interested in a former listing. Thi...
09/12/2013

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 While strolling around Waikiki and looking at all the upgrading that is being done to keep it as a top world destination, I noticed some very unobtrusive kiosks. One was right outside the Police Station at the Diamond Head side of Waikiki, and another across from the Galleria (and there may be o...
09/12/2013
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