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2012 

Do you know how many cool things there are to do for FREE in Honolulu, Hawaii?  It's amazing how people come here and think they need to spend so much money on entertainment when the real good stuff is absolutely FREE! Tonight I went rollerblading with my husband while he rode his mountain bike j...
01/31/2012
Are you getting transeferred to Hawaii? If so you are in for a treat!  Honolulu and all the areas on Oahu are surrounded by military bases.  There is one literally at every single side of this island.  The great part about it is that you have access to all of them if you are active military.  The...
01/30/2012
We all have likely thought about buying a home in Honolulu, Waikiki, Ewa Beach,  Hawaii Loa Ridge or somewhere else on Oahu or in Hawaii. If this is still your position, the only way to truly know if you are eligible is to ask a lender, preferably local Honolulu. That is where it becomes your res...
01/27/2012
I have previously blogged about the sorry state of the Kapiolani Community College Farmer's Market, primarily due to the busloads of tourists to whom the market now caters.  Tons of prepared food booths, homemade jams, lemonade, etc. but very little left in produce.  And the stuff is vastly over...
01/26/2012
Have you seen the new Disney Resort in Hawaii?  It is absolutely awesome!  Disney put a lot of care into building this resort and all the details that went into it.  They literally worked hand and hand with local Hawaiians to assure that the spirit of Aloha and Hawaiian culture and Disney  was we...
01/26/2012
Nosy Neighbors in Hawaii I live in Kailua Oahu Hawaii, the most beautiful place on earth. Homes in Hawaii are smaller and closer together than most mainlanders are used to (there's that limited land issue).  So you get used to being "close" to your neighbors. A few years ago there was an older, ...
01/25/2012
You can complain all you like about the 1% but the tax man will soon be knocking at your door.  It's a little too late to get organized for this year but here are some hints for next year. As you write your check make a copy of the invoice or item your paying along with a copy of the check, put ...
01/19/2012
Why Does the Broker Get Half of your Commission? Because you're lazy.  And don't want to make the effort to build your own brand and business. And don't want to learn and do the work. I have worked with hundreds of agents as opposites in a transaction, within different brokerage models, and as ag...
01/16/2012
Or why the hoarding of information was a common evil power play by the Real Estate Agent, Doctors, Insurance Agents and the Klu Klux Klan. (Funny, Lawyers weren’t included…) I’ve been reading (or rather listening to my Audible version) of ‘Freakanomics’ while working on my brokerage and my holdin...
01/10/2012
With all the talk of low rates I thought you might be interested in a list of current mortgage rates courtesy of the Honolulu Board of Realtors.  You can check the list at http://www.hicentral.com/mortgagerates.asp   for weekly rates compiled from various Honolulu mortgage companies. Contact me ...
01/05/2012
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