It's not easy to relocate your family to a totally different way of living across the Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands. It's the Hawaiian Paradise to say the least. With our tropical island weather, blue sunny skies and lovely trade winds year round it really can't be all that bad, right?
During my childhood years I lived the life of a US Navy dependent and in my early adult years I was a US Air Force dependent. (family member) I know what it's like. It's not easy for an adult; let alone a child to uproot from their home and leave friends and jobs behind.
The fear of the unknown is definitely in the back of the family member's mind. The active duty member already knows that they have to transition into the same job...just a different place. The military spouse has to be the backbone of the family and keep everything organized and structured and help their family transition into a new home, new schools, new job and new directions to everything.
It's a hard life but you can make it easier on yourself by finding out everything and anything about your Move to Hawaii. The following links have loads of information for your Hawaii Move, Hawaii Military Housing as well as starting the process for Hawaii Home Buying and using your Hawaii VA Home Loan.
It's all about the community and making your transition just a little bit easier.
- 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.
- Hawaii Honolulu Military Relocation -Part II of the Series on YOUR Military Move to Hawaii we discussed options on renting, buying or living on Base Housing and gave you a chart on Honolulu County 2009 BAH so you know what to expect for your Honolulu County Housing Allowance.
- Hawaii Military Relocation| PART III on YOUR Military Move to Hawaii | Hawaii Home Buyers VA Loans Your To Do List in getting ready for your Hawaii Home Buying Process is the next step in being proactive in your Hawaii Military Relocation. Starting your Hawaii VA Loan Process before you even arrive will make the process time shorter once you get into contract.
Be proactive with your Hawaii Military Relocation for you and your family! if you are planning to purchase your Hawaii Home it may be in your best interests to contact this Hawaii Realtor® who specializes in Hawaii Military Relocations as well as seasoned in your Hawaii VA Loan and Real Estate Transaction Process.
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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.
Website: www.hawaiihomesmarket.com
Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) 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 Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.
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Hey Sally, they no longer say "dependent" as you know.. to not PC. OMG I say.. So silly.
Greg:....Changed to 'family member'.... so you just had to point out the 'back in the day' term huh? What about the information here :)
Sally, I imagine it might be very stressful but with an Expert like yourself, they are in great hands. And I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't LOVE living there!
Sally buying a house is stressful enough without having to pick up your family and traveling half away across an Ocean. Doing something like that requires the help of not only a good Realtor, but of a Realtor that is experience in that type of move, and I can't think of anyone better equip to guide a Buyer through that procedure than you.
Carole and George: I appreciate your compliments! FYI....took buyer to look at homes in Ewa yesterday.....we stopped at the beach and I took that shot.....Beautiful day with a view all the way down the coast to Waikik and Diamond Head!
Though it won't be for Military purposes, the more read about your area, the more I want to relocate there myself.
Woo Hoo, What's not to Love, the title of my new post that I didn't post yet. One of the reasons you are so good at what you do, is that you appreciate the real relocation fears that most people don't even express or speak of. Your clients embrace you because they know you care and of course you give them help in all the usual ways but also in the more unusual ways to help them transition. You make a difference and that counts.
I guess if anyone had to relocate Hawaii would be a great place to end up!
I can only imagine what they go through, having to rebuild their lives so many times.
When I was growing up my father owned several houses on our street and would rent them out to Air Force officers from MacDill AFB - it was interesting, listening to their stories of all the places they had lived -