Hawaii Real Estate | Hawaii Relocations | Hawaii Home Buying & Selling

Leeward Acupuncture Center, Inc. | Diego Leong Roig, LAC

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:13:39 -0700

What better way to write about a Hawaii Local Business except from first hand from experience? Leeward Acupuncture Center, Inc. and my acupuncturist/massage therapist, Diego Leong Roig is everyone's alternative medicine and health care provider!

I made a decision a year ago that would turn out to be the best ‘medical' decision of my life.

The turning point was realizing that there IS an alternative to drugs and operations for certain medical problems. There IS an alternative other than the regular series of standard medical practice for things that would only cause future problems..... And still not ‘cure' the original symptom.

Granted, there are some things that can't be ‘cured' although there IS alternative medicine and health care to relieve most of those aches and pains. I originally went to Diego Leong Roig because of my carpal tunnel and my foot had some kind of nerve damage that was causing severe pain and two numb toes. The doctors before said to wear braces at night and support during the day. Diego Leong Roig said no....that I was babying it and making it worse.

When your career relies on the computer, these two ailments cause interference with work.

After a few months of massage therapy (deep tissue massage) and acupuncture my carpal tunnel was so manageable that I could type comfortably again for hours on end. I eventually had to get cortisone shots in my foot (nerve damage) but the rest of my aches and pains are manageable with my acupuncture/massage therapy appointments every 3 weeks to get the ‘kinks' out.

It also takes a good ‘bedside manner' such as the kind Diego Leong Roig gives both me...and my husband (yes, he goes too!) and his demeanor, professional work ethics and his knowledge and experience are what keeps us going back to him. It also took the understanding that this process will not work ‘overnight' and is not a one shot deal. It's ongoing therapy without a bunch of drugs and healing naturally.

After doing the same thing over and over and getting no relief or results in the past.....we finally understood that this alternative was definitely in order.

Needless to say, it also takes a good insurance provider that agrees with alternative medicine and I am grateful that HMAA accepts and works with acupuncture and chiropractor providers. For more information about HMAA and Acupuncture click here.

Leeward Acupuncture Center, Inc.

803 Kamehameha Hwy Ste 416

Pearl City, HI 96782

Phone: 808-455-4448

Call Diego to see if your insurance covers Hawaii Alternative Medicine too!

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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.

Do You Have Permission to Give Out Your Client’s Information?

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:44 -0700

It is our fiduciary duty to protect the personal information about our clients. We protect our client’s best interests and personal information while representing them in the sale or purchase of their home. It could make the difference in hurting the transaction and your negotiating powers let alone protecting their personal interests.

How often do you read a testimonial or story on someone’s blog or website and wonder if they had written permission to do so? Even posting pictures of your client’s without their permission is not permissible.

DO NOT GIVE OUT INFORMATION WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT!

Their personal life, their reasons for selling or buying a home is personal information and not for the Realtor® to give out unless the seller or buyer gives specific instructions to do so. Giving out personal information is NOT anyone’s business but the clients and they expect us to protect their interests.

When a client does ask that I divulge why they’re moving, selling or buying then I make sure to get it in writing and go as far as to include it in the special terms of the listing agreement. The seller signs off on the agreement and it is a specific part of the listing agreement. With a buyer it is in the form of their signed cover letter to the seller.

Blogs, websites and other online advertising. I MAKE SURE TO GET WRITTEN PERMISSION with my signed permission and testimonial form should they agree to my using their testimonial, videos and pictures on websites, blogs and basically for advertising and marketing.

Needless to say, it is our duty to protect our client’s best and personal interests. Not only is it our fiduciary duty, it is how we conduct business to protect all parties in each and every transaction.

Protect your client’s best and personal interest.

Get permission IN WRTING to use anything ...

.....that is NOT YOURS.

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Woodcreek at Launani Valley Area of Interest |Mililani Woodcreek Homes

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:45:32 -0700

Considered to be the “third region of Mililani”, Launani Valley is a secluded master planned development in the valley below Mililani Tech Park. About 5 minutes away is Wheeler AAF and Schofield Barracks and definitely convenient for the military and government workers at these Army Bases on Oahu. A hop, skip and jump and you’re on the freeway and about 20-25 miutes to Hickam AFB and Pearl Harbor Navy Base and 35-40 minutes down the H-2 Freeway to the H-1 Freeway to downtown Honolulu.

What’s even better is the North Shore of Oahu (beaches, surfing, scuba diving and more!) is just 20 minutes away! One of my favorite spots is Laniakea Beach which is known as Turtle Beach for our Honu (Ho New), the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles who bask on the beach in the sun.

Waihuna Joint Venture was the Developer of the fee simple Woodcreek Homes in Launani Valley and these zero lot line homes were built between 2001 and 2004. A total of 102 Woodcreek Homes built were either ‘attached’ homes (duplex style) or detached dwellings, all with two car garages, developer fences around the properties throughout the community. The owner occupant level for this community is 71.57%.

Woodcreek 3-4 bedroom Homes Market Report for the last six months: We have 0 Active Listings currently with 6 homes in contract and 5 sold. A sign that Launani Valley’s Wookcreek Home activity is picking up Sales Prices Ranged from $435,000 (3 bedrooms) to $495,000 (4 bedrooms). Woodcreek Homes in Launani Valley were on the market an average of 44 days.

We’ve definitely had a turn in our Mililani Oahu Housing Market and this includes the Woodcreek at Launani Community. We have had our ups and downs but our market took an upward turn in the last few months including higher prices and shorter length of time on the market.

Our interest rates are still at an all time low and these interest rates could make the difference on your monthly mortgage payment. JUMP OFF THE FENCE NOW! Oahu Housing Market is slowly turning into a SELLER’S market with our LOW INVENTORY and upward climbing home sale prices.

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Fun in the Sun While the Business Still Runs! | A PAWS Group Contest!

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:44:45 -0700

It’s almost SUMMER!

What comes to mind when you think about the Summer season?

Think for a moment. Do you have time to take a break and enjoy a vacation to your favorite hideaway? How about kayaking on the river, a camping trip, seclusion at a mountain cabin or Disneyworld? Ah…a vacation to Hawaii maybe?

EVERYONE needs a vacation every once in awhile and I did not realize just how much I needed one until we went to N.C. to see our grandson this year. It had been 8 years since we took a vacation! I believed my business could not run without me and that I needed to be in full control all the time. I ‘thought’ wrong because I came back with a new outlook on my business, life in general and even my marriage!

BALANCE IS KEY TO SUCCESS!

Think for another moment. While taking a couple of days to regroup, revitalize your life, spend time with your family or just to have some ‘me time’ you will need a backup plan so your business keeps running while you’re away. Do you have a trusted partner that will oversee your clients and let your clients know you will be out of town and introduce your trusted partner? How about your auto generated listings or newsletters set in place and everyone involved in your current transactions notified? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?

FUN IN THE SUN WHILE THE BUSINESS STILL RUNS!

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE?

The POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul was founded in June of 2007 to give members a place to go when the soul got weary. Again, our group will be giving back to the ActiveRain Community in our efforts to create a positive atmosphere, motivation and incentive with all of your SUMMER FUN entries!

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ALL the following rules need to be followed for your “Fun in the Sun while the Business Still Runs”:

1. The theme is “FUN IN THE SUN While the Business Still Runs!” and you have to include two components:

· What you will do for that long needed break for Summer Fun

· How your business will still run while you are on vacation

2. Contest starts NOW and ends May 28th, midnight ActiveRain time.

3. You may submit as many entries as you like but only ONE entry will be awarded points.

4. NO copied quotes, poems or any plagiarized (stolen, borrowed or bought material allowed. All submissions have to be your own content!

5. Your post must have at least one picture (or slideshow) or a video for visual appearance and they have to be your own visuals relating to your entry.

6. Your tag line has to include the words “SUMMER FUN Contest”

7. Join the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul (if you haven’t already) and Post your entry into the group (you can do so by clicking on the group when you submit your post.

8. Copy and Paste the following paragraph at the beginning of your post announcing the reason for your post:

This is an entry for the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group Contest! | Fun in the Sun While the Business Still Runs! Join in on the Challenge!

9. Add your link to the comment section of this post

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YES…you will be awarded extra points for your entries and everyone is a winner! We have four ‘secret’ judges. I do not take part in the judging---so as not to create a conflict of interest J---- so if you need help with something please email me!

First Place: 2000 points!

Second Place: 1500 points!

Third Place: 1000 points!

All other entries: 400 points!

Good luck and have fun!

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The HAP (Homeowner Assistance Program) for Military Members VS. SHORT SALE

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:44:20 -0700

I shared an information email to our Century 21 Liberty Homes agents this morning and decided to share here as well. Too often there is not enough information out there for our Military Members who bought before July 01, 2006 who could qualify for the HAP program....READ ON!

I thought this would benefit many of our past/present clients who are military members and under water on their homes.

I currently have a client who bought her Mililani Home in early 2006 and we are currently going through a HAP sale and getting ready to close.

What it is...is that at closing, Seller sells to HAP (US Government) and HAP sells the home to the buyer (simultaneous closing) and pays the seller's deficiency, closing costs, Realtor® commission and so forth.

IT ALSO SAVES the Military member's credit rather than going the short sale route. Make sure they have kept up with maintenance fees, assessments, property taxes etc....otherwise, just as any other transaction they could have additional liens slapped on their property.

If you have a military client who may be eligible for the HAP (Homeowners Assistance Program) you can give them the following link for HAP to see if they qualify. http://hap.usace.army.mil/Update-2012-03-06.html

Some of the requirements for eligibility:

A. PCS refers to the assignment or transfer of a member to a different permanent duty station (PDS), to include relocation to place of involuntary retirement, under a competent authorization/order that does not specify the duty as temporary, provide for further assignment to a new PDS, or direct the military service member return to the old PDS.

To qualify, a service member must have:

owned home prior to July 1, 2006
have PCS orders dated between February 1, 2006 and September 30, 2010. (This date may be extended to September 30, 2012, at the discretion of the DUSD(I&E) based on availability of funds)
reassigned to a new duty station or home port outside a 50-mile radius of the member's former duty station or home port
suffered a decline of at least a 10% in home value from the date of purchase to date of sale (market value of the home will be verified by the USACE).

On March 6, 2012, the President announced two steps to provide significant housing relief to thousands of service members and veterans who have faced wrongful foreclosure or been denied a lower interest rate on their mortgages.

How many military clients do you have that bought their home around this time frame that could be taking advantage of this program....

..... as an alternative to "helping" them ruin their credit with a short sale?

Royal Palm at Waipio Gentry | Real Estate Sales Hawaii

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:18:11 -0700

ROYAL PALM at Waipio Gentry

Information and Real Estate Sales Statistics

May 2012

The Waipio Gentry Community is minutes from Mililani Town, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Air Field and centrally located on Oahu to Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor Naval Base. Waipio Gentry is a small residential area and a bit of industrial area as well. With an Autoplex, Costco, a couple of strip malls and many small businesses, it is a self sustaining community with a close knit residential community.

The Royal Palm @ Waipio is a townhouse complex in Waipio Gentry. With many parking stalls that are carport style it becomes one of the ‘perks’ that many decide to buy a unit here as well as the pool/recreation area, walking/jogging path and a day time residential manager and nighttime security riding around on their golf cart.

The Royal Palm @ Waipio have studios (efficiencies), one and two bedrooms. Maintenance fees for have gone up a little bit for 2012 although it covers water, sewer, parking, trash, master insurance, ground treatment for termites and other common element expenses.

Current Market Statistics for Royal Palm @ Waipio Gentry for the last six months:

Townhouses

# Active

# In Escrow

# Sold

*DOM

Average Sales Price

Studios

$170,000

One Bedrooms

$199,500

Two Bedrooms

$226,666

*DOM (Days on Market)

Royal Palm at Waipio Gentry

Townhouse living at it's finest!

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Royal Palm @ Waipio Gentry Townhouses

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:59:13 -0700

Waipio Gentry is minutes from Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Air Field and centrally located on Oahu to Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor Naval Base. Waipio Gentry is a small residential area and a bit of industrial area as well. With an Autoplex, Costco, a couple of strip malls and many small businesses it is a self sustaining community with a close knit residential community.

The Royal Palm @ Waipio is a townhouse complex in Waipio Gentry. There are studios, one and two bedrooms. Maintenance fees for the Royal Palm @ Waipio have not gone up for 2011 and currently the studios have monthly fees about $221 per mo., one bedrooms about $258 and two bedrooms are about $385.

Current Market Statistics for Royal Palm @ Waipio Gentry for the last six months:

Townhouses

# Active

# In Escrow

# Sold

*DOM

Average Sales Price

Studios

One Bedrooms

$191,000

Two Bedrooms

$230,666

*DOM (Days on Market)

Most of the roofs have been replaced and the carport roofs will are being replaced as we speak. The nice roofs, landscaped grounds, paved roads, walking/jogging paths, pool and recreation area and wonderfully up kept units surely make for great community living.

Royal Palm at Waipio Gentry.

Townhouse living at it's finest!

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Royal Palm @ Waipio Gentry | Market Report YTD 2011

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:08:33 -0700

The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (located at 94-801 Kamehameha Highway Waipahu, HI 96797 - (808) 676-6982) was renamed last August 2007 for the late civil rights councilwoman Patsy Mink who passed away in 2002. This huge 269 acre park has walking paths, 20 court tennis center, 4 youth baseball diamonds, 4 regulation sized baseball diamonds, 4 diamond softball complex and the Veteran's Memorial Aquatic Center.

Current Market Statistics:

Townhouses

# Active

# In Escrow

# Sold

*DOM

Average Sales Price

Studios

One Bedrooms

$190.500

Two Bedrooms

$232,150

*DOM (Days on Market)

Most of the roofs have been replaced and the carport roofs will all be replaced as well. The nice roofs, landscaped grounds, paved roads, community pool and recreation area, walking/jogging path and wonderfully up kept units surely make for great community living.

For more information contact me at 808-375-1404.

Mililani Real Estate | Mililani Condos Townhouses Homes | Mililani Quarterly Market Report for 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:36:37 -0700

Mililani Real Estate | Mililani Condos, Townhouse, Homes | Mililani Quarterly Market Report for 2012

Mililani Town is the only community in Hawaii to receive the distinction of All American City in 1986 and is centrally located on the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and to all US Military Bases as well. About 5-10 minutes up Highway 99 is Schofield Barracks and Wheeler AAF and Hickam AFB and Pearl Harbor Navy Base are about 20 to 25 minutes down H-2 to H-1 Freeway and Kaneohe Marine Corp Air Station is on the Windward side of Oahu over the H-3 Freeway.

We’ve definitely had a turn in our Mililani Oahu Housing Market. We have had our ups and downs but our market is in a buyer AND seller mode now and a negotiating market to say the least.

Let’s take a look at the months of January through March of 2012………..

2012 Quarterly Market Report for Mililani Condos, Townhouses, Homes

Mililani Single Family Home 2012 Quarterly Market Report: We have 46 Active listings and 47 in contract for the first quarter of 2012. There were 44 Mililani Sold Homes in the first quarter of 2012 with Sales Prices ranging from $490,000 (3 bedroom home) to $1,500,000 (4 bedroom luxury home) on the golf course. Average Days on the Market was 63 days for the first quarter of 2012.

Mililani Condo/Townhouse 2012 Quarterly Market Report: We have 61 Active condos/townhouses on the market and a promising 48 properties in contract for the first quarter of 2012. There were 61 sold condos/townhouses in the first quarter of 2012 with Sales Prices ranging from $114,200 (1 bedroom condo) to $465,000 (3 bdrm townhouse) compared to 65 condos/townhouses sold in 2011. Average Days on the Market were 71 days for the first quarter of 2012.

Mililani has had a consistent housing market during the first quarter of 2012. The start of 2012 shows a promising active market with many properties currently in contract and getting ready to close. The only difference this quarter compared to the same time period last year is that buyers are out and putting in multiple offers on properties!

For those Hawaii Home Buyers who are sitting on the fence: These all time low Mililani Homes for Sale are at all time low prices with VERY low interest rates to boot. The math is clear, so if your current situation is in a buy mode I would say jump off that fence!

Our Mililani HOME Inventory is a LOWER now than a year ago and prices are slowly regaining ground. Also, wait any longer and a higher interest rate could make a HUGE difference on your monthly mortgage payment!

If you are thinking about selling or buying a home on Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii email me at sally@hawaiihomesmarket.com!

FIRST IMPRESSION of a Mililani Real Estate Agent Leads to A Successful Closing

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:56:28 -0700

Over a year ago this Mililani Real Estate Agent received a phone call from a potential Mililani Home Seller who wanted to meet with me and discuss a possible listing of their Mililani Home. We talked about my marketing plan, comparable properties in the Mililani Housing Market area for ‘attached’ homes and what I will do for them.

We made an appointment to meet face to face as the Mililani Home Seller ‘found me on the internet’ while looking for a Mililani Real Estate Agent. We talked about the circumstances for their thinking about selling the Mililani Hawaii Home as well as going through everything else we did not discuss on the phone, including possibly renting out their Mililani Home.

They would get back with me within the week and let me know what they decided. A few days later they called and said they would keep the home awhile longer BUT when they do decide to sell they would definitely call this Mililani Real Estate Agent.

To tell you the truth I was not sure what they would do. Almost a year later I received a call from the same Mililani Home Seller. Bubbling with excitement the Mililani Home Seller said, “Hi! This is the ’Mililani Home Seller’ and we’re ready to sell our house! I told you I would call you if we decided to sell our Mililani Home.”

These are the kinds of real estate stories that give me a warm and fuzzy feeling all over. That first impression at the listing appointment almost a year ago brought this Mililani Home Seller back to me to list their home. FIRST IMPRESSIONS!

SOLD!

March 30, 2012!

Mind in a Fog?

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:55:05 -0700

Sometimes, other people can see us better than we can see ourselves. Our minds are usually cloudy and foggy when we are stuck in our own thinking and do not want to see another side to the situation.

There are ALWAYS two sides to everything. Each one of us is a unique being and we have our own thinking and our own opinions. More often than not we allow our ‘false pride’ to get in the way and block out all other views.

If one has the ability to step into another’s shoes and try to see their side of the situation then we will have comfort in knowing we looked at all aspects of the situation. POSSIBILITIES.

Otherwise…we remain.

In our own clouded judgment.

5 YEARS and Counting - My ActiveRain Experience

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:05:22 -0700

It’s my 5^th Birthday Year as a Member on ActiveRain! The ActiveRain Real Estate Network has always been the best marketing tool to represent who I am, real estate and Hawaii Housing Market information, Oahu, Hawaii and Mililani local area information and more!

There is no other online network I know of that has the personal and ‘hands on’ approach with their members to give them direction and a helping hand like ActiveRain and I have to start this 5^th Anniversary blog by thanking them.

There are ActiveRain Staff Staff members who have a wonderful ‘blogside manner’ but none more consistent and caring than Bob Stewart our Community Evangelist. He has been putting up with me right there for me all these years and his understanding, patience and direction played a leading role in my continued existence on ActiveRain and success in my business. (He won’t take credit though…he always says it’s because of me). I also have a personal connection with his son KELAN because I am…. GRAMMA IN HAWAII.

Kerrie Greenhalgh also puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into her role as Community Builder and she too has a wonderful blogside manner as well. We’ve had many changes in the ActiveRain staff over the years and I just have to also commend Nikesh Parekh with doinga wonderful job in his role as CEO of ActiveRain.

My last five years on ActiveRain condensed: Without a doubt giving a piece of myself through my writing brought the kind of readers that I was looking for in my niche market in Real Estate.

When I grasped the concept that “EVERYTHING AROUND ME IS REAL ESTATE”

…..I began succeeding in my business.

You see, writing about other topics about my local area, my neighborhood, the businesses, the sites and points of interest showed my readers that I am THE LOCAL AREA EXPERT. This is when my business started taking off. ! What else can I say? I write as if my readers are right in front of me and I am talking WITH them and not AT them.

My friendships on ActiveRain: I have a really special ActiveRain lifetime friend, William Johnson. I ‘met’ William when I picked up the phone and called him at the time of the California fires in October of 2007 and that date marked our friendship for life even though we have not met in person. There are MANY others I’ve met along the way….far too many to list all…but there is NOTHING that will compare to the camaraderie we experience through our connections made here on ActiveRain.

Sharing personal triumphs, trails and tribulations: It is every parent’s dream to watch their children aspire, grow and become responsible young adults. It is every parent’s dream to be a grandparent. Our miracle happened on September 20, 2011 with the birth of our Grandson, Brayden. It took this miracle for me and our vacation to see him again…to regain balance in my life and from hereon I will not lose sight of the most important part of my life….MY FAMILY.

Being an ActiveRain member these last five years (and Ambassador since mid 2009) have been one of the most rewarding experiences for me in the world of blogging, business and friendships.

Education, knowledge, insight

Connections made.

ActiveRain!

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"At the piazza, the local community gathers for camaraderie after the workday, and now, blog communites are online social hubs where people of similar interests gather to share and exchange ideas, as well as form relationships". Jonathan Washburn

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Quotes from Jon Washburn .....The Social Hub and ActiveRain

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:45:32 -0800

My Friday at the office was dragging by slowly and by the afternoon I was looking for things to do when another agent (who knows I'm an ActiveRain member) comes up to me with this Real Estate Executive Magazine and points to a picture, Underneath the picture there is a caption.

Quote: "There is a fundamental strategic shift that is taking place in online real estate marketing. "Smart marketers no longer focus their online marketing campaigns on building one comprehensive website. Instead, they are working to cast their reach as wide as possible through social networkds and blogs," says ActiveRain's Jon Washburn.

Wow. That was pretty cool. This man here (I explain to the agent) is the President and Co-Founder of ActiveRain. So I read the whole article (just because Jon was in that section) and the whole article focused on "Stand Out from the Online Crowd". Turns out Jonathan had a section on "Get Connected With a Social Network" anyway, but the whole reading proved pretty valuable and will remain in that memory bank of my mind.

As we all know, websites never took off as blogging and social networking did. The Real Estate Industry has also turned to social networking and blogging for their businesses and wouldn't you know..... it has taken off like you wouldn't believe. We all have or will experience the benefits of our participation on ActiveRain.

BOB STEWART! How many people were members on March 10th of this year? I asked him that somewhere before so now I'll ask MATT, JON, BEN, COREY, NICOLE....okay...that was all of them....but hey...maybe I'll get an answer now. Anyway, that's when I joined ActiveRain and I believe it was somewhere around 18k or so at that time and look at us now!

In any case, this magazine was published way back when (because it says AR has 35,000 members) but Jon also talked about ActiveRain and how he compares it to an "Italian Piazza". He goes on to say....quote: "At the piazza, the local community gathers for camaraderie after the workday, and now, blog communites are online social hubs where people of similar interests gather to share and exchange ideas, as well as form relationships".

Everything I believe ActiveRain stands for was quoted by Jonathan in this article including and not limited to only the popularity of social networks and blogs but also the importance of reaching the consumer through a wide range of other social networks.

One thing is for sure. The support we give and get from our peers on ActiveRain is just as it would be offline and in our business. Teamwork and support right? It's not just about putting up an ad but getting our information out there for the consumer. From there the consumer will read and becomes part of this chain called networking.

I reread the ActiveRain's Weltanschauung and if you have not read it it is an enlightening part of Active Rain and their guiding principles and philosophy and a must read. What a concept for networking with our peers and giving invaluable information to the consumer.

I'll leave you with something to ponder. In this article another gentleman discussed the content of websites and blogs and why it is crucial to your website or blogs' success to put in or leave out certain things.

**Do you promote yourself or real estate related material on your website/blog and what are you going to be remembered for when the public visits them?**

HUELANI Home for Sale | Resort Style Gated Community in Ewa

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:30:42 -0700

Huelani Gated Community | Resort Style Living Ewa Beach

91-229 Lukini Place 19, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 View Map

You won't believe your eyes! Enter into the Resort Style Gated Community of "Huelani" in Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii.

Amenities Galore! Pool! Spa!! Complete Fitness Gym! Clubhouse! Lounge Area! View of Coral Creek Golf Course from the Recreation Area!

This 3 bedroom and two full bath home with a unique floor plan. The first floor has bamboo hardwood flooring covering the entry, hall, living, dining and kitchen areas. The open kitchen features loads of counter/cabinet space a pantry, laundry area beyond .... And two bedrooms and a full bath complete this first floor home.

The second floor has a HUGE loft style Master Bedroom and a "Master Retreat" (that you can use as your retreat or maybe an office? The spacious bathroom includes a double vanity sink, soaking bathtub and a separate shower. A DOUBLE HUGE walk in closet too completes this second floor ---floor plan.

Walk out to your back yard filled with tropical island plants and a large lanai for BBQ's or just to lounge with an ice tea after a hard days work.

Yes..maintenance fees for this luxury community...BUT GUESS WHAT? Fees include water, sewer, parking, master insurance, termite treatment, roofing repair, exterior paint, frontage to property landscaping, common areas and of course all those amenities mentioned for recreation/gym area.

You really won't believe your eyes. A beautiful home in a resort style community.... and YOUR new home!

Details

Asking Price:

$525,000

MLS:

1203027

Sq. Feet:

1934

Lot Size:

4515

Bedrooms:

Bathrooms:

# of Floors:

HOA/Maintenance Fees:

598

Garage Size:

387

Subdivision:

HUELANI

Year Built:

2000

Property Amenities

Community Amenities

Contact Info

Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, Realtor-Associate®,AHWD,CRS,e-PRO
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.

Protecting the Seller’s Best Interests With BACK UP OFFERS

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:10:25 -0700

‘Back in the Day’ it was the norm to have multiple offers AND have a couple of Back Up Offers as well. A Back Up Offer is a security blanket for the seller should the first contract fall out. The Back Up Offer will immediately be in place with a contingency that the original contract has a successful sign off of the cancellation.

In Hawaii, we ‘open’ ESCROW (which is an independent third neutral party that takes care of the interests of both buyers and sellers) with an accepted Purchase Contract and initial deposit of the buyer. They take care of the final settlement with the recording of the documents, paying off the existing liens, mortgages and any other expenses to have a successful closing.

The ESCROW Company will also take care of a cancelled transaction and send out cancellation letters to all parties and initiate the Back Up Offer Purchase Contract in escrow and send out the first documents for the Buyer and the Seller. The transaction date starts at that time.

This practice ‘saves’ a lot of headache, time and heartache and held true just a few short weeks ago. A transaction for a listing of mine was in contract and a few days before we left on vacation (with my pushing and shoving for the Conditional Loan Commitment Letter) the loan officer says, “In all good faith, we cannot proceed with the buyer’s loan”. YIKES! You mean the buyer wasn’t qualified after all?

NO PROBLEMO! We immediately initiated our accepted Back Up Offer two days before departure on our vacation. The appraisal is in, survey complete, Termite and Pest Control is scheduled to inspect and give a report, full loan approval and tentative signing is occurring next week.

I’d say that the market is picking up in order to receive back up offers.

I’d say suggesting to the seller to continue showing for back up offers was a positive.

I’d say that a back up offers rock!