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Oahu Home Buyers yard sign - Makakoa Loop Waipahu

301 Private Money vs Hard Money When Buying Houses

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You’ll often see real estate investors marketing under the slogan ‘WE BUY HOUSES CASH‘. While we all know that at the end of the day all transactions in Hawaii or elsewhere record in cash — no one is using poker chips or clamshells, after all — there is a big difference between buying a house … Continued
Sean Inspects the Hanakahi Ewa Beach Kitchen

301 Ewa Beach Eviction Complete, Happy New Homeowners

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What a start to the 2016 new year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I want to briefly discuss one of our projects this past year that just finished on 12/31 – right up until the last day of the year. In the spring of 2015 our team negotiated a successful short sale for … Continued
Kitchen - Kaimalie St

301 We’re Buying More Houses

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Aloha. We hope you enjoyed a great Thanksgiving holiday and are gearing up toward December’s annual festivities! This post is a quick update on the latest activity from Oahu Home Buyers. After a lengthy legal battle, we finally secured access to our rehab on Hanakahi Street in Ewa Beach. We don’t give up and though … Continued
Kaimuki Honolulu rehab deal closed

301 Case Study — Kaimuki Preforeclosure

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Aloha, friends! Would like to know more details about our Hawaii home buying process? Concrete examples of actual transactions? Every now and then it’s nice to discuss a recent home we purchased on Oahu and build a nice case study around it. Today’s case study is a Kaimuki property that we purchased directly from the seller, … Continued

301 Is the Hawaii Real Estate Market Getting Scary?

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It’s Halloween again (can you believe it?) and there is no shortage of ghosts, ghouls and other scary staples around town. However, not all of the season’s scary things are in costume knocking on your door asking for candy. Some of the scariest things of all are happening right here in our Hawaii real estate market….let’s … Continued

301 House Selling Tips In Hawaii

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Selling your Hawaii HI home is never a simple process. But it can be especially difficult if you have to sell your Hawaii house fast. In this article, we will take a look at a few house-selling tips in Hawaii that will allow you to get a fast sale. Tip #1: Increase The Odds The … Continued

301 Giving My House Back To The Bank In Hawaii

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“I’m behind in payments…will I be giving my house back to the bank in Hawaii?” Nobody wants to lose their home. But sometimes financial circumstances turn against you and those financial commitments become simply too much to manage. If your situation progresses too far, you may be forced into the unfortunate situation of having to … Continued

Selling A House In Divorce In Hawaii HI – The Process

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Selling a house in divorce in Hawaii HI adds to the often stressful, frustrating experience of even the best planned divorces. When the two parties own real estate in common and are selling a house in divorce in Hawaii, whether it’s a marital home, a commercial business, or some other type of mutually-owned property, selling … Continued

What happens when you inherit a house in HI?

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Inheriting a house is one of the few big surprises that life brings us sometimes. But what happens when you inherit a house in HI? As much as you may want to keep an inherited house, sometimes you may be forced to consider putting it up for sale. Well, selling an inherited house can be … Continued