Our recommendation is not to take a backup offer and here is why. When you take a backup offer, you as the seller have locked yourself into accepting that offer should your current escrow fall out. You could get an all-cash offer for a higher amount and it does not matter, you have given up …
It is frustrating to lose your dream home when there are multiple offers. Here are some tips to help make your offer the one that is accepted. Summary Check List How Many Offers Are There? Anything Special the Seller Needs? Understand Comparables Sales Decide on What Price to Offer Add an Appraisal Clause Add an …
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Many times buyers have to cancel during the escrow process. The most likely reason for canceling is they are not satisfied with the inspection. Another reason could be they do not like something they found out on the disclosure statement. The 3rd big reason for canceling is they can’t get the loan. If they have …
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Condominiums are a different type of ownership created in the 1960s of real property unlike subdivisions, which have been in existence for centuries. Hawaii is a leader in the development of condominium laws and has been used as a model by other states. The Condominium Property Regime (CPR) was known as the Horizontal Property Regime …
Leasehold means you do not own the land. Someone else owns the land and you pay a fee/rent each month to that owner to be on their land. The problem with leasehold is at the end of the lease you no longer have the right to be on that land, so the value in your …
A Broker’s Standard Addendum is designed to reduce the liability for the Broker. For example, paragraph one of the OahuRE.com Standard Addendum states that Brokers are released from any liability in areas in which professional services have been recommended and where we are not experts. The termite inspection is an example of this. We always …
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The rule for the Honolulu Board of Realtors MLS, otherwise known as HiCentral.com, is there can be no contact information in the public section of the MLS. This is important because the MLS goes out to over 1,000 other websites, and those websites do not want to be promoting competitors. If contact information was allowed …
One exclusive advantage we offer is if you find a buyer without a buyer’s agent, we will represent both sides for the $3,500 flat fee or the 2% full service fee. Because we are representing the buyer too, this gives the buyer the confidence that they will get their questions answered and get the support …
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If there are any special assessments that being paid monthly paragraph F-8 is very important. Buyers will want sellers to pay any lump sum assessments prior to the Acceptance Date. They might want sellers to pay off any special assessments they are paying monthly on. Sometimes this can be a lot of money depending on …
Which selling option meets your needs best? The big difference is with our full-service option an OahuRE.com Team Realtor will meet you in person and view the home you are selling. With our $3,500 option we do not meet you in person or see your home in person. With both options you do get full …
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