Can We Help You Find Your Perfect Lot?

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Aloha! After listening to my last two videos on buying and building a home, you know it takes a while to find that perfect lot, perfect architect/builder, and all the other details that go into it. A smart thing to do if you are in this situation is hiring a real estate agent, who essentially works for free on this end. That’s because their commission is actually paid by the seller of the property for helping you find the perfect lot.

He or she often has contacts and knows about properties that are maybe a little off the beaten path or in secret locations in a given area. When it comes to the type of agent you should hire, we recommend looking for a CRS real estate agent, which is the highest designation you can get. It stands for certified residential specialist, and they do broker price opinions as well as regular sales.

When someone comes to me, if I don’t have a home that I’m working with a developer on, we do searches in the local area to find something appropriate. If you’re looking to find a lot here on Oahu, your best bet is visiting your friendly broker or agent, like myself. If you have any questions for me or about my team, feel free to give us a call or send us an email any time.

What's the Most Important Part of Real Estate?

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People commonly say that real estate is always about location, location, location. I have to say that this is quite true, especially here in Hawaii. 

The value of your home will always be related in some way to the location of your home. Most people in Hawaii want to be close to the water, so this determines the value of the homes on this island. 

Location should always be a major consideration when you go to purchase a home. You could find a home in a beautiful location, but that location might be far away from an airport or a grocery store. In that instance, you have quite the decision to make.

You could buy an expensive home right on the ocean that's far from the necessities of modern life, or you could purchase a less expensive home that's closer to the necessities that you need but further away from the luxuries that you desire (the ocean). 

There are a lot of pros and cons to different locations around Hawaii. Different neighborhoods have different amenities, and the lifestyles change from one location to another.

If you need help deciding a nice place to live, please don't hesitate to contact me, I would love to point you in the direction of a nice home!

3 Ways to Prepare Your Arizona or Hawaii Home for Sale

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The first thing that I recommend doing when you've decided to sell your home is to get an inspection done on it. Being proactive is important when it comes to repairs, and buyers will appreciate this when you go to sell. Knowing the condition that your home is in is also helpful when you sell it. 

The second thing that I recommend is to start cleaning out closets and storing things in your garage, or you can even get a storage unit if you think that's necessary. Declutter your home as well as you can. Ideally, your home should look like it was built yesterday when you show it to buyers. 

To prepare for showings and open houses, I recommend taking the advice of David Knox. I can send you a link to an excellent video where he gives advice on how you can improve the look of your home to get top dollar when you sell it. 

If you have any further questions about how to improve the look of your home, please don't hesitate to contact me. I would love to come out to your property and give you pointers on how to stage it in order to sell for top dollar!

How to Keep Your Home From Depreciating

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Real estate is always a pretty safe investment, but appreciation is not a guarantee. Today, I cover a few ways you can prevent your home from losing value!

A good way to think about homeownership is this: homes depreciate, but the land those homes are on appreciates. In order to ensure your home depreciates at a sustainable level, it's crucial to maintain your house in a better condition each year. That means doing little things, like making repairs, improvements, additions, and other things. The goal is to keep your home as close to new as possible. 

You can't change the location of your home, but you can change the value of the home itself by making the right renovations and fixups. If you have any questions about keeping your home in great condition, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, give us a call or shoot us a quick email. We would love to hear from you! 

Four Reasons Your Home Might Fail to Sell

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Today, I want to briefly discuss why your home is failing to sell! This is a topic I've discussed often with people around Oahu, so I want to share 4 reasons homes fail to sell:

1. Priced wrong
2. Not neat inside
3. Lack of exposure
4. Lack of marketing

It's really as simple as these four reasons, and they are all things that I can help you with! Give me a call or shoot me a quick email for the real estate assistance you deserve. You won't regret it!

Looking to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar?

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Today I'm going to be doling out some tips for you about how you can take the right steps towards selling your home for top dollar. This year appears to be a particularly good year to sell, so be sure to listen up. 

Find a good brokerage with excellent marketing plans. This is essential to selling for top dollar. You will need a firm with strong marketing skills, and the ability to take photographs and videos of your home to be put online and posted on several different websites. You'll want someone who can market your home to the widest audience possible, in order for you to find the most qualified buyers. 

In Hawaii, most homes are listed between $700,000-$2,000,000. A two million dollar home will obviously need to be marketed differently than a $700K home would be, and your real estate agent should know the difference between what it takes to sell those two very different properties. 

Pricing a home correctly is also a very critical step in the process. If your home is not priced correctly from the beginning, it will have no chance at selling well. A competitive price requires researching the market and leveraging other homes against yours to bring in multiple offers and increase your sale price. 

We pride ourselves on pricing homes correctly at Fathom Realty, and we would love to do a comparative analysis on yours to put you in a great position to sell for top dollar. Please contact us at any time, we would be happy to speak with you!

What's the Secret to Selling in Oahu?

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With the busy spring real estate season creeping up on us, there's no better time to talk about pricing your home to sell. 

Why do some homes receive multiple offers and sell for higher than their listing price? It's because they are priced to market! Putting the right value on your home is the only way to get multiple offers and sell your home at a higher value. It's all about being competitive - your listing price needs to be below the price of the nicest home you're competing with, but also above the prices of some of the homes you're competing with that aren't in as great of condition as yours is.

In general, you want your home to be priced attractively to draw in as many buyers as possible. If people find a good value in your home, you'll get lots of offers.

If you have any questions about how you can generate multiple offers and get top dollar for your home, give me a call or shoot me an email. I would love to help you accomplish your selling goals!