In the meantime, here’s a chart so you can visualize how you can turn your BAH into an investment towards your future.

Make Your BAH Work For You!

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The home may not, however, be conveniently located within your relative price range. Indeed, while you may be more than ready to settle down in the home of your dreams, your pocketbook and family budget may not be at all ready to support that move.

Please rest assured that, with a little creativity and just the right mindset, you can update just about any house into the beautiful—and livable—home of your dreams.

There are many different financing programs available to first time home buyers, investors seeking to renovate, and international buyers.

Consult a Hawaii, Full-time Real Estate Agent

You just knew we’d say that right off the bat, now didn’t you? Seriously though, regardless of your price range a trained and experienced Real estate agent should be able to find you the home of your dreams—even if it’s on a slightly reduced scale.

Real estate agents have access to a vast network of sellers and their homes—and, much like a personal shopper, he/she will work hard to pinpoint a selection of homes within your budget and specifications.

NOTE:  When you’re ready to start looking for your dream home, I would be glad to serve you.   Click here for a free consultation. 

Knowing Where to Look

Hawaii is an expensive place to live, and the real estate is no different.  It’s just plain expensive to live here, but don’t let that bring you down.

You may not be able to afford that extravagant Mansion on the beach in Kahala—but would you like a beautiful single family home in Manoa? What about a great condo in Mililani?

You likely could find your preferred style of home in just about any price range.

Found your Hawaii Home?

Now it’s your turn.

If you manage to purchase a fixer upper,  you have an amazing opportunity to make it yours.  Hawaii has some amazing homes, and almost all of them are amazing because of the owners vision of what the property and house could be when they bought it.

Let your imagination go free..

Once you buy the home, you get to improve it (maybe a remodel) from the inside out. It could be that all your home needs is a fresh coat of paint on the exterior or some new carpet and furnishings on the interior to become this amazing dream house.

And even if your just getting started,  it’s your HOME and you get to make it yours.

You live in Paradise…enjoy it!

Your home is clean, structurally sound and located in a safe neighborhood.  You live in Hawaii, in the tropics, and you have a house here. How amazing is that!

Any house can become a beloved home with the addition of a few key ingredients: namely, your family, your pets, your stories and memories, and—of course—you!

Aloha!

P.S.  If you need to sell your home in order to purchase your next home, please call me so I can visit then help you write up a short list of proven cost effective tips to improve house pricing or value.  Or you are welcome to use my Ultimate Sellers Guide.  I’ve compiled my top list of suggestions for your easy convenience.

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