Hawaii Retail Shop & STR Condo Snowbird Pipe Dream

[Nicole Carey]

Hello!

I was born in Hawaii and have recently been back for vacation with my husband. I own three successful gift shops in Northern Vermont and am loving the idea of opening a shop in Hawaii as well as getting a condo that I could live in for part of the year and airbnb. I think the hardest part of this would be to find the right person manage the retail store as it seems easy to find STR in Hawaii. Looking for connections to realtors on Maui and Kauai in both commercial and residential. I'd also love to chat if you own your own business - retail or anything that might be relevant. My stores in Vermont do well near other locally owned businesses, in particular restaurants that focus on local foods and hip coffee shops, though once we are in a place for 6 months our customers tend to seek us out. I'm curious if it's hard to find staff. I'd be open to partnering with the right person who already lives there.

Right now am interested either Maui or Kauai. found a property in Kihei on Maui that was near other good restaurants. Asking price seems too good to be true for a little shop. Too soon to pull the trigger as I just need to do more due diligence.  

I'm a big fan of the bigger pockets podcast and know @Brandon Turner lives on Maui so it can't hurt to throw a tag in! 

Thank you! 

[Elise Hazzard]

Yes it would be great to recreate your success on an island...local knowledge rules.  Give Brandon (@BeardyBrandon)  a chance to provide a few of those local pearls.

Aloha