All Forum Posts by: Benjamin Hartiens

Hi all! Super excited about my future within the MTR community but I wanted to reach out hear from others that are located on Oahu, Hawaii. I currently live in Kapolei and renovated my 2b/2b and want to turn it into a MTR. Im going through 30 Day Stay and am studying Jessie Vasquez's techniques and ant to get more opinions from those here on island! Some questions Im currently thinking out loud: how are you getting your (Hawaiian) pricing? Is being in Kapolei okay for medical professionals despite the drive? Im wanting to include a car within the purchase of the MTR for convenience, what is that value? Im detail oriented so when does it become over the top with including too much and spending too much money on the home? Thanks all and I would be happy to meet up, talk story, and share experiences as they come.

Ben

Just was looking through the forum and found this. Sad i missed it but stoked for the next one! 

Aloha yall,

I have lived in Oahu for about 4 years now and have seen the market just skyrocket. While I don't expect it to keep this rate of appreciation, I do expect it to still be higher than the mainland annually. With that being said, what are some strategies for a newbie investor to acquire a second home here? I am in escrow for my primary residence out in Kapolei but want to keep my momentum, whether it be strategizing, planning out my next year, trying to raise capital, etc. I was super interested in Airbnb Arbitrage to use the funds to acquire more properties but as you know here on island, it's a nightmare for STR. If investors that live on island are investing out of state, what markets are yall in? Is it even worth investing here if you arent doing multifam? I haven't seen a lot of traffic on the forum for Oahu.

Any advice is much appreciated!

Best,

Ben