we tried that asked the board to put the item on the annual meeting and were told that the updated R & Rs do not need to be approved by the association members only the board, so we did not get the Items on the Agenda. we thought that was how you do it apparently not with our board ?

Our vast audience is compromised of real estate investors, agents, lenders, bankers, legislators, homeowners, renters, and other real estate professionals and service people.The site gets hundreds of thousands of unique visitors a month (currently close to 350,000), and we're continuing to grow at a great pace.

I have a builder friend locally, GC's at least 30 homes a year (or maybe it was on pace for 50 this year?

Regarding the deal posted, this seller, like most, has an agenda.

It may look like there is a lot but much of it can’t be built on, some estimates have the available supply at about 7 years based on current pace of building.NOTE: I wasn’t calling your thoughts herd mentality, just the idea of people hopping on the next bandwagon and looking for the next great area.

all the ones i closed almost didn't happen because closing attorneys here are not used to high paced closings.

Well... my background is mainly in the healthcare industry... mostly on the Business Side of it.... but I really have been looking for a change of pace.... there is a lot of opportunity and money in RE which has really caught my attention...

In a nutshell, residential sales volume is down, but prices rising, although at a slowed pace in most areas.Rental rates have dropped slightly, and there is much more availability compared to a year ago.Here's the most recent Honolulu Board of Realtor's stats:http://www.hicentral.com/hbr-stat.asp

The sales pace is pretty much at the pre-boom level, which is healthy in the long-term.

Sales people that make a living on commission have an agenda and that is to sell no matter what the economic circumstances are.