Ads posted on zillow have been stolen and moved over to craigslist as I've stopped using craigslist for rentals.Contacting craigslist has resulted in a very slow or NO response from them. 

The reality is, this is a VERY slow time to try and find a tenant.

There is already a slow but noticeable gentrification going on, moving very slowly from downtown towards Pace along that Garden-Jackson corridor of subdivisions.

With the anticipated rise in interest rates and slowing growth in the tech sector, is right now a good time to buy?  

@Preston DahlIf you're good with your hands and don't mind the slow scale-up, you can save a lot of money doing the work yourself or getting subs and skipping a GC.

I don't expect things to slow down anytime soon...

From my experience process do move much slower as opposed to the mainland.However, Honolulu could be different.No doubt it is at least as slow here...probably more so as many offices are backed up.

And for those who are in their 30s and think they will retire with paid off rentals, don't forget to factor in the following:Maintenance, taxes and insuranceDepreciation for your heirs to repayUsually good appreciation at first and then slowing in later years,,,why followsEconomic devaluation due to properties maturingChanges in demographics of the community, hot areas don't stay hotCompetition of comparable units and and newer unitsDecline due to obsolesence, may not command rising rents foreverMaintenance issues deferred become rehab projects years laterTax benefits die outGovernmental regulations adopted may cause additional expensesVariable costs increase- with stagnet rents (ie, taxes and insurance)Property becomes inefficient and functionally obsolesent in the market.Buying a 15 year old SFD when you are 30 and keeping it till you are 65 gives you a 50 year old property......now go into neighborhoods with 50 year old properties and see what the market is like inthose older areas.......I suggest you buy, do a 1031 or sell and upgrade your inventories.

Too low/slow returns - We determined that after paying a mortgage, maintenance and other expenses, the monthly cash flow left over & split three ways is not attractive enough for all partners.2.

This seems like too much information, but trust me when they are confused/slow it helps speed things along to tell them where the codes are located.Here are the ones that work at Lowe's.