TENANT PROFILE: tenants are the biggest influence on Neighborhood and Property Class.- If you don't believe us, think about what will happen if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A apartment building.

Single family homes are exempt from rent control when privately owned.  

Hawaiian real estate law differs from other western states significantly, mostly due to its monarchal heritage and the Bishop Trust influence.The basics are the same as would be in California; determine the condition of title ownership (individual(s), estate (including conservatorship, if appropriate) OR fiduciary acting for trust.Use a qualified private money equity lender to make a loan sufficient to buy out the cash-only beneficiaryThe legal community in HI and Big Island in particular is small.

@Jay Hinrichs“this seems like a mini private mutual fund..

This is one way to manage costs risk.The ways to own the property besides FHA & conventional loans is with private loans, investor DSCR loans (non owner occupied); seller financing, lease options, partnering with others to take the property down..... 

Investor focused realtors & Property managers are going to be your biggest asset since they'll be finding your deals & managing the day to day operations for you.

It is also more common in the private money space, to bait and switch.

I am a firm believer that most of the reason is between our ears, and the potentially crippling self limiting beliefs are the biggest problem.

My PM is key to my success.San Diego Condo: This is your biggest concern.

@Justin Goodrich I can speak for a lot of investors and say our biggest problems are out of our control.