My only real experience in RE was doing cold calling for a mortgage broker when the market was hot before the melt down.

I am sure the attorneys are hiring their copy writers right now for their soon to be plastered on the air-waves "Do you think you've been exposed to lead based paint" marketing campaigns.

When I first moved there in 2002, I lived on Kilaeua ave just above Wikiki on diamond head, and I remember seeing people buy the old 2x4 frame open air houses, which had 1/2" plywood for walls instead of drywall, for over 500k and knocking them down to build a block house.

Its in a very hot up and coming zipcode and a very central location.

Be aware that decades ago heavy industry put a lot of arsenic in the air, and toxic levels are still present in the ground in some north end areas.

.-- Not shopping around for insurance as diligently as I should have-- Not establishing a preventive maintaince schedule for my HVAC units before the hot/cold seasonI learned a lot this year.

If the water is off and the property vacant for some time, automatically figure on replacing the hot water heater and repairing or replacing bathroom, kitchen and outdoor faucets.

To get some "air under ur wings" try plugging into a coach or mentor.

I was hired by the FAA as an air traffic controller in 2011 and that required us to move to Florida for a couple years.

I replaced an A/C system that was working though older, but had begun to freeze up fairly regularly on most hot days.