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Tips To Maximize Your Return on You New Hawaii Condo 5 Things You MUST Know Before Buying A Condo In Maui. If your realtor hasn't mentioned these important issues, you need to dig a little deeper. (Scroll Down for Video)

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1) Ocean View - Must have (or at least partial ocean view)

2) Only Buy Fee Simple (the only exception is a leasehold in a majority fee simple complex)

3) Evaluate the Financials - Expect a 2-5% Return - Cash on Cash Invested (see notes below on how to compare different units apples to apples)

4) Purchase at Fair Market Value or Lower - look at all comparable…

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Let me tell you a story about this guy from Maine. But first, please know that I CAN help you find Maui Real Estate Deals like this! Like this one for example, because this home has TWO guest cottages, you can rent the main home, rent one cottage, live in the other, and it will pay for itself. Or just rent out the entire property and bank! The mortgage payment with principal, interest, insurance and taxes is $5250. The income from renting the main house is $4,000-4,500 and the cottages will rent for $1400-1800 each. So if you did not live on the property, you would profit $2K minimum per month. Even if you lived in one of the cottages, the property would still pay for itself. There are many such Maui and Haiku Homes for Sale on Acreage and across…

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Understanding the difference between leasehold property in Hawaii and fee simple meaning is actually very simple! (Scroll Down to See Video) With leasehold you DO NOT own the land the home or condo sits on. With fee simple you do! A leasehold property will have an additional monthly lease fee that you have to pay to the land owner. (This fee typically goes up over time.) The lease is renegotiated every 10 years (typically) Leasehold properties are also very difficult to finance and are usually all cash deals. Leaseholds are also much less expensive than fee simple properties because of this extra cost and the risk associated with not owning the land. The good news is the many leasehold properties are converting to fee simple. Which simply means that the…

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Many would say that the Kaanapali Alii is the quintessential oceanfront condo to own in all of Maui Real Estate, if not Hawaii.  The logic behind that statement could be the fact that Maui was voted the number 1 tropical island in the world byTrip Adviser, and this was based on actual traveler reviews. Secondly, the Kaanapali beach was voted the number 1 beach in the world by Condé Nast. This is happened many times in the past as well. The Kaanapali Alii is the condominium that sits in the heart of all of that!  On Kaanapali beach there are only two condominiums that you can purchase with a fee simple deed. Everything else are either timeshares or hotels. So that makes the Alii a very sought after asset.

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