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Cash Bidding War Sells Haiku Home at 97% of Asking Price – Stice Team

Tracy Stice, R, Broker In Charge, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, GREEN — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:15:22 +0000

610 Kaupakalua Rd. Sold in Haiku, Maui

The Stice Team is proud to announce that we just closed a large home and cottage in Haiku at 610 Kaupakalua Rd. – we represented the seller on the transaction. We did our best job of Smart Marketing and Solid Representation on the property and the results show – we procurred multiple competing offers and the property closed at 97% of the original asking price to an all cash buyer.

Smart Marketing

As with all of our Stice Team exclusive listings, Jeremy and I do our best to capture/enhance the best aspects of the property through our professional photography/videography and to use the power of HawaiiLife.com and our other internet syndication to expose the property to the world. (Please visit www.SticeTeamMarketing.com to see our 11 point blog on exactly what we do to promote the property and interests of our seller clients.)

Here is a link to our just listed blog on 610 Kaupakalua Rd. that had a video tour and some great photography. To help stir up the fire, I wrote another blog about Maui Sustainable Living and Real Estate that incorporated 610 Kaupakalua into one of my great passions.

Solid Representation

Here are some of the many things that we did to assist the seller in this transaction:

This property was listed with a different brokerage firm for over a year with very few showings and no offers. When the Stice Team listed the property, we had about a total of 40 different showings on the property and procurred competing cash offers that we were able to leverage against one another to get top dollar for the seller.
We sold the property for 97% of original listing price to an all cash buyer with no need for appraisal or potential other issues.
We successfully negotiated the seller from covering any repair costs from the C-51 home inspection, which likely saved the seller thousands of dollars.
I personaly helped the seller move a fence on the property in order to avoid any additional costs with encroachment agreements with the neighbors, which created goodwill with the buyers; as a result the buyer signed off on this contingency.
We negotiated a situation to allow the seller to lease back the home from the new buyer in order to create a better environment to allow the sellers to move their children to a new house without the stress of a frantic move at closing.
We worked with the tenants in the cottage to schedule showings despite the obstacles that they presented. We also made it possible for the seller to not have to deal with the tenant moving out and the challenges that sometimes presents as the new buyer assumed their lease.

The Stice Team: Long Time Haiku Residents & Real Estate Experts

When you’ve lived in Haiku for 33 years (Tracy), or were born and raised on Ulumalu Rd. (Jeremy), first hand experience of Haiku’s real estate market comes easily. As a father and son team, Jeremy and I have just that – a true passion for the Haiku life and decades of professional expertise connecting Maui buyers and sellers. Couple this with the power of HawaiiLife.com, Hawaii’s #1 real estate search engine – who better to sell your Haiku property?

The Stice Team is here at your service, how can we help you?

Tracy Stice, R(B)
808.281.5411
Tracy@HawaiiLife.com
Maui Broker in Charge
2010 Hawaii Association of REALTORS State President
GRI, CRS, CRB, E-Pro, Green, RSPS

We List and Sell Maui Property, Properly

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:00:01 +0000

Are you considering selling your Maui property? Perhaps you previously had it listed on the market, but it did not sell. Was it the market or the marketing?

We list Maui properties properly, which leads to Sold Results even in this challenging market. We have 27 closings in 2011—including sales in Haiku, Makawao, Kula, Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, Lahaina, Kaanapali, and Kahana. What differentiates us from other brokers? Our smart marketing and solid representation.

Here are the most important components of our results based on marketing that we implement with all of our listings. I am happy to present these 11 key points to you in person, or feel free to read on:

Accurate Pricing
International Web Exposure
Professional Photography/Videography
Direct Marketing via E-Flyers
Direct Marketing via Maui as Our Muse, our Monthly E-Newsletter
Direct Marketing via Neighborhood Postcard Campaigns
Property Custom Websites
Seller Communication—real time information via a custom website communication portal for sellers
Listing Syndication via the internet
Lifestyle Blogging
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World/Luxury Portfolio International

Accurate Pricing

There is no more important component of marketing than accurate pricing. Before meeting with you on a listing appointment we will begin the process of a very detailed market analysis that often times takes us several hours to complete. In our 40 years of combined Maui real estate experience we have sold a lot of property and we have a very strong pulse on what is taking place in the market.

We look at the macro-economic factors affecting the saleability of the property like the overall Maui market statistics (November 2011 Market Stats) and go as specific as the micro-market conditions while making detailed property valuation adjustments of your property versus similar other ones that have sold in the area.

There is a very strong correlation with days on market vs. what a property eventually sells for as a percentage of the original asking price. The shorter the days on market, the higher net proceed to the client with less time for inconvenience of being on the market. We are so accurate with our price opinions that we are almost always a few percentage points of professional home appraisals, which usually cost $500 or more—we offer this for free as part of our professional service package.

International Web Exposure

HawaiiLife.com is the #1 trafficked real estate website in the state of Hawaii. We get over 120,000 visitors on our website per month. Google “Hawaii Real Estate” (the #1 key word search term related to Hawaii Real Estate) and we consistently are the #1 organic placing. Google “Maui Real Estate” and you will see we are in the top 3 organic listings on Google as well.

On the search function for HawaiiLife.com, we optimize all of our listings by pushing them to the top of the searches for any geographic region—the top 4 spots are always Hawaii Life listings. This means that, often times, we get up to 20 times more “virtual showings” for any properties than the competition’s listings.

Professional Photography and Videography

According to the National Association of Realtors, for 90% of buyers starting their search for property online, the appearance of one’s property is of paramount importance. We invest in your property by hiring professional photographers and videographers to make your property look as great as it possibly can. We will also work with professional home stagers to set the appropriate mood of your property, so that the buyers can envision themselves at home in your property.

Are you aware that YouTube.com is the #2 search engine in the world right behind Google? We are, and that’s why we post videos of all listings here and optimize them for buyers searching for Maui real estate.

Here are some examples of marketing utilizing pretty awesome photography:

Click either one of the images to visit the websites that we built for these properties

We procured multiple offers on these properties (pictured above) and put both of these properties into escrow at very close to their respective asking prices. Smart Marketing+Solid Representation=Sold Results

Direct Marketing via E-Flyers

We use E-flyers for three distinct purposes:

To send out to all the Maui Realtors as a Just Listed Notification or New Price Announcement and to invite them to our broker’s tour of the property.
To send out to our database of 45,000 buyers (and growing) that fit the parameters of the property. We link these e-publications to video blogs and/other websites that we create for the property.
Buyers can scan the QR codes (something like a virtual barcode which is the square black and white box in the flyer below), which direct buyers to the website for the individual property. We also use these QR codes on physical brochures that attach to our For Sale signs.

In 2 weeks of listing this property (click the image for the custom site), we sent out 2,000 E-flyers, 500 Just Listed postcards, sat 5 open houses, and we generated 3 offers on this property—we have an all cash transaction in place set to close.

Please click the above image for the Just Listed and Value Proposition Blog. Please view this link for an example on how we would use this piece as a New Price E-flyer. Here is a gallery of some of our other marketing E-flyers: Stice Team Property E-Flyers

Direct Marketing via e-Newsletter

In Maui as Our Muse, we place a strong emphasis on promoting our listings to over 3,000 international contacts through our email campaigns.

Direct Marketing via Neighborhood Postcard Campaigns

We market directly to the neighborhood where the subject property is located because we know this gets serious results as these people already know and love the area, and are likely to tell their friends, family, and co-workers about the new listing.

In select areas and very often in condo complexes, buyers who own there are looking to acquire more Maui real estate and this is a fantastic channel to get them to tune in. Unlike other real estate companies, we integrate our print marketing with our web marketing—we use it as a means to drive traffic to the websites that we create. For example, take a peek at the video blog at www.857anapuni.info that we have on the postcard as a printed URL as well as a QR code on the back of the postcard.

We sent out this particular postcard to over 600 addresses in Ka’anapali—we ended up selling the property in 3 weeks for all cash and over the asking price to a buyer who received this card.

Here is a gallery of some of our marketing postcards: Stice Team Marketing Postcards.

Property Custom Websites

We will create custom websites (sometimes several different ones) for all of our properties. These websites are really blogs that are Search Engine Optimized so that the properties get maximum viewing exposure.

For high end luxury properties we will design more elaborate websites like these:

Seller Communication

One of the most common challenges when listing their property is that many Realtors get the listing contract signed and never communicate what they are doing to market the property, only getting in touch with the seller when the property is not selling and they want a price reduction.

This is exactly why we have a system that allows the seller client to view exactly what is being done to market their property in real time. Please check this sample Maui Property Marketing Page. As a seller, you will always know exactly what is going on with your property from marketing to showings to property Realtor/buyer feedback.

We will be sending you regular reports via email as to how many “virtual showings” you are getting on HawaiiLife.com. Here is a sample of one of our listings: 610 Kaupakalua Road-HawaiiLife.com Viewing Statistics.

An important point here is that, in our personal experience, when we worked for a large national real estate franchise, we are getting roughly 20 times the amount of exposure on HawaiiLife.com that we were on our previous company’s website.

Listing Syndication

Many real estate companies make the contention that they put your property on hundreds of websites, and most of them do. What they are not telling you is that Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers has the same enhanced packages for Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, etc., but the truth is that the traffic we get on HawaiiLife.com compared to these other sites makes them pale in comparison.

Craigslist.org—many people don’t know that Craigslist is one of the most regularly trafficked real estate websites around the world; we know this and this is why we regularly promote our listings here. Here is an example of how we make our listings stand out and get virtual showings on Craigslist: Live and Love Ka’anaapli Beachfront Living – Mahana #608

Lifestyle Blogging

We know that people live on and come to Maui because they love the Maui life—we do our best to sell our listings by means of sharing part of the Maui life.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World/Luxury Portfolio International

Did we hear you say that you want a connection with a large international firm or referral network? Hawaii Life is now the exclusive Maui affiliate company of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the world’s largest group of real estate brokerage firms. This company does more business than any other real estate group in the world and has an international network unparalleled to any other.

All Hawaii Life listings in excess of $1 million are part of the exclusive Luxury Portfolio program. Luxury Portfolio is the #1 real estate website in the world for Luxury Real Estate. Luxury Portfolio receives over 1.2 million visits by high net worth individuals on its website each year.

In addition to its own traffic, they do a fantastic job of syndicating these listings to The Wall Street Journal, Unique Homes, duPont Registry, Veranda, Smart Money, and online through WJS.com, CountryLife.co.uk, PropGoLuxury.com, and more.

Luxury Portfolio Seller Information

Was it the Market or the Marketing?

The Stice Team is excited, passionate, and ready to list and sell your Maui property properly. If you are serious about getting results, please reach out to us today for a personal presentation, a phone/Skype conference, or whatever works best for you. Our team of 4 full-time real estate professionals services the entire island of Maui, has over 72 years of real estate experience between us, and we are here at your service to get your property sold.

Aloha,

Nancy White, R(B)
Heidi Farmer, R(S)
Tracy Stice, R(B)
Jeremy Stice
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

Just Listed – Maui Beachfront Condo at The Mahana in Ka’anapali

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:10:47 +0000

Our team is ecstatic about our newest listing—The Mahana residence #608, a one bedroom/one bathroom Ka’anapali condo for sale, is a spacious unit that is direct beachfront and has unobstructed ocean and outer island views.

The Mahana #608 (MLS# 350224 listing details and photos here) defines the ideal location, convenience, and tremendous value for living the Ka’anapali beachfront condo life. It is positioned $40,000 less than the last sale of a 1 bedroom/1 bathroom complex and is the 2nd lowest priced active listing in the building.

The Mahana is a highly desirable, fee simple condominium in north Ka’anapali, Maui that is zoned for short term vacation rentals and the occupancy rates for this building have been floating around 80% average for the year, which is very good. The Mahana #608 has excellent historical rental income (we will provide this information upon request).

Live and love the Mahana life, the Maui life, the Hawaii life

We are sitting regular open houses at this residence this 2011 holiday season and the unit can be shown for a personal appointment within a couple hours notice. For any information/questions on this unit, please reach out to me directly. Aloha and have a great Thanksgiving!

Jeremy Stice, R(S)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

$54K Price Reduction on 1/2 Acre Lanikeha, Kaanapali Custom Home Site

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:00:23 +0000

Looking for a custom home site in Maui with sweeping unobstructed ocean, mountain, and outer island vistas? Look no further than 317 Anapuni Loop in Lanikeha at Ka’anapali Golf Estates in beautiful West Maui.

We just recently reduced the price of 317 Anapuni Loop (MLS# 348003) from $649,000 to $595,000, which is in-line with the two most recent comparable closings for 1/2 acre lots in Lanikeha in this location.

We are presenting you with 3 ownership options on Hale Bali:

Purchase one of the finest ½ acre lots in Lanikeha and build this already designed and AOAO approved Balinese estate.
Purchase the lot sitting on the southern rim (protected from the trade winds) of the subdivision possessing 135 feet of frontage and view plane protected awe-inspiring ocean, mountain, and outer island views and build the dream home that you choose.
Partner with the current owner and come to an agreement on how to best build out a “turn-key” residence, or possibly “land bank” this lot.

Read about the Value Proposition of 317 Anapuni Loop.

Did you know that Lanikeha is an amazing location to watch a gorgeous Maui Sunset? Watch a Maui sunset from this lot.

Check out my fiance, Megan, enjoying The Fit Club-Ka’anapali Maui Golfing with Lanikeha in the foreground as she tees off from the 7th hole at the Kai Course. Want to get acquainted with Ka’anapali Golf Estates as a whole? Be sure to check out my Ka’anapali Golf Estates-Subdivision Real Estate Guide.

I am here to be of service to you in any way that I can. Live and love your Ka’anapali life, the Maui life, the Hawaii life.

Aloha,
Jeremy Stice, R(S)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

New Listing – Summit at Ka’anapali Golf Estates Home For Sale

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:42:07 +0000

Today, I had the pleasure of viewing a new listing at The Summit at Ka’anapali Golf Estates on our weekly West Maui broker’s tour. 389 Wekiu Place (MLS# 349588) is a beautiful home that was built and is currently owned by David Ferrebee, a prominent and well respected West Maui luxury general contractor.

I shot this video today with my iPhone 4, and you can see that the home does have nice views of the ocean and the islands of Molokai and Lanai. What you can’t see is that the home backs up to wide open agricultural land and the beautiful West Maui mountains, providing privacy and a nice contrast.

389 Wekiu Place is a two-story home with a reverse floor plan, as many of the homes on the back row at The Summit are

This home sits on the back row at The Summit, I would encourage you to take a look at my subdivision blog on the Summit at Kaanapali Golf Estates to better acquaint yourself with the differences between the locations.

This seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living is ideal for the perfect Ka’anapali living climate

This particular home has a reverse floor plan with the majority of the living area and the master suite on the second level to take advantage of the views. 389 Wekiu is built to a very high standard (extensive use of granite, marble, Brazilian teak, and travertine) and has a decent sized saltwater pool and spa.

A couple of things that I really like about this home are the attention to detail in the kitchen and upstairs living area that nicely transitions to the outdoor lanai and view. The master bedroom is very spacious as is the master bathroom.

I wouldn’t mind cooking in this chef’s kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances, would you?

Our Hawaii Life Value Score gives this home a score of 93, which personally, I feel is a little high. There have been 3 recent comparable sales in the Summit—one at $2.2 million for a similarly equipped home on Wekiu Place, but this was a front row home, thus significantly enhancing the view.

There were two back row Summit home closings, one at $1.95M and one at $1.845M—I feel that both of these homes were slightly inferior to the subject property. For all The Summit at Ka’anapali Golf Estates homes and custom home sites currently for sale, click here.

Concluding thoughts—beautiful home with superb construction and attention to detail, very nice views, and great neighborhood—my guess is that it will close at about $2,100,000 or so. What do you think?

Did you happen to catch my Ka’anapali Golf Estates Subdivision Real Estate Guide? If I can help provide you with any detailed insight on this home, or anything on Kaanapali Golf Estates, I am here at your service.

Aloha,

Jeremy Stice, R(S)
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

Maui Sustainable Living and Sustainable Real Estate

Tracy Stice, R, Broker In Charge, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, GREEN — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:29:34 +0000

Discussing sustainable living and farming on Maui, and how it correlates to real estate, is one of my greatest passions.

Having lived on Maui since 1978 and always having my hands in the dirt, I have learned many hard lessons about what grows, what doesn’t, and why. I purchased 5 acres with pineapple growing on it in 1978 with a small cottage; there were no trees, except a few guavas trees growing in the gulch.

My property at 470 Ulumalu Rd. in Haiku on Maui’s north shore circa 1978

I assumed that because Maui is a tropical paradise that the soil must also be paradise. I live in Haiku and I can assure you that Haiku is some of the worst soil out there—growing plants on the surface of the moon would be easier.

With high rainfall, between 50 to 150 inches per year depending on your elevation, the soil tends to be very acidic, with PH between 4.2 to 5.5. The acidity locks up most nutrients, especially phosphate, causing very slow, if any, growth with most plants.

This creates a huge problem for aspiring farmers in many areas previously planted as commercial pineapple farms (much of the land on Maui) as not only are the PH levels difficult, but also because the soil has been depleted of nutrients and organic matter.

I started my farming with an incredible gift from a local hippie farmer friend of mine. He gave me a book titled Hawaii Organic Growing Guide by Shunyam Nirav, previously published by Oasis Maui who used to be the “Grower’s Store” on Maui for all diversified farming needs.

By following the key lessons in the book, I found that you could alter the soil chemistry through a very sustainable process of adding dolomite lime, rock phosphate, seed weed, manure, certain cover crops, and other supplements that would allow life to return to the clay-ish acidic soil of Haiku.

On my farm in Maliko Bay on Maui’s North Shore, I have a large fish pond where I raise tilapia and catfish. On this 3 acres of land, that has the most fertile soil I have ever seen on Maui, I farm: wet and dryland kalo or taro, ulu or breadfruit, lilikoi or passion-fruit, avocados, star fruit, a large variety of palms—including my son’s favorite—the royal palm (photo above), and about an acre of the largest ti-leaves you have ever seen.

We have maintained our own little gardens here growing corn, tomatoes, kale, broccoli, and 15-foot mutant-sized sunflower plants. Over the years, I have purchased several properties with the intention of making sure that my three children, Jeremy, Brianna, and Chloe, would all have places to raise their families if they wanted to.

Being a real estate broker on Maui since 1979 has afforded me many opportunities to purchase some truly priceless properties, the gem of which is my farm at Maliko Bay (photo above). Read my previous article on closing the loop on a Hawaii sustainable farm-the fish food tree.

Not only is this a gorgeous place to relax and escape everything by digging in the dirt, it is easy to get the dirt off by taking a dip in my fish pond. Read about the Maui Fishing Tournament Hawaii Lifestyle.

The county of Maui has tax considerations that make truly sustainable agriculture a huge incentive for property owners. If you want to build a house on agriculturally zoned land, the county requires a farm plan to be filed to get a permit. Read about Maui Property Taxes here.

If you actually implement the farm plan, you get a huge tax break on the areas that you farm, including animal husbandry. Since animal husbandry goes extremely well with the sustainable agriculture model, even if you are vegan, raising chickens and goats can greatly increase the viability of the soil from their manure droppings. To ensure property maintenance, goats love cane grass and chickens love to eat bugs, especially roaches and centipedes.

I have three properties for sale right now in Haiku Maui, that actually all offer great opportunities for small scale, sustainable farms.

1. 610 Kaupakalua Road (photo above) (MLS# 348729) has a perfect value score of 100. It is almost 3 acres, it is all usable, is totally fenced, and already has a number of great producing fruit trees, including avocado, lychee, breadfruit, and many citrus.

With a huge house, there is a lot of room to add photovoltaic panels to the roof to get off-the-grid and it already has a huge solar hot water system. Additionally, this property has a second farm dwelling with solar hot water. The soil will need work to be productive, but the fences are in and ready to add some animals. Check out the video blog on this outstanding value.

2. The second property is located at 105 Hohani (MLS# 349304) with a value score of 83. This property is already planted out with a large orchard on the level upper terrace where the accessory farm dwelling and work shop is located. The main house sits in a valley with little farm-able land, but does have banana and citrus trees.

Both of the houses lend themselves to good sun exposure for both solar hot water and photovoltaic and wind power generation. Check out the video blog on this property that also has some incredible surf footage of local Maui surfers paddling into 50 surf at Jaws, Peahi Maui.

3. The third property is new to the market at 94 S. Holokai Rd. (MLS# 349369) and is also a perfect 100 on the value score. It is a large masonry construction (as in no termites) home on 2 acres.

This property already has a fairly large garden area, but the property does have several eucalyptus trees that will have to be removed before any agricultural can really thrive. The eucalyptus trees drop acidic bark and leaves, and have lateral roots that run right at the surface level that will seriously impede the growth of most crops.

My property in Haiku present day—quite a transformation, no?

Presently, I still live on 5 acres of old pineapple field, but the place looks like the garden of Eden. I have made more mistakes with agriculture over the years than I have done things correctly, but I have really learned the hard way, through 3 tractors, 5 pick-up trucks, lots of broken pipe, huge mounds of manure, and miles of fencing, how to do some things right.

The only farm I actually make any money on is my Maliko Farm, but it certainly is a very healthy lifestyle and keeps me in shape. I am a pretty strong 60 year-old still with a shovel in my hand and I love every minute of it, especially when I catch a tilapia from the pond, pick cherry tomatoes, chard, kale, and green beans for dinner and finish it off with a banana cream pie, all of which was grown on your farm.

Please contact me if you want to know about what to buy, where to buy it on Maui, and how to get a productive small scale farm up and running.

If you have any questions/requests regarding this post, or would like to enlist my 33 years of expertise and experience for your purchasing or selling needs here on Maui, you may contact me directly, or feel free to create your own HawaiiLife.com account, where you can view all properties on the MLS and save your favorites. Just click here and you will see the tab at the very top of the page called Sign Up, which you can then click on and follow the steps—it is easy and rewarding.

Tracy Stice, Realtor (Broker)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers (Wailea)—Maui Broker in Charge
Direct Cell: 808.281.5411
Tracy@HawaiiLife.com
ABR CRB CRS GRI GREEN
President Hawaii Association of REALTORS 2010

The Vintage at Kaanapali Golf Estates

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:30:33 +0000

Aloha and Welcome to The Vintage at Ka’anapali—a gated luxury town home community located on the slopes of Mauna Kahalawai overlooking the Ka’anapali Resort in a quiet enclave directly adjacent to Ka’anapali Golf Estates. The Vintage at Ka’anapali is a couple minutes walk or golf cart ride to Ka’anapali Beach, the Kai and Royal Course at the Ka’anapali Golf Course, and excellent restaurants and shopping at Whaler’s Village.

The cluster of homes surrounded by the golf course is the Vintage at Ka’anapali. The neighborhood is situated on almost 17 total acres, there are 73 total detached units—each unit sits on an approximately 10,110 sq. ft. lot and many of them front the Ka’ananapali Kai Golf Course.

View all Vintage at Kaanapali Townhomes for Sale here.

Here is the breakdown of The Vintage at Kaanapali:

23 total units that are 3 bed/2 bath and 1,799 square feet of living area
22 total units that are 3 bed/2 bath and 2,002 square feet of living area
15 total units that are 3 bed/2.5 bath and 2,170-2,184 sq.ft. of living area
13 total units that are 3 bed/3 bath and 2,330 square feet of living area

The residences are inspired by plantation-style living—there are open floor plans where homes feature spacious lanais, which face the ocean to take advantage of spectacular views and gentle breezes.

The interiors feature luxurious details like tile entries, custom hardwood flooring (some homes), Berber carpeting, marble bathrooms, designer appliances, granite counter tops, and central air conditioning. Outside, enclosed two-car garages, cedar siding accents, and monier tile roofs create a modern take on plantation styling.

Maintenance fees are $835 per month for all units, plus an additional quarterly fee of $495 paid to the Ka’anapali Golf Estates association.

Compelling reasons to consider ownership at The Vintage at Ka’anapali:

Location, Location, Location!
Maintenance free home ownership—perfect residences as second homes
Relatively inexpensive compared to the Ka’anapali residential market
Newer construction—completed in 2002
Gated entry and community clubhouse
Pet Friendly
There are no vacation rentals permitted in this complex=stable community and more peaceful living atmosphere

The units at the Vintage were completed in 2002—there are both single-story and two-story models, all of the two-story models back up to the Pinnacle (the homes at the bottom of the photo and the next row of homes fronting the golf course) at Kaanapali Golf Estates, so that the views from the single-story units are best protected.

This first video is taken from the north end of the complex right below unit #171 on the below map. The units on this side of the complex are going to get stronger trade wind conditions, have views of Molokai, and experience sunsets during the first half of the year.

This video is taken from the south end of the complex near unit #136. These units will have excellent views of Molokai, experience the sunsets in the second half of the year, and are more protected from the trade winds.

The clubhouse at The Vintage features a pool, jacuzzi, outdoor BBQ area, outdoor kitchen, and small exercise room and is open to all residents and guests, and is well landscaped to give it a natural and private experience.

The front line units at the Vintage abut the 11th hole at the Kaanaapali Kai golf course—these units along with two-story units that sit toward the back of the complex are the only ones that get views of both Molokai, Lanai, and experience year-round sunsets.

Recent sales in The Vintage at Ka’anapali have ranged from just under $800,000 to $1,060,000. Here are all the sold comps since the beginning of 2010.

If you’re looking to buy or sell in The Vintage at Ka’anapali Golf Estates or if you have any additional questions/requests, I’m here to help.

Live and love the Ka’anapali Life, the Maui Life, the Hawai’i Life.

Aloha and A Hui Hou,

Jeremy Stice, R(S)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

Buyer’s Tip for Sight-Unseen Purchases of Homes For Sale

Claire K. Bajo RS — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:20:34 +0000

Have a Realtor Video Tour the Property For You

Aloha! As a Realtor, my main priority is to be your fiduciary (trusted representative who works in your best interest), and one of the things I offer as a service to my clients is to video preview a property for sale—especially if you are considering buying a home in Hawaii sight-unseen, or without physically walking through the property yourself (a common thing to do when someone sees a home they like and aren’t able to make it to the islands yet).

What I like to do is to video record the property preview, so you can see the unedited tour of the property. Because it will be in raw footage form, you will be able to see the actual details of the drive to the property, along with the weather that day, the sounds of the area, and then the detail of the property from a Realtor’s perspective or point-of-view.

Here’s a typical video of a property tour I did for a client who will be here in December, but wanted to check the temperature of the market and the quality of homes for sale. This home for sale (MLS# 244480) is in Tarpley Subdivision, Waimea, Big Island.

I also take pictures of the property and special features that may add value, or show you the areas that may need repair or possible replacement. Since most sight-unseen buyers may not walk through the property until after it’s closed, it’s best to have an experienced Realtor who can point out the details and features of a property.

This spacious sun room shows to be a little dated, though in good shape. The windows will need to be scrubbed of the weather deposits collected and new window coverings will need to be custom ordered for this room.

It was about 10:30 a.m. and this area of the home was about 90+ degrees…but this heat may also contribute to heating the whole house in the evening, which can get as cool as 60+ degrees at night outside in this particular area of Waimea.

The kitchen area also needs to be upgraded. Though there was some nostalgia to the ambiance of the house—for the price, there was much to be re-done. Some properties might update their homes prior to putting it on the market to get the best opportunity at the highest market value. In this case, because it does need updating, we consider taking those upgrade costs off the list price at negotiations.

As you can see in this video, many parts of the home need to be updated. See if you can pick out the areas that need updating.

There are lots of beautiful features about this property, especially the fact that it’s nestled on 12+ acres in Waimea, just minutes from town and conveniences. The upstairs of this home felt like I was in a “Little House on the Prairie” episode, with some cute features—but upgrades were needed as well.

The guest house was cute and cozy, and could be used as a vacation rental or bed & breakfast type situation—but it also needs upgrades. Both homes are made of cedar, so they seemed sturdy, but because of the Waimea weather and the age of this home for sale, a home inspection would be recommended.

There are also other buildings on this property along with fencing—a weathered stable, a dog kennel, and a fenced area that was used as a helipad for the current owners.

The landscaping near the main house was tropical and very pleasing to the eyes, and does add value and curbside appeal for this home for sale.

I will also record the drive out of the property (especially in this case—for properties with long driveways or easements), just so you have an idea of the experience you will have coming home and leaving home.

If there are any other items that you may have seen from the video tours that I can research for you on any property, or if you feel the home requires more due diligence investigations, please let me know and I would be happy to look into it for you! I hope this helps you in your decision-making process and please let me know anytime you see a property that interests you!

Blessings always and I look forward to showing you around…or in this case, video touring homes you may be interested in before you get here!

Please keep in touch if I can be of assistance to you~

Claire K. Bajo, RS
(808)-756-4874
Claire@hawaiilife.com
www.HawaiiLife.com

Just Listed – Lanikeha, Kaanapali Bank Owned Custom Home Site

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:42:30 +0000

Screaming Deal on Lanikeha, Kaanapali Maui lot for sale. The Stice Team proudly introduces our newest listing—857 Anapuni Loop, also known as Phase I Lot 67, at the esteemed Lanikeha subdivision within Kaanapali Golf Estates.

This is an absolute Screaming Deal at $300,000. The seller is collecting all offers for 1 week and will decide mid next week which offer to work with. We expect multiple competing offers on this property.

Please enjoy this very relaxing, entertaining, and beautiful video we have put together for the lot and Lanikeha as a whole.

Value Proposition of 857 Anapuni Loop Lanikeha Phase I Lot 67:

Lowest priced residential lot in all of Kaanapali by almost $100,000. The lot is steps from the exclusive and luxurious Lanikeha club house.
Spacious 2/3 acre lot with plenty of room to build your custom home w/sweeping mauka (mountain) to makai (ocean) views.
Lanikeha is the most luxurious residential community in all of Maui. Read all about Lanikeha here in one my previous blogs, Lanikeha at Kaanapali Golf Estates – Heaven on Maui.

Do you have any questions/requests regarding this lot or any others in Lanikeha? Please reach out directly to me at my below contact information, or feel free to create your own HawaiiLife.com account, where you can view all properties on the MLS and save your favorites. Just click here and you will see the tab at the very top right of the page that says Sign Up, which you can then click on and follow the steps—it is easy and rewarding.

Ka’anapali Sellers- Does your property deserve the best marketing that is available? We think it does—The Stice Team and Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers offer the highest level of service, experience (37 years combined), and marketing available. Please reach out to us for a results proven marketing plan—We have sold 21 properties in Maui so far this year and have another 3 pending sale. HawaiiLife.com is Hawaii’s #1 real estate search engine. Google key terms like “Hawaii Real Estate” or “Maui Real Estate” to see us in action.

Jeremy Stice, R(S)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers (Wailea)
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com

Kihei, Maui Oceanfront Home Foreclosure

Jeremy Stice, R(S), Accredited Buyers Representative — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:25:40 +0000

Just Listed—Kihei, Maui oceanfront foreclosure at 1576 Halama St. on 1/3 acre sitting directly on a white sandy beach in Central Kihei. This bank owned property (MLS# 349195) is an exceptional buy, and in my opinion, is under-priced by at least a couple hundred grand. The location of this property is spectacular and I really liked the “beach house” feel to the residence as well.

1576 Halama St. is 3 bed/3.5 bath home of a little over 3,000 sq. ft. on a 16,756 sq. ft. beachfront lot. The master suite is located upstairs and has amazing ocean views, and a nice view balcony directly off the master. The kitchen and great room lead out to a beautiful pool setting that is perfect for outdoor entertaining, recreation, and dining.

1576 Halama St. is an exceptional buy and should sell very quickly. For any information/questions on this property, please reach out to me directly (contact information below) as I have represented many satisfied buyers on foreclosed/bank owned/REO homes here in Maui. I am very familiar with the process and know what to look out for.

Interested in a foreclosure, but this isn’t quite the right fit? Check out my galleries below, I think you will find something you like here.

Feel free to create your own HawaiiLife.com account, where you can view all properties on the MLS and save your favorites. Just click here and you will see the tab at the very top right of the page that says Sign Up, which you can then click on and follow the steps—it is easy and rewarding.

In order to keep all buyers, sellers, and those who are interested in Maui real estate and the Maui life informed—the Stice Team regularly publishes our newsletter. Please click the link Maui As Our Muse for our August edition. If you are interested in receiving this bi-monthly piece, please subscribe here: Sign up for Maui as Our Muse. I think you will really enjoy the content here, but if at any point you are no longer interested in receiving the piece, please just hit the “unsubscribe” button.

Aloha,

Jeremy Stice, R(S)
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
808.281.2178
Stice@HawaiiLife.com