Cash Buyers Read This! Are you looking for good deals on property right here in Hawaii? While many people today are struggling under burdensome mortgages and other hardships, others are in a unique position take advantage of both low interest rates AND low prices on Hawaii real estate. That's a rare combination and sitting right in your lap right now! If you are ready to stake your claim, … [Read more...]
Hawaii Real Estate News
Hawaii real estate news and information from Big Rock Investments
3 Keys to Building a Business Relationship
Keys to Building a Business Relationship I'm involved in a few different networking groups here on Oahu and it's exciting to see so many other entrepreneurs out there in our Hawaiian Islands. However, whether you run your own company or are employed, building a business relationship that furthers multiple objectives and withstands the test of time is often easier said than done. By no means is … [Read more...]
Socially Responsible Investing for Retirement
Today's post comes from my colleague Dan Falardeau of New Direction IRA (Dan is a frequent guest contributor on my other site, hawaiihousingnews.com). New Direction IRA is a local Self-Directed IRA Custodian company. Self-Directed IRAs allow you to invest your retirement funds in everything under the sun allowed by the IRS -- way more than just traditional stocks, bonds and mutual funds. This … [Read more...]
Thinking About 2011 Taxes…
With the year almost over (how did that happen...), it's a great time to think about your 2011 taxes. Here are a few ideas for minimizing the taxes you'll pay when the IRS comes calling in the spring. Just be sure to 1) act quickly, and 2) consult your CPA! Are there any donations you can make? Gifts? Charitable contributions? How about transferring a house? These can get tricky from a tax … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
Very short post here. I just want to personally wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! For most of my life, I think Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday. Whether it was growing up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania or in Washington DC, my home before Honolulu, there's always been something very special about this holiday to me. Back East, the leaves outside have turned red, orange and yellow, … [Read more...]
Hawaii Real Estate Odds and Ends
Did everyone enjoy all the APEC hooplah? I have to admit I was in California this past week on an apparently well-timed sojourn, but I did hear and read about all the crazy traffic snarls, roadblocks, abandoned briefcases and such that fell smack right on Oahu. While it's certainly nice to have such a contingent of world leaders and notable names here in our home state, I think many folks are … [Read more...]
Hawaii – Smallest Homes in America?
Does Hawaii Have the Smallest Homes for Sale in the Country? I recently came across an ordered ranking of median size of homes for sale by state. The study looked at all homes for sale in September 2011 -- this means single family, multi-family, condos and vacant land were all mashed up in the same data group, so take it with a HUGE grain of salt. However, it's still an interesting list to kick … [Read more...]
Welcome to the NEW Bigrockinvestments.com!
Aloha, friends! It's with great pride and satisfaction that this morning I turned on the brand new website. Please have a look around, kick the tires and let me know what you think. It's taken a lot of work, but I ultimately felt the old site, while serviceable, was not as dynamic, modern or as informative as it could have been. I hope this new website exceeds the value of the old one and gives … [Read more...]
Falling Mortgage Rates – Are You Taking Advantage?
News came out yet again today about record low mortgage rates for fixed loans. According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed rate loan fell to 4.01% - and may continue to drop even further if the Federal Reserve has its way. That's the lowest number in 40 years! So you'd think everyone's jumping the gun to refinance and buy new homes, right? Wrong. The country has watched month after … [Read more...]
Is Being a Landlord Right For You?
Being a Landlord Is being a landlord right for you? For some people, the idea of owning multiple properties, each with tenants sending them a check every month sounds like a dream! It even has a sense of "free money" to it. For others, however, the idea is almost poisonous, with visions of leaky faucets, delinquent tenants and calls in the middle of the night about who knows what. So if the idea … [Read more...]
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