by Julie Ziemelis | Jul 13, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
When we first arrived in Kona in 2005, we had exactly four condos to look at since the market was so hot. It was like Goldilocks and the Three Bears- the first three were NOT what we were looking for, and the fourth was just right..if you count just right needing to...
by Julie Ziemelis | May 18, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu
All of us who moved to Hawaii had that shining moment that we were actually going to see our dream turned into a reality and wake up each day in Hawaii. At some point after that, we had a less shining moment of knowing we were going to have to make a decision about...
by Julie Ziemelis | Apr 23, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Moving to Hawaii, West Hawaii
Almost daily, I get folks emailing me or sending me messages through social media about buying a property in Hawaii that they can use for some type of investment income to offset the hight price for housing here. I also have people asking for strategies about buying...
by Julie Ziemelis | Feb 10, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
I get emails almost daily from people who have seen our videos, read my blog posts or are part of our Facebook groups about “taking the leap of faith” and have decided to buy a home and move to Hawaii. Some of these folks have been visiting Hawaii each...
by Julie Ziemelis | Feb 7, 2021 | Moving to Hawaii, West Hawaii, West Hawaii Real Estate Report
I had a chance to sit down with one of my Realtor partners, Lance Owens, LUVA Real Estate on February 5th to do a live video with our “365Kona’s I’m Moving to the Big Island of Hawaii and Buying a Home” group for our monthly real estate...
by Julie Ziemelis | Jan 14, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
As tourism returns to the islands (and a few folks look to make Hawaii their new home, too!), I wanted to touch upon a few aspects of island life to help people who may not know some of the things that can happen to you as a visitor or a resident that perhaps no one...