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Luana at Koa Ridge is the second home series to be released at Koa Ridge. These three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath paired condominium homes range in size from 1,110 to 1,396 square feet of living area and start from the low $700,000s (FS). Each home includes a covered entry and covered lanai, open concept living areas with 9’ high ceilings, split-system air-conditioning, dedicated storage, and much more.
Aloha and thank you for your interest in our rental listing. Our application process is a two-step process.
The first step is an application that all adults planning to reside in the rental property need to complete and pay the non-refundable application fee of $50 per adult. We have a minimum credit score requirement of 680. If you know your credit score is below this minimum, please talk to us before submitting your application to avoid paying the nonrefundable application fee.
The second step is to give us permission to run your credit report and a background check. Based on the information provided to us from these independent, outside service companies, we will let you know our decision. As the Property Management company for our owners, we have the responsibility of vetting all applicants to ensure the most qualified applicants that will take care of our owner's property and will pay their rent within the guidelines of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Housing laws and the laws of the City & County of Honolulu.
Please complete both steps of the application process and let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help you through this process. Please browse through our other active rentals and let us know how we can be of further assistance.
This is a very informative video shared by Paul Brewbaker, our go to economist for understanding the impact world events have on Hawaii’s local housing market. As with most information of this nature, there is a time lag to process the data. Oahu existing home sales prices started drifting off trend as early as 2018, however we didn’t see any collapse in prices as of May 2020. We did see a drop which was precipitated by the crack down on undocumented vacation rentals, but even with Covid-19 we did not see a collapse as of May. Will be looking forward to Paul’s next briefing, via Zoom of course.
Setting foot on our beautiful island of Oahu for the first time whether you’re coming here for a long awaited vacation or moving to Hawaii for work, the first thing to be aware of is Honolulu’s fines for cell phone use. Before you start driving to the North Shore, unpack your phone holder for your car. Fines can be stiff at $250-$300 depending if you’re in a restricted area like a school or construction zone. Basically, your engine cannot be running and your car must be parked but not in the way of traffic which means you can’t hold your phone while you’re idling at a light or stop sign. Just holding your phone can warrant a ticket. Nowadays, cell phone holders are as cheap as $6.99 on Amazon so it wouldn’t hurt to order one before you leave for Hawaii. At that price, if you forget it in the rental car you won’t kick yourself when you get home. 
Most of you are not surprised about fines for using your phone while driving but this one you might be as Honolulu is the first major city in the United States to pass a law against pedestrians viewing a mobile device while crossing the street. You can talk on your phone while crossing the street but your eyes need to be mobile and not glued to your device, no texting. The fines start at $15-35 and go up for repeat offenders and I’m pretty sure you’d rather spend that sipping on a Mai Tai at Waikiki Beach.
Just a head's up, walking and texting may not be illegal on the outer islands...
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Lydia is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a BA in Finance. She paid her way through GWU by working night shifts in the Delivery Room as a Registered Nurse in Washington D.C. area hospitals on weekends. Lydia worked on Wall St. auditing brokerage houses and served as a Public Arbitrator. She opened up her brokerage, Sesame Realty, LLC in January 2018. She has earned the following certifications & designations during her career:CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) Graduate Realtor Institute GRI, Certified Military Relocation Professional, Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES); Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR); REOTrans Platinum Certified; Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE); GREEN Certified, Residential Construction Certified (RCC) & is the incoming President for the Hawaii chapter of the Residential Real Estate Council.
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