Forrest Arnold -- Hawaii's Green EcoBroker

"The Case of the Dirty Deed"

with Real Estate Investigator Forrest Arnold (RB) ---

Case solved!

see the video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/lesforrest#p/u/1/BTn26UqqeKw

(This fictional "investigator" helps clients navigate the mysteries of real estate transactions here in Hawaii... Enjoy!)

During the listing discussions with a friend-becoming-a-client, the tone of the conversation had suddenly shifted from "Hey, help me sell my property!" to "I'm the Seller---you listen to me, I don't listen to you..."

As my frustration grew, I finally burst out with "Listen, Mike, I'm your friend and I'm a professional---but I am not your 'boy' --- so let's start over."

Everything shifted---we sold his home for the highest price ever in the neighborhood & he bought the 27-acre Hawaii dream property. Looking back now, we laugh about the "boy" thing....but I found that speaking my truth changed everything.

Best to you from Big Island Forrest Arnold RB check out: http://youtube.com/user/lesforrest

This is only a slightly re-touched photo of our daily life here on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Hey --- Here's part 2 of the home auction drama--- As I watched the on-line "auction action" with 7 minutes until bid-closing, my clients Peggy & Leo were right in there slugging with a bid of $430,000. Just to be safe, I gave Peggy a call in those last few moments to be sure she knew about the 10% "buyer's premium" that the auction house adds to the winning bid---- So if her $430,000 bid was the winner, she'd be on the hook for $430k + $43k = $473,000. Peggy said, "What?!? I never saw that on the auction site." Sure enough, in a little gray link at the bottom of the auction site "Terms & Conditions", there was the 10% hook. We both knew that $473,000 was more that she wanted to pay Peggy: "Wow, thanks, Forrest---I'm outa here." So---- did I lose a sale? Or save a client from an unexpected tangle? >>> I'd much rather have Peggy & Leo buy something they know they want at a great price. PS: We hear that the final "winning" bid was $436,500 (plus 10%)---but the bank rejected the auction result as too low a price... Now a new auction company is about to run the race again... More to come Best to you all --- Forrest Hawaii's Green Realtor "You have a friend in the business..." Forrest Arnold R(B) Certified EcoBroker Tel. 808-987-2365 email: forrest@HawaiiGreenRealty.com

Wow! About 2 weeks ago, I sent out an email about an on-line home auction here on Hawaii's Big Island ... the house is near a place called Puakea Bay Ranch on 4.4 acres = with a starting bid price of $399,900. This was dramatic since the house had been on market at over $650,000 & had gone to foreclosure. Many of my friends, clients & contacts were pretty excited about the process…and I was helping several to make bids. >>my clients Peggy and Leo were ready to bid—but for some reason the on-line auction site was not accepting their bid. So I went on the auction website—created an account & tried several times to enter a bid—seeing that there was a way to withdraw it later. After several tries—-hoorah! It accepted my bid of $415,000 & proclaimed me the high bidder. How cool! Not so cool—when I went to withdraw the bid, it revealed that the auction company decides if you can withdraw—not you. Five calls later, the VP of the auction house told me that some people put in false bids to mess with the auction results. He claimed that I might be faking a bid—and I might be on the hook for the $415,000. I was stunned--- Do not go there, dude. and after some arm-twisting, I made him see that I was trying to get him Buyers—not committing auction fraud. He finally says “Just this once, I’ll let you off the hook” & agreed to cancel my bid. It’s like going to a party and suddenly you’re in a wrestling match. Another day in the Real Estate Jungle… PS: On a more positive note: Larry & Orange recently finished remodeling at very cool plantation home near Kapaau—if you, your friends or neighbors would like to see a great Kohala home: Check Out the VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/user/lesforrest#p/u/2/X-SxQkUzhKY