09-05-2007, 06:10 AM
RB and I have been to the islands many times over the past 20 years and we knew that the islands would be a place that we would want to retire at. In 2004, we were looking at property in Kehei, Maui but thought that the prices there were more than what we were budgeting for. We were referred to a wonderful RE Agent in Hilo and after a day of touring, decided that we could put some roots down in the Hilo area.
We almost bought a HPM style home in HPP, but the deal was really shady. We backed out of that and our RE Agent, found the property in Orchidland for us and we bought it in 2005. We have been working on it ever since and have permits for a bamboo house. RB is going to retire next year and spend a year transitioning us from CA to there. Then in 2009, we should be ready to settle permanently.
"From knowledge comes understanding"
We almost bought a HPM style home in HPP, but the deal was really shady. We backed out of that and our RE Agent, found the property in Orchidland for us and we bought it in 2005. We have been working on it ever since and have permits for a bamboo house. RB is going to retire next year and spend a year transitioning us from CA to there. Then in 2009, we should be ready to settle permanently.
"From knowledge comes understanding"
"From knowledge comes understanding"