Where would you tell a friend to live?

[Rob Tucker]

Aloha Blake,

For my purposed I first specifically looked for and found an old homestead. The house needed to be demolished but I valued mature trees and also acquired (at a very low price) electric, cable, water and septic.

Second point I was looking for was a town location so I would have neighbors and easy non-car access o most basic services. I was lucky and found exactly what I was looking for.

I highly value old homesteads. A tear down is no real problem. Your mention of converting a commercial building in Hilo could be very smart. Be aware that a lot of buyers avoid old crumbly relics of building because they look bad and are often full of mosquitos and rats. It's the site that matters. Location? View? Crappy old shack? Buy it.