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Back to the subject of crime. We have lived in Fern Acres 4 years and have had 3 robberies. chain saws, weed eaters, tools and generators etc any thing portable. We live close to the road so we are easy to stake out. Seems the best solution is to build/ buy back in the forest so the house can not be seen from the road and keep the gate locked all the time if you are home or away. Some rely on large dogs to keep crooks away. Mine are ankle biting Doxies! We have an active Crime-Watchers group but they cant be every where. Yes it rains more and is cooler and some have move to warmer drier areas because of the WX. So spend so time in Fern Acres if you can to be sure you like the climate.. Good lick~~w
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Originally posted by Bullwinkle
"Be prepared for more rain! That's a crime!  " Even in jest - it is an agents agents professional responsibility never to denigrate any area in public. In my opinion, Its just poor form and unprofessional - resonates bias in my ears sorry in advance if I offend
Well, you can look at it as a disclosure too, since it does rain there a lot. BTW, I do not work in the Puna district, so there can't be bias there.
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If you cant say anything nice.......
Id be pretty bent out of shape if a careless remark on the web by a realtor "who doesn't work the area" blew my deal out of the water
Thats what is meant by professionalism, doing no harm being one facet.
getting back to crime.... the house I rented while building had not been locked in twenty years.
I can leave the new house unlocked cars unlocked and tools out when we leave for town.
Installing an alarm a secure feeling, but overkill up in the acres.
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Just because I don't work the area it doesn't mean I don't know the area. I probably know Puna better than any other real estate agent in Kona. Your remark about professionalism is offensive. You don't know how I work. I believe in disclosures more than anyone else. In fact, I put together a three-page company disclosure form for the whole Big Island that all my agents attach to every single contract. It's being provided in addition to the Sellers Disclosure Statement. I like to sleep well and it does rain a lot in Fern Acres. Some like it and some don't.
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makes us even ... I thought chiming in off topic about "more rain" unproven and subjective by the way. 10% at best by the numbers provided by NWS.
"Offensive" to those of us who have done due diligence and taken the time to look up the facts
makes us even I guess - no harm no foul
the topic and question was crime btw
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@DMarie: Remember...I warned you PunaWeb would be more "feisty" than the other forum. 
Regarding disclosure forms: The Hawaii Island Disclosure form (or a version of it designed by individual brokerages) is used with almost all contracts written on the Big Island...at least it should be. Some brokerages have added supplemental forms for particular areas dealing with coqui frogs, albizia trees, etc. I recommend that anyone considering purchasing property on the island obtain a copy of the disclosure form well in advance of making an offer on a property and take time to make sure all questions are answered even before deciding to submit a contract.
But the original question was about Fern Acres... (More on disclosure forms and "steering" ethics--maybe a good topic for a separate thread.)
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whoa, Bullwinkle, I like your posts a lot, but lighten up. It's wetter on the mauka side of 130 than the makai side. It's wetter on the mauka side of HPP and Leilani than close to the ocean. Don't we all know this from experience?
I see nothing wrong with John pointing out that it's rain forest.
I find it very annoying when real estate agents say that every place is wonderful instead of being candid about specific pros and cons. To me, that is an ethical problem.
It is not an agent's responsibility to keep property values up in a neighborhood. That's up to the neighborhood. IMHO
In fact, even if I had a home listed in an area with a brokerage, I would expect them to be very candid about my area when speaking to potential buyers shopping neighborhoods, to make sure the buyers are getting the right fit for their needs.
To DMarie,
I don't have friends who live in Fern Acres, but I have some who live in HPP who are shopping and they have been looking for awhile, and they like the feel of Fern Acres and Hawaiian Acres both, for their purposes. They like it to be cooler. They are not concerned about more crime, but then they had an HPP neighbor who was a druggie and grower - a nexus for ripoffs.
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We have lived in Fern Acres 4 years and have had 3 robberies. chain saws, weed eaters, tools and generators etc any thing portable.
just a note to ronola, and hope it doesn't offend:
it is not a ROBBERY unless they accosted you and held you up. If you were not there, it is a BURGLARY.
Sorry, but it bothers me when the term robbery gets used loosely, because robbery is a much more serious crime than burglary, as the victim's life is in jeopardy, and it requires a more dangerous and reckless criminal to go on a robbery spree than our typical Puna lowlifes.
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Say what ever you like in a public forum, do so with half a dozen real estate designations as a postscript.........
That reads like an attempt at lending credence to a misconception under the color of professional knowledge not opinion... even with a smiley as disclaimer - do we se a pattern
Repeat a characterization enough - It begins to ring true. A true dis service - that is why I jumped in.... may even be an ethics issue as it seems industry wide to bash certain subdivisions
poster shows up on this site with questions, followed by two agents --- give me a break.
Problem is ... I have seen (been the recipient of) agents steering the client away from areas the agents are not financially invested in me thinks. (recycled mainland hpp based agents based agents most glaring examples) That is why my hackles are up.
I think what really tweaks em about fern acres is the mls link on the front page of the organization website - not the rain - grin ever hear an agent trash hpp?...
hawaii agents reminding me more of the time share industry players than the professionals have used in the past by the way, stuff like:
agents selling a house built by the hubby who happens to be the general contractor - no disclaimer
Or having (owning) section 8 housing in said neighborhood... ghettoizing the very street they tried to sell me on - they weren't disclaiming that either,.
The agency relationships out here also stinks.... escrow and title being orders way fast and loose - sure smells of kickbacks or favors. see how fast they slip in "their" tittle co or escrow- no disclaimers
.... Steering to cover your personal investments? you bet... either intentionally or accidentally the result, a dis service to the investor and a lack of professionalism
loose the postscript, Ill lose my objection
peace
>>>I have seen (been the recipient of) agents steering the client away from areas the agents are not financially invested in me thinks. (recycled mainland hpp based agents based agents most glaring examples) That is why my hackles are up.
OK, it has happened to you, but neither John nor Cynthia do this, so you are projecting on two individuals for the faults of other agents.
When I looked at Puna property, my agent listened to my tastes and tried to fill them. She took me all over the place, at my request. She showed me Orchidland even though she didn't think it was for me, and she was right. I wasted quite a bit of her time looking there. Her opinion had no influence on me though; I just didn't feel the love for the properties when I saw them that I had when viewing them on MLS.
There are tons of properties in Puna, and shopping on the MLS it is so hard to tell what is worth looking at. Agents need to help their clients zoom in on what is a good fit.
I agree there are bad agents out there. So shop for your agent carefully, and get an ethical one who is competent and professional. Due diligence starts with picking a good buyer's agent out of the pool.
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