July 2011

Buying a Vacation Rental Home on Oahu Hawaii – Part 8

Hybrid Property Management/ Rent by Owner Relationships

According to an article written by a community editor at “Community from HomeAway” an online organization that deals with optimizing your vacation rental business, the following points were made:

Long gone are the days of all or nothing. With more and more vacation rentals open for business each day, property management companies have become more flexible by allowing “hybrid” relationships. You can still rent-by-owner with the added comfort of knowing you have a management company for emergencies or unforeseen problems that may arise. This could be especially helpful if your vacation rental is not near your primary home.

Buying a Vacation Rental Home on Oahu Hawaii – Part 8

Hybrid Property Management/ Rent by Owner Relationships

According to an article written by a community editor at “Community from HomeAway” an online organization that deals with optimizing your vacation rental business, the following points were made:

Long gone are the days of all or nothing. With more and more vacation rentals open for business each day, property management companies have become more flexible by allowing “hybrid” relationships. You can still rent-by-owner with the added comfort of knowing you have a management company for emergencies or unforeseen problems that may arise. This could be especially helpful if your vacation rental is not near your primary home.

Buying a Vacation Rental Home on Oahu Hawaii – Part 8

Hybrid Property Management/ Rent by Owner Relationships

According to an article written by a community editor at “Community from HomeAway” an online organization that deals with optimizing your vacation rental business, the following points were made:

Long gone are the days of all or nothing. With more and more vacation rentals open for business each day, property management companies have become more flexible by allowing “hybrid” relationships. You can still rent-by-owner with the added comfort of knowing you have a management company for emergencies or unforeseen problems that may arise. This could be especially helpful if your vacation rental is not near your primary home.

Second Quarter 2011 Oahu Realty Report

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With few economic reports released this week, news of progress in talks to provide aid to troubled European countries and to raise the US debt ceiling had the most influence on mortgage rates. As the perceived risk of default in Europe decreased, investors retreated from the relative safety of US bonds, which pushed mortgage rates a little higher. The proposed deficit reduction in the debt ceiling talks was favorable for mortgage rates, however. The net result was little change in mortgage rates for the week.

European Union (EU) officials released a significant new plan for providing aid to EU member countries with debt problems. Thursday's announcement of a new aid package for Greece and an overhaul of the region's rescue fund reduced investor concerns

New Intereactive Website for Vacation Rentals and Property Management

According to a Press Release on Benzinga online streaming news, "Long-time Hawaii Resort Executive Jeremy Sosner introduced Private Homes Hawaii today, a full-service property management, luxury real estate and vacation rental company based on Oahu. Integral to the company's marketing plan is an innovative, inter-active website, PrivateHomesHawaii.com created as a one-stop resource for those looking for choice properties in Hawaii, including Oahu vacation rental homes and Hualalai resort rentals."

"Presenting the best of what the Hawaii real estatemarket has to offer, Realtor Jeremy Sosner, founder of Private Homes Hawaii, has recently launched his interactive website,

Buying a Vacation Rental Home on Oahu Hawaii – Part 7

Self-Managing (aka Renting By Owner) …………. Continued

According to an article written by a community editor at “Community from HomeAway” an online organization that deals with optimizing your vacation rental business, the following points were made:

It's Aloha Friday Again: 41st Ukulele Festival

According to Hawaii News Now online, "Kapiolani Park was filled with the sound of an instrument that's linked to Hawaii.

The annual Ukulele Festival is the largest of its kind, and gathered more than 800 ukulele players Sunday from Hawaii and around the world.

It also showcased many of the ukulele makers in the islands. People attending even could take ukulele lessons at the park.

The performers came from Australia, Italy, Korea, Guam, Taiwan, California and Maryland."

Read the rest of the article, "41st Ukulele Festival draws hundreds of players from around the world".

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