Is Relocating to Hawaii Doable . . . - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Sep 15, 2006 12:25 AM [i]On 2006-09-14 08:52, tikiyaki wrote: Funny, When I moved to LA in 95', it was SO affordable...now it's almost as bad as NY. .. . So I think of it on the investment side too...you know...buy a piece of land there for under 100K and in 10 years it's with 5 or 6 times that. It happened in California, it probably will happen there too. A good point to remember, Tikiyaki. It is an island, so land is limited, and the value will increase. On the flip side, the high cost to enter the market adds to the cost of living and a considerable portion of the available housing, particularly around Honolulu is very old and one wonders if it is a good long term investmentl, particularly given the weahter.

[i]On 2006-09-14 08:52, tikiyaki wrote:

Funny, When I moved to LA in 95', it was SO affordable...now it's almost as bad as NY.
.. .

So I think of it on the investment side too...you know...buy a piece of land there for under 100K and in 10 years it's with 5 or 6 times that. It happened in California, it probably will happen there too.

A good point to remember, Tikiyaki. It is an island, so land is limited, and the value will increase.

On the flip side, the high cost to enter the market adds to the cost of living and a considerable portion of the available housing, particularly around Honolulu is very old and one wonders if it is a good long term investmentl, particularly given the weahter.

Post #254573 by christiki295 on Fri, Sep 15, 2006 12:25 AM