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Entries in oahu investment properties (3)

Tuesday
Feb262013

Oahu Property Management | Setting Monthly Rent for Oahu Rental Properties Part 4

How to Set the Monthly Rent for your Oahu Rental Property
Part 4 – MARKET VARIABLES AND TESTING THE RENT

In our previous posts we discussed the property, researching Oahu rental properties and setting the rent range … and in this post we will focus on what variables we should consider, and importantly learning how we determine if we set the rent right.

After determining what my Oahu rental property has to offer, researching what other properties on the market are offering and asking, and setting the rent range, I take a look at market variables.  Market variables include

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Monday
Feb252013

Oahu Property Management | Setting Monthly Rent for Oahu Rental Properties Part 3

How to Set the Monthly Rent for your Oahu Rental Property
Part 3 – RESEARCH RENTALS AND SETTING THE RENTAL RANGE

In our previous post, we chatted a bit about what criteria to use when viewing your Oahu rental property and other Oahu rental properties.  You should have a pretty good list of the attributes your property offers, and also a list of advantages, or a small list of shortcomings.  We need to find out for how much other Oahu rental properties in your area have rented, and for how much available properties are being offered.

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Thursday
Nov152012

3.8% Tax on Sales of Oahu Real Estate in 2013

REAL ESTATE TAX OR MEDICARE TAX?

There has been a lot of misinformation thrown around about the 3.8% Tax on Real Estate starting in 2013.  For example, I have seen blogs and comments where people are proclaiming that anyone who sells their home will be subject to this tax and that the tax applies to the entire sale price of the home.  I have also heard some people who think this tax applies to the purchase of real estate.  Neither of these statements is true.

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