Hawaiʻi Island Seller Guide · by Carol Porter

A working guide to selling your home

See it clearly. Investigate. Decide.

Selling a Hawaiʻi Island home is a process of informed decisions, not just paperwork. This guide walks you through it step by step, with space to write, check off, and decide as you go. Fill it in, print it, and bring it to our conversations. It is yours to work through.

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At a glance

The essentials, up front

Fill these in once; they set the frame for everything that follows.

Property address TMK (Tax Map Key) Owner(s) / preferred contact Target listing window Target closing or move date Key reason for timing

The ten parts

Work through it in order, or jump to what you need.

Each part builds on the last, from planning to closing. You can move through the guide page by page, and every entry you make is saved on your device as you go.

01 Plan Map the six steps from decision to closing, and line up the people you will work with. Open part 02 Before you spend money Repairs versus cosmetic spending, decided with a table you can fill in. Open part 03 Investigate Assemble the property record: title, permits, solar, water, wastewater, HOA, and insurance. Open part 04 The story of this property Capture what makes this property yours, for marketing and for buyers. Open part 05 Gather your documents Track the records buyers, lenders, and appraisers will ask for. Open part 06 Prepare A timeline from early planning to launch week, plus the photography checklist. Open part 07 Launch Price with evidence and estimate what you will net at closing. Open part 08 Evaluate offers Compare offers side by side, not just on price. Open part 09 Under contract Inspections, repairs, and the milestone tracker from accepted offer to closing. Open part 10 Closing Withholding, wire fraud, good funds, and recording before you hand over the keys. Open part

Why a working guide

A sale moves more smoothly when you can see the whole path.

My job is to help you make sense of Hawaiʻi real estate so you can make informed decisions. This guide is the practical companion to that work: it lays out the questions worth asking, the records worth gathering, and the decisions worth making, in plain language, with room for your own notes. Bring it to our conversations and we will work from the same page.

With aloha, Carol