I cannot thank Stephen and his expert team enough for patiently guiding me step by step through the purchase of my first Hawaii home! I was originally looking for a condo when I started this process, thinking I could not afford anything else. Stephen spent months getting to know me, my desired places to live, my budget, and helped me realize that I could buy exactly what I wanted. He primarily works in the luxury real estate market, but took me on as an entry level home buyer with the same amount of attention and dedication. Stephen is a natural at what he does, and it's clear with every interaction that he enjoys it too. You'll never see Stephen without a smile on his face. Furthermore, Stephen has years of experience and has an in-depth knowledge of buying and selling. He keeps his finger on the pulse of the day to day market conditions, knowing when to jump and when to wait. I felt co…
I cannot thank Stephen and his expert team enough for patiently guiding me step by step through the purchase of my first Hawaii home! I was originally looking for a condo when I started this process, thinking I could not afford anything else. Stephen spent months getting to know me, my desired places to live, my budget, and helped me realize that I could buy exactly what I wanted. He primarily works in the luxury real estate market, but took me on as an entry level home buyer with the same amount of attention and dedication. Stephen is a natural at what he does, and it's clear with every interaction that he enjoys it too. You'll never see Stephen without a smile on his face. Furthermore, Stephen has years of experience and has an in-depth knowledge of buying and selling. He keeps his finger on the pulse of the day to day market conditions, knowing when to jump and when to wait. I felt comfortable with his team and was well cared for every step of the way! It's been a week since I closed on my house and Stephen is still checking in with me to see how I am settling into my new home. Stephen has my business for any future purchases. As for the 5-star rating, it's time to change the scale because he and his team at Elite pacific Properties are a 10 in my book! Forever grateful.
Stephen handled the sale of our house in Waialae-Kahala late last year. Six months earlier, before we were even ready to launch the listing, he outlined for us who he felt would become our "best case" buyer: a young professional family, with kids, who wanted to move into the Kahala school district. Stephen's subsequent advice on what to do to prepare the house for sale was also spot-on. We could have spent a great deal of money upgrading the older, more traditional island home with all sorts of bells and whistles but he felt that would be unnecessary. None of that prevented Stephen from proposing an aggressive asking price one which even I thought might prove too optimistic. But by evening of the first day the listing went "live," we had an offer over our asking price, and a signed contract shortly thereafter. 45 days later, we closed escrow on a completely seamless transaction! The buye…
Stephen handled the sale of our house in Waialae-Kahala late last year. Six months earlier, before we were even ready to launch the listing, he outlined for us who he felt would become our "best case" buyer: a young professional family, with kids, who wanted to move into the Kahala school district. Stephen's subsequent advice on what to do to prepare the house for sale was also spot-on. We could have spent a great deal of money upgrading the older, more traditional island home with all sorts of bells and whistles but he felt that would be unnecessary. None of that prevented Stephen from proposing an aggressive asking price one which even I thought might prove too optimistic. But by evening of the first day the listing went "live," we had an offer over our asking price, and a signed contract shortly thereafter. 45 days later, we closed escrow on a completely seamless transaction! The buyers? the very same young professional family, with kids, that he had visualized for us eight months earlier!
Stephen truly has a passion for his profession. He is personable, dedicated, hard working and accessible 24/7. He will be that way from the first day you meet him until the closing of the property. We found his expertise in construction and remodeling was a tremendous asset. Stephen never met a house he didn't see potential in. He always pointed out what upgrades had been done and what more could be done to enhance the property. Being able to quote real dollar numbers, helped in our decision to purchase. He was never pushy but always supportive until we found our new home. Selling our old home, Stephen really stepped it up. At no extra cost, he coordinated all the upgrades. He personally supervised the work of the contractors to provide the finished product he knew would sell. All at a very reasonable price! We highly recommend Stephen as a Realtor. A true professional!
Stephen is very knowledgeable, professional, personable and very easy to work with. He helped us to find the right home to purchase by taking us to various properties, educating us about the market in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood and ultimately finding the right fit for us. He advised us to make appropriate decisions based on his expertise and understanding our needs. At the same time he helped us to list our previous home for sale and quickly found us a buyer with the right offer. It was a great experience working directly with Stephen and also the team that supports him. We were very satisfied with the overall process and are very happy with our new home. Would definitely recommend Stephen to future home buyers.