All Forum Posts by: Maile Winward

@Maile Winward which timeshare brand is it--Hilton, Marriott, etc?

@Maile Winward Help them by finding someone who does this. It will depend on the area if you are in Hawaii and the time share is start there. But if you are looking for help offloading a timeshare in North Dakota (not sure if they have them)it may be a bit different of a process. 

If you can't find anyone go backwards and look into buying them on a secondary market, and you will meet the folks who are selling them.

Cheers!

 I would look up recent sales of timeshares and connect with those agents/brokers who did those deals.

Aloha Maile,

I live in Hawaii but invest out of state. Was in your shoes 3 years ago so know the feeling. It’s hard at the beginning because you don’t know what you don’t know. Defining your goals is super important but always happy to chat and share my experiences!

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Aloha everyone! 
My name is Maile, 32 real soon born and raised in Hawaii.  I have been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for about 6 months. Starting from 1 and trying to get to the the newest ones lol. I’m almost at my 100 episode milestone I created for myself 😂. 

I’ve always been interested in realestate  investment but have been having such a hard time finding a solid group of people to learn from and understand that in Hawaii, most times even 2-incomes are not enough to survive. Especially with 2 little ones.  The people I have talked to want me to go into realestate sales 300% or just want to sell me something 😓.  Bigger pockets has really given me hope and so much knowledge from house-hacking tips, to “Just do it” pep talks and all the great golden nuggets I pick up from every episode (even the mobile homes segments).  My biggest fear and obstacle is that I can’t drive to another state to check things out being on a rock in the middle of the sea. May I add the price for paradise really is a pretty golden penny.  My eyes always pop out of my head when I hear guests talking about buying whole apartment complexes with 20 units for the same price it would cost for a literal grass shack in Hawaii with maybe a fence.  However I know there are deals and potential here I just need to find them. 

I hope there are some patient experienced “lions” out there within Hawaii or familiar with Hawaii’s market that could help this (semi) young-pup out, weather it be an awesome conversation, tips or tricks to help find the right path of direction or the dream/goal of a life long friend and mentorship.  

Thanks for reading my post. I finally listened to the, loud and clear quick tip reminder, to introduce myself here and not only listen to the pod cast. Hope you have a great day! 

Mahalo Nui Loa

 Hi Maile, I'm in CA but invested in HI(BI). HI is unique because it's the highest appreciation market in US. I think there're lot more opportunity in HI especially in flip as developers/contractors are scarce, if you just wanna buy another apartment in Ohio, then you dont have local competitve advantage.  

You could also open niche business in HI,  I know if you can open auto repair facilityfor example it's very money making in there :)

Hi Maile, what a beautiful family you have there. Welcome to BiggerPockets! This is surely the best place to start networking and learning. I always recommend the book “Rich dad, Poor dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki to anyone starting out. Continue your progress in listening to the BiggerPockets podcast it is very informative. Start growing your network, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events, find a mentor doing what you want to do, and get to know the local lenders/brokers. All the best to your real estate journey!

We usually host a monthly meetup called Honolulu Multifamily and More. Let me know if you want to find out more. 

Hey @Maile Winward - thanks for putting yourself out there. I know how it feels with thinking that you're falling behind... the online content is a double edge sword. On one hand it's very inspiring to keep listening to the podcasts, on another hand they'll only share the success stories and highlights of the diamonds in the rough. 

Most of real estate requires hard word. I agree, you should stay away from anyone trying to sell you their course to get your foot in the door with investing lol! 

If I'm in your shoes, I'd take it to the next level instead of just consuming content: go and attend a real estate event in your market. You could argue that everything is expensive where you're at, but it doesn't mean that deals don't exist... nor that you need to only put in your money to make a deal happen. 

Big secret I learnt last year, if you find the deal - the money will always follow :) 

 Hey Maile! What island are you on? I'm holding an in-person meetup next Friday evening in Ewa Beach, Oahu. Would love to connect even if not at the meet up.