Where do I begin with how amazing Kyle was to us... This was a first time home purchase for us…read more Kyle could not have been more accommodating, kind, patient, helpful, or knowledgeable! Kyle took us under his wings and guided us the whole way. I learned so much from Kyle through this whole process! Kyle had wonderful contacts as well. We had the best home inspectors, lender, and insurance guy... all thanks to Kyle's suggestions. We feel so incredibly fortunate to have found Kyle as our realtor. I would happily and highly recommend Kyle to anyone looking at selling or buying a home! You'd be hard pressed to find anyone that will live up to his high standards! Please, give him the opportunity to help you with your home... you'll be glad you did!

Kyle was extraordinarily helpful to us in our condo purchase. We were only in Hawaii for a limited…read moretime and Kyle worked with us around our vacation schedule. Then he continued doing all the leg work with onsite inspections, answering questions, etc, so that we could make our purchase remotely having left Hawaii. He was extremely responsive and had lots of great advice for us. We've never owned a condo before, so we had a lot of questions and Kyle was very knowledgeable about the process and the area. I would say that Kyle went above and beyond my expectations to help us with our purchase and was a pleasure to work with.

Kekoa is an excellent realtor. He had good advice, very easy to deal with, and handled the sale…read moreswiftly and professionally. Mahalo!

When I say Kekoa is one solid braddah I mean he treats you like 'ohana. I would recommend Kekoa to…read moreanyone looking into buying or selling. He made everything so easy and did so much more than what is expected.

Garrett referred a shady guy to do home repairs on our home. After asking Garret twice if this guy…read morewas trustworthy, he gave us his word. The guy ended up ripping us off for $6000 cash!!! Garrett ignored our calls and texts. MaKes him look guilty of collaboration with this guy Keoki. Beware NOT TRUSTWORTHY!!!

What can I say? I can't speak highly enough of Garrett Gresham. He has a vast knowledge of real…read moreestate, construction, area markets, solid communication skills, and great negotiating skills. He is experienced and was very quick to respond to everything that I wanted to know in the process of buying. Buying today is harder than ever. This insane market of the past year and longer, quick response and action is vital. Every time I talked with Garrett he relieved much of the stress of the process because of his reliability and knowledge. He is able and willing to help solve any question you are facing during the process, from beginning to the end, and even provide help and knowledge after the deal. To be honest, without his experience and guidance, I wouldn't be in this home at such price and time without the difficulty of the process being eased by his abilities as a realtor. In the end I was not only successful in the purchase of my home, but Garrett and I established a friendship in the process. I can't speak highly enough .... Garrett is a five star real estate agent.

Kris Hazard is super impressive. When we sold our townhouse several years ago Kris was the person…read morerepresenting the buyer and she was no-nonsense, on point and did everything the right way to serve her client's best interests and helped her client obtain the propery when there were many other offers. Kris continues to offer expert assistance in supporting her client who uses his townhouse as both a vacation home and a vacation rental property. She has since helped this particular client's family member in a purchase that is now a beautiful vacation rental in the same complex. If you need help finding your ideal property or selling a home on this beautiful Big Island - Kris is easily your go-to person! I'd highly recommend her to any other clients interested in buying or selling! On behalf of myself and several other very selective owners (previous buyers/sellers) - thank you, Kris! Sandy K Kona 101 Vacation Rentals, LLC sandy@kona101.com

Amazing and awesome just starts to scratch the surface when working with Kris Hazard to find a new…read morehome. She listened to what we wanted, scanned listings to be sure they fit our particular criteria and forwarded them pronto, yet found exactly what we wanted in the area we'd hoped to live in record time. Kris was creative and inventive working around some unbelievably challenging situations that arose, but constantly kept us informed and wrapped us in true Aloha spirit.

I just closed escrow with Kelly representing my borrowers- I am a loan officer located on Maui…read more The entire transaction was SEAMLESS!! Kelly listened to what the borrowers wanted and found them the perfect house. Escrow opened on November 15, 2017, and even with the Thanksgiving holiday, the borrowers were signing documents on December 8, 2017. On-time close in less than 30 days, and this is due to the excellent TEAM of professionals that worked together. You will be VERY happy that you decided to work with Kelly Akao as YOUR REALTOR. Thank you Kelly, and I look forward to working with you again in the very near future.

Kelly and her team helped me find my first house, communication was on point which made the home…read morebuying process go so smoothly. It was a pleasant experience working with her, would definitely recommend Kelly as the perfect guide to purchase a home.

K Nalani Hance is a dream realtor. She guided me through the difficult process of buying my first…read morehome, from out of state, with grace and wisdom and aloha every step of the way. It was my life-long dream to one day buy a home on the Big Island, where I was born, but I had no real estate contacts there, had never bought a home before, and was living in California. I was so lucky that my auntie knew Nalani! Coming from the mainland to see houses, Nalani was able to arrange tours of nine houses with only a few days notice. She found me an outstanding mortgage broker, home inspector, surveyor... Whatever I needed, she was always there for me, and her advice was solid, every time. We ended up with a ridiculously nice house for well below asking. She saved me a lot of money, but it's her character that I am most impressed by. Nalani is a first-rate human being, with exceptional emotional intelligence and patience, and she saved me a lot of anxiety, which was priceless!

Worst real estate experience ever. We should have known things were going to hell when the missile…read morecrisis happened on the day of the home inspection (January 13th). For the record, I have my Hawaii Real Estate license so I'm familiar with Hawaii Real Estate laws, etc. Since we were relatively new to the Big Island and because my license was inactive at the time, we asked an agent to represent us after we met her at an open house. Several weeks into the transaction, she hung up on my wife after my wife scolded her about a few things, her follow skills up were poor because she didn't update us on many things in a timely manner (We had to follow up with the lender on many occasions), she gave me the number for the water company to turn on the water although it specifically states in the listing that the water is on a private system, and the main reason I am voicing my dissatisfaction is because she texted me saying that WE (My wife and I) had to pick up the keys from the sellers agent which was located 60 miles away. What agent makes the client pick up the keys after recordation? When my wife went to pick up the keys two days ago, she blew out two tires on our car as she was coming home and luckily she wasn't severely injured. Thankfully, three local residents pulled to the side of the road and gave her a ride to the police station. We are now $1650 lighter in the wallet because our agent didn't do her job. Had she picked up the keys or contacted someone to drop off the keys to us, this incident would have never happened. Needless to say, the BIC at Island Home Realty will be getting a tow truck and Lex Brodie invoice shortly. This transaction took almost 85 days to close due to several screwups by the agent, lender and even escrow. I am embarrassed to have a Hawaii Real Estate license based on how this transaction went down. Code of ethics mean nothing to most real estate agents today. In closing, Escrow called me the day after we signed the CD's saying that we owed them more money. The entire transaction was a disaster from start to finish. Our agent came highly recommended although I'm not sure why. I did more work than she did thus I'm more deserving of the commission than she is. The BIC, Charlie Parry seems to be a nice person based on my conversations with him. Unfortunately, he has his work cut out.

Savanna Scott was wonderful to work with. She is very professional and her knowledge of the real…read moreestate market is unmatched. I look forward to working with her again in the future and recommending my friends and family to her for real estate services in Kailua-Kona.

Erika was amazing when it came to selling our home. She was always present and always amazing at…read morecommunication. All my questions were answered promptly and she never left us hanging. We loved her so much we also used her to buy our new home! You won't regret using her as your real estate agent. Very professional, courteous and kind. Thank you Erika!