Rent for 3 months before buying a home in Hawaii?

Is it reasonable to plan to rent for 3+ months before buying?

Ralph asked us this on the live show:

Interested in renting single family home, view & pool on each island 3-4 months before buying our retirement home. Our move to Hawaii has been delayed by COVID so we’re a bit anxious about how those rental markets are doing during this upheaval. Is it reasonable to plan to rent for 3+ months on Oahu, then Maui, then Hawaii?

This short clip came from our Aloha Friday Hawaii Real Estate Show which goes live every other Friday on our Hawaii Real Estate YouTube channel or our Living in Hawaii Facebook page

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Peter Kay2024-07-09T09:57:41-10:00

About the Author: Peter Kay

I've lived Hawaii since the mid '80s when I moved here at the age of 21. I arrived sight-unseen in Honolulu with zero contacts and about 6 months worth of savings. I worked from nearly zero and today Hawaii has given me the greatest gifts in the world in all aspects: spiritually, financially, romantically (married since early '90s w/ 2 children), and most important, peace. My goal with this site is to share the magic of this Land of Aloha and help others who are on a similar quest.

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