This is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, single family home for rent in Ewa Beach, Hawaii in the Ewa by Gentry neighborhood of Tuscany II for $2,900 per month WHICH INCLUDES:  WATER, SEWER, TRASH, FRONT YARD LAWN CARE/MAINTENANCE AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS BELOW AND ADDITIONAL PROPERTY INFORMATION BELOW THE PHOTOS.

If you are interested in this property, please CALL OR EMAIL me.   1SG (Retired) David Kucic, (808) 218-9338 or email to:  david@davidkucic.com

The home was built in 2009 and is a corner location with a long driveway to park 2 cars in addition to the 2 car garage parking.  Tuscany II is located about 500 meters away from Hoalauna Park which has two dog parks, exercise equipment (par course) bathrooms, large grassy fields and playground equipment.  Additional features include:

1,579 sq ft Corner Lot
4 bedroom
2 1/2 bath
Jacuzzi bathtub in master
Walk in closet in master
His & Hers sinks in master
Ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living room
Solar water heater
Office/media area upstairs landing
Large pantry
W&D/Laundry room
Stainless steel appliances
Refrigerator
Range
Dishwasher
Microwave
Corian counters and Breakfast Bar
Recessed media nook
Wood laminate living/dining area flooring
Extra cushion Berber carpeted stairs, bedrooms and media landing
Ceramic stone tile kitchen, foyer, bathrooms floors
2 car offset attached garage
2 1/2 car driveway
Workbench and shelves in garage
Large fenced in yard with tropical plants
6′x24′ Covered Lanai
Community Pool
Across the street from Hawaii Prince Golf Club

Did you know that you can use money from a VA Loan in Hawaii to pay off credit cards, student loans or other consumer debt?  Its not illegal and it is not a secret but many Hawaii Military Veterans don’t know how to benefit from this and many Hawaii Real Estate Buyers Agents don’t know how to word a contract correctly in order for you to take advantage of this.

The bottom line is that you can get a credit from a Seller of a home in Hawaii or a credit from a developer of a new construction home in Hawaii and use it to pay off your consumer debt.   This can only be done with a Hawaii VA Loan and not other loan programs.  For example:  If you buy a $400,000 single family home on Oahuand the Seller credits you $15,000, you can use some of that money to pay off consumer debt in conjunction with your Hawaii VA Loanin addition to using the money to pay off your closing costs and prepaids.  In the past, Buyers that I have represented have paid off car loans, credit cards and student loans in conjunction with the purchase of their homes in Hawaii.

Call or email me if you would like any additional information.  To search the Oahu MLS for properties for sale on Oahu, visit my homepage at www.himre.com and click on the link to search for homes.  My website is linked directly into the Oahu MLS and you will see ALL properties for sale on Oahu.

The 2012 Hawaii BAH rates, (HONOLULU COUNTY) for Service members stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor (Joint Base Pearl Harbor), Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Camp Smith, Barbers Point and Marine Corps Base Kaneohe have been published.

For most ranks, the BAH is decreasing for 2012.

Here are the amounts of increases (+)/decreases (-) for the WITH DEPENDENTS RATES:

E-1 , E-2, E-3 and E-4:  – $156  ($2016 down to $1860)
E-5:  – $141  ($2040 down to $1899)
E-6:  + $102 ($2385 up to $2487)
E-7:  + $57  ($2580 up to $2637)
E-8:  + $9  ($2793 up to $2802)
E-9:  – $36  ($3015 down to $2979)

O-1E:  + $45  ($2625 up to $2670)
O-2E:  – $12  ($2889 down to $2877)
O-3E:  – $48  ($3072 down to $3024)
O-1:  – $114  ($2079 down to $1965)
O-2:  + $96  ($2379 up to $2475)
O-3:  – $18  ($2916 down to $2898)
O-4:  – $78  ($3246 down to $3168)
O-5:  – $120  ($3477 down to $3357)
O-6:  – $123  ($3513 down to $3390)
O-7:  – $126  ($3549 down to $3423)

W1:  + $99  ($2391 up to $2490)
W2:  + $36  ($2667 up to $2703)
W3:  – $21  ($2928 down to $2907)
W4:  – $42  ($3048 down to $3006)
W5:  – $69  ($3192 down to $3123)

For more information on how to use your BAH to purchase a home in Hawaii along with information on VA Loans in Hawaii, contact Hawaii Military Realty, Inc.  We are your number one source of Military taking care of Military on the island of Oahu.  Nobody knows the Military Family the way another Military Family does.

It has always been difficult for me to put into words just how passionate I am about helping people with their Hawaii Real Estate needs.  Fortunately, my past clients and the Honolulu Board of Realtors has done it for me.  Congratulations to all of the winners of the prestigious, 2011 Aloha Aina Realtor Award.

2011 Aloha Aina Award Winners

The New VA Loan Limits in Hawaii for 2012 have been published.  These amounts are the Maximum Loan Amounts so if you are also financing the VA Funding Fee, your actual loan amount will be less than these published figures.

1.  Honolulu County $695,750.00
2.  Hawaii County $625,500
3.  Kalawao County $625,500
4.  Maui County $625,500
5.  Kauai County $625,500

For example:  If you want to buy a home in Honolulu County for $650,000.00 and you are also going to finance your VA Funding Fee then your total loan amount would actually be $663,975.00 which includes a 2.15% VA funding fee for an active duty, first time user. (VA Funding Fee amounts vary by your nature and time of military service).

In another example, if you wanted to purchase a home inHonlulu County for $695,750.00, once you add on the VA Funding Fee, you would exceed the authorized maximum allowable loan limit by just under $15,000 so you would need to pay that $15,000 in cash at closing.

For more information about Oahu Real Estate, Hawaii Homes For Sale and VA Loans in Hawaii, contact David Kucic at Hawaii Military Realty.

Ewa Beach, Hawaii features 2 major builders of homes.  Gentry Homes and Haseko.  Both developers produce a great product and the owners in each of these builders homes seemed to be very satisfied.  I personally own a few of the homes in these neighborhoods myself and I also live in Ewa Beach so I speak based on personal experience.

This video clip gives you a quick glance at one of Ewa by Gentrys neighborhoods in Woodbridge II.  These homes are large, spacious and very desirable.  Woodbridge II is located off of Hoowalea St at Keaunui Drive across the street from the new Hoalauna Park with the dog park, exercise equipment (par course equipment) and playground equipment.  Click on the hyperlink below to view the video.

For more information on buying or selling homes in Hawaii and in Ewa Beach, please consider contacting someone who knows and lives in the community;  David and Tonya Kucic of Hawaii Military Realty, Inc.

Ewa Beach, Hawaii Woodbridge II  Video

The manufacturer of windows for the homes built in Ewa by Gentry neighborhoods in Ewa Beach, Hawaii has filed for bankruptcy and the warranty is no longer valid.  If you own a Gentry home that was built prior to March 2011, you are most likely affected by this.  

The manufacterer is a national company and they supplied windows all over the country.  All home owners across the USA are also affected by this bankruptcy filing.

For more information about the warranty on your windows, contact the Gentry Customer Care department at (808) 685-0811.

Hawaii Military Realty just sold another home in Waianae, Hawaii Sea Country neighborhood.  This was a short sale and took a total of 90 days from receipt of Purchase Contract until closing date.  The sale closed on Oct 11,  2011.  Need to sell or interested in buying?  Call Hawaii Military Realty, Inc. today!

This is a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, non-short sale town home located in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.  The home is in excellent condition and has a detached 2 car garage with private backyard, sprinkler system, central air conditioning, ceramic tile flooring on lower level and upgraded carpet and padding on the stairs and 2nd floor.  This home is very clean and is located 25 yards away from bus stop and 2oo yards from Keoneula Elementary School and Seagull School.

This home is eligbile to be purchased using the VA Home Loan Guaranty.  For more information on Homes for Sale in Hawaii, VA Loans in Hawaii or Short Sales in Hawaii, contact 1SG (Ret) David Kucic, Broker/Owner of Hawaii Military Realty, Inc.  Do you need information about a VA Loan and what your entitlements are?  I would be happy to discuss your options in private or I can invite you to one of my VA Seminars on Oahu.

Need a rental property or do you have a rental property that you need a property manager for in Ewa Beach, Hawaii?  Give me a call!

The Disney Aulani Resort on Oahu is now open.  They had their soft grand opening this week with the hard grand opening to come sometime around mid September. 

These are some of my personal thoughts about the Disney Aulani after personally staying in room 939 in the Waianae Tower from August 29th-31st.

You can walk through the Disney Aulani anytime.  I suggest you check it out because the décor is beautiful.  From the grand entrance throughout the lobby, you can immediately tell that they spent some serious money building that place.   

There are two main restaurants which are the Makahiki and Ama Ama.  Makahiki is a phenomenal buffet priced at $43 per person and it includes a non-alcoholic beverage too. The appetizers, main course and deserts were awesome.  We will definitely go back there.  Ama Ama is the sit down, table service restaurant on the ocean front.  The food sucked, the portions were tiny, the price was high and the service was awful.  We wont go back there until they get their stuff together.  Admittedly, they have problems.  The chef for Ama Ama also runs the burger place which services the pool area.  Their food also sucked.  Potato salad had uncooked potatoes and the burger was bland.  Not good. 

The hotel rooms have great quality koa wood furniture, a refrigerator, coffee pot, free internet access and the sheets/pillows/comforters were very fine quality.  No cheap linens in that place. 

There are 2 waterslides.  One of them is a wide slide that you go down in a one man tube or a two man tube.  That one is fun and is a normal slide.  Not very long but still fun.  The other one is an enclosed tube that is completely pitch black from start to about 10 meters before you hit the pool.  It was pretty freaky going through that thing in the dark.  There are also several pools, a few hot tubs scattered around and water park area for the kids to enjoy.  You can also rent a very nice cabana with flat screen tv, wifi, refrigerator and ceiling fan for around $275 for the day. 

The chairs around the pool are not the cheap kind you find at many hotels.  The quality is more like something you might find at the Grand Wailea in Maui or the Four Seasons.  Not exactly the same quality but much better than the white plastic lounge chairs found in most hotels on Oahu.

There are no Kama’aina rates but they “mentioned” that they might have some specials for Kama’aina during the “appropriate season”.

Overall the experience was great and I am sure we will do it again.