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    HI Roots Realty

    4.7 (29 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Jo J.

    This review is LONG overdue. Frankly, I'm embarrassed that I neglected to share sooner. I'll start by sharing that my husband and I had a serendipitous encounter with the owners of HI Roots Realty, Peter and Sean, during a spontaneous "Oh, look! An open house...let's go be niele!" experience one weekend. ;) At the time, the timeline to start putting our plans of purchasing into motion was very loose between my husband and I. We initially discussed getting the ball rolling a year or so out, minimum. Upon meeting the HI Roots fellas, we instantly knew they would be our team when the time came. Both Peter and Sean shared a wealth of knowledge, were very genuine in their individual conversational styles and what did it for me was their "Aloha Spirit" local vibes. They weren't pushy in the slightest. In fact, our first experience was such a positive one, it prompted us to accelerate our home hunting plans. The process from there all happened pretty rapidly. As in within a month!! With open dialogue, the team helped us to narrow down the area we ultimately wanted to end up. They sent us digital listings to view, followed by a scheduling in-person viewings. Luckily, 1 day is all it took for us to find the one!!!!! We even had an impressive experience with Hawai'i Mortgage Experts, whom were referred by HI Roots Realty for our lender needs. Special shout out to their Branch Manager, Keith Mateo, (separate review to follow) who evidently had our best interest at heart. From start to finish and beyond, we couldn't be any happier with HI Roots Realty! Our agent, Raullen, also brings something special to the table. Although he doesn't share the same years of experience, he is well on his way to becoming even more successful, as he's got an edge that sets him apart. This boutique sized organization is who you want if you're seeking authenticity during your house hunting journey here on O'ahu. Their dedication, thorough communication and professionalism are unmatched. Mahalo nui loa for helping us to secure our humble abode here in Waipio Gentry. We'll be approaching 1 year soon, and are still enjoying every moment adding our personal touches to everything, DIY renovations. - Jimenez 'Ohana

    Sunset from our new lanai!
    Alessia R.

    Peter and Raullen have been so helpful and so patient with all the questions we had! We are first time home buyers and we needed someone to walk through it all. They've done that excellently , even with the few hiccups we had during escrow. Impeccable communication and they went above and beyond to satisfy our needs and make sure we were comfortable with everything. Also, they always showed up with a mask, respecting personal space . When we got our keys, they put some Hawaiian music on and it was such a great experience. Highly recommend choosing Hawaii Realty Group for your real estate needs, if you are purchasing a home or for property management.

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    Lex J.

    We cannot say enough great things about Peter, Raullen and HI Roots realty. We randomly decided to check out an open house one day as we were just starting to look to purchase out here and didn't have a realtor yet but had just been preapproved so we were ready. Low and behold Peter and his business partner were the ones hosting the open house. We got to quickly chatting with them and instantly connected. Their energy was very welcoming and calm. They were anything but pushy and just felt very genuine and straight forward. We could not be happier that we decided to go with them for our home purchase on the island. They are locally grown on the island which we learned it's a HUGE plus. They know things about purchasing in Hawaii that other agencies will just not know and they know people that other real estate companies will not know. You can tell every relationship they have with others in the industry is genuine and strong. We were having issues finding a reliable lender for some reason but low and behold, here came Peter to the rescue, providing us with the most amazing mortgage broker. Shoot out to Keith because without him, we seriously would not have gotten through this loan process! Back to HI Roots...our time together was unexpectedly short because the first time was randomly running into them at the open house. The second time was to show us like one or two condos he had in mind and the third time was a full day of showing with the last place he showed us being the place we ultimately purchased! We have never gone through a home purchase that fast, it was surreal. We had narrowed down where we wanted to purchase on the island which of course had to align with our limited budget, considering the ridiculous HI market. He put a list together of homes to show us on a Saturday and as we viewed them he asked us questions to dial in our style, purchasing goals and our wants. We were all done with a long day of viewing, having seen homes that had some hits and some misses, nothing was fully perfect for us, when he remembered there was one more that was pretty new on the market and he was thinking we could really like now that he had a better idea about us. So he made some calls on the fly and the rest is history. We went to check it out and it was everything and a bag of chips. It checked all of our boxes and we wanted it! We were so scared though because the market is just stupid out here and it was already at the top of our budget giving us zero room to over bid in an effort to win and purchase. We sat down and talked it out but we all knew we had to act fast if we wanted a fighting chance. Peter and his team worked their magic. Trust us, they've got a lot of tricks up their sleeve. We put together what he felt was a solid offer but it was under asking and they were scheduled to do an open house tomorrow, so we were hella scared! Long story short they frickin accepted our offer 30 minutes before the open house?! Peter and his team are true miracle workers! They even went above and beyond, in my opinion, by doing things like bringing documents TO US for signing, wherever on the island we were. Example, one time Raulin literally met us at BW3's, where we were having an afternoon beverage, for us to sign some docs! Talk about top notch customer service! If you are looking to purchase a home, I cannot urge you enough to look no further. Trust us when we tell you that you are in only the best of hands because you've found the perfect local boutique real estate company to help you find that perfect HI home! They genuinely care and you can feel it. We cannot speak highly enough of Peter and his team! 6 stars!!!

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    Peter, Sean and Shane are the best realtors that we could have asked for, who has now become our friends.

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