I recently semi-retired and moved from San Francisco to Hilo, and picked Howard to work with…read morelargely on the basis of reviews here on Yelp. It was a somewhat bumpy ride, but Howard was a steady hand throughout. He was great at explaining things common in Hilo that I had no experience with in San Francisco, like catchment water systems and flood and lava zones. I really needed someone who could walk me through that sort of local knowledge, and Howard was great at it. He was also great at flagging potential concerns with some of the homes I looked at, catching a number of potential issues that would have escaped me. Things got messy because of unexpected delays in the sale of my house in SF, the proceeds of which were paying for my home in Hilo, causing us to have to negotiate a delay. The sellers in Hilo were house-flippers and, frankly, jerks. Howard -- very much the soft-spoken and polite gentleman -- kept very much on top of things but seemed not to be used to dealing with such ****heads. We got through it, but I did need to make a couple executive decisions on my own to bring things to a close. But those circumstances were pretty unusual (trust me, you don't want to hear the details). Howard is a pro -- calm, knowledgeable and helpful.

Even after a year of My 3 properties being sold, Howard has kept in touch and Emailed me specific…read moredocuments that I have requested from the sale. TOP NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE THANK YOU HOWARD!!!!!!

Starr was very knowledgeable and professional in our families transaction. She gave our family…read moreinformation and direction we never thought of. She is down to earth and straight out a good person. We are very grateful for her expertise in the business and highly recommend her.

I have worked with Starr in the past and she is very knowledgeable in the realestate business. She…read moreis professional and uses the latest technology like the use of drones, videos aswell pictures for her clients. Highly recommend.

Kiha was our Realtor on two deals so far, and we would never use anyone else on big island. She's…read moreattentive, always had time for all our questions even though we had a million of them, and very knowledgeable. She had great contacts for everything we might need (mortgage broker, professional cleaning people, plumber, etc.), and in the end, we closed in less than a month on both deals. I can't recommend Kiha enough. She's a pro, and she was, dare I say, fun to work with. It can be a really stressful and unpleasant process buying or selling a home if your realtor is grouchy or unavailable or whatever... Kiha was personable and funny, we had a good time working with her and got a great deal.

Kiha was a pleasure to work with. In a market that was chaotic, with houses selling for above…read moreasking as soon as they hit the market; she brought a charm and humor that made it so much less stressful than it ever could have been. Her knowledge and experience was invaluable, and she helped us find a home that was in our price range, in a good area, that we love. We will be eternally grateful to her, and plan on asking for her help again if we ever decide to leave the lovely home she helped us find

Disappointed to learn from my referring broker that her referral to Denise was not accepted as she…read moredid not want to pay a referral fee and participate in a Military rebate program for buyers. We chose Denise specifically as she mentioned on her bio that she was a Major in the Army and how she "also devotes many hours to various Veterans' Organizations." Did enjoy the webinar with local home inspection business.

Denise is an amazing realtor! When we first listed our home she lined us up with a professional…read morestager. The result was so awesome that a national house hunter television show (Waterfront House Hunters) filmed and aired our home! I recommend Denise over and over to anyone who asks my opinion for the Bis Island's best realtor!

We just finished the sale of a property in Leilani Estates. Jared Gates and his team at Big Island…read moreHomes & Land handled everything for us and all was seamless from start to finish. In addition I would like to say that simply meeting Jared was a great experience and I'm going to miss being in touch with him from time to time. If you are looking to buy or sell on the Big Island eastside we would not hesitate a second to recommend Big Island, in fact you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't at least talk to them when deciding who to represent you. Tons of Aloha & Mahalo to Big Island Homes and Land!

Chanelle Pedro was very personable, courteous & professional. I will recommend her to all my…read morefriends and family.

Lailan Bento is a true professional , with both the knowledge, and patience, to lead her clients…read morethrough the myriad of steps of either buying and selling real estate, in the unique market on The Big Island!

Lailan and her team have been wonderful to work with in purchasing our new home on the islands…read more Quick response times, always accessible for questions and concerns, offering so many resources depending on our needs.. and all with a friendly, open and accepting attitude. Thank you Lailan and team!