Russ Trinidad is excellent, trustworthy, dependable, and honest. He is the perfect type of real estate professional you want handling one of the most important and expensive decisions in your life -- where you will live.
I am very picky with my housing needs, as a military officer experienced with multiple moves, homes owned, and homes rented (as renter and landlord). Last summer when I had to sell my Waikele house that I rented out for over 20 years, I chose Russ to represent me, instead of the outstanding real estate company that managed this rental house (this company represented me when I initially purchased this house over 20 years ago).
I needed an extra special real estate professional, as I was expecting a difficult sale in late 2022. The tenant unexpectedly passed away, the Hawaii housing market crashed, mortgage rates hit historic highs, and the house was in need of major renovations.
After interviewing several highly recommended real estate professionals, including those that UpNest arranged for me, I discovered Russ.
It was only after extensive interviews that I discovered what a hidden gem Russ was. The low number of customer reviews on the various real estate websites do not do Russ justice.
The result? As I live on the mainland and had not returned to Hawaii for 15 years, I had to rely on Russ to handle 100% of my house renovation and house sale in Hawaii.
Russ handled $100K of upgrades to the entire house -- from new roof to new everything inside. He even offered his own personal muscle power to deal with an unexpected plumbing issue that was easy enough for him to handle, instead of paying the contractors additional money to modify the work order that I already paid for.
Despite the challenging market, Russ successfully sold the house shortly after opening for almost 7 figures -- much more than I expected. Critical to the sale was all of the sales strategy development, planning, and execution needed to achieve a sales win in a challenging real estate market.
Though I am extremely picky, Russ continually earned my trust with his constant updates, immediate solutions to arising issues, and sound judgment, that I deferred most of the decisions to Russ the deeper we got into the renovations.
I would have posted this much much sooner after the sale, if it had not been for other personal issues I had to deal with first. Hopefully this depth of this review can get across what an incredible real estate professional that Russ is.
And what a good man he is -- somebody that I would absolutely vouch for and recommend to friends and family to handle your real estate needs. read more