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I recently got a job in Hawaii, and i had to leave Japan. I've always rented. I can finally make a place my own.
The view of my town house from the sidewalk. Carefully taken so the other parts weren't in the pic ;).
This is the view from my Lanai.
Schooner8642
Good for you!
DruncleCal2000
This assholes worked in Japan and then got a job in hawaii? Either he's a really good bartender or he's got something else going on
ImGooder
That looks mad expensive. Congrats!
thetruejoz
Very nice view OP, congrats, wish you many happy years there.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Thank you
AlexanJunk
I thought Hawaii had a weird thing where you could only buy like really long leases and not really own stuff? Is that true?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
That is not true
Vagabondream
WTF do you do for a living?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Web developer
emscookie
simulcrasunflo
So, when I move there can I hit you up if I need to couch surf??
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Sure
Nahxela
Party at your place?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I have no furniture. It's in shipment. Everyone will have to sit on the floor.
Nahxela
ok deal, where do you live
KristoferHenry
sooooooo how many times did you have to skip avocado toast in order to afford the house?....
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I have never had avocado toast.
ZimbabweTitties
Daaaaaaang! Nice! I had to move from Hawaii to buy my first home. So worth it but damn I wish I still had your view. Have a cold one for me>
ZimbabweTitties
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Oahu
QueefMalone
Wow, amazing.
shavedmonkey74
Congrats! Only coming from Japan can make Hawaiian property seem affordable.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
That is accurate.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I did look into having a house built in Japan. It would've cost over a mil for an ok sized house with .089 acres.
Ginkawa
... I'll be over here in nebraska where IN THE CITY you can buy like, a quarter acre lot with a decent little house on it, for like 125k.
lotsacreamlotsasugar
Congrats on being the first person outside of The Golden Girls I’ve heard use the word “Lanai”! (Also on the home ownership thing).
YoureLookingAtMyUsername
I dont think you can fit through that door.
soulman901
Black out your key @op. Probably need to change your locks now.
dafuqamidoinghere
The first thing I did upon moving into my house was new locks, before one item was moved in. Was recommended by my realtor as a safety thing
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I was planning on changing them tomorrow anyway
vuickb6
Are you serious? What do you think is easier, attempting to duplicate a key from a picture online or picking a lock? FFS don't be dumb.
latinsaint
Congrats! If you financed pay it off early, don't let these banks take your hard earned money.
Edutittam
"just pay it off early"
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I plan on paying it off as fast as I can. It's gonna be rough paying off 500k super fast, though.
ThisNameIsntTakenYet
It may seem backwards, but if you have a low mortgage rate it makes more sense mathematically to pay it off on time rather than faster
dogpuncher1000
I came here to say the same thing
IsThisUsernameRelevant
If your bank will let you, have them draw 1/2 of the montly pymt every 2 weeks instead of all of it once a month. Result is 1 extra pymt/yr
KyleBeach
Also many banks will accept additional payments, if very clearly marked as principal, that will go 100% toward what you owe on the house
KyleBeach
instead of portions of it going toward interest.
squelcheswetly
Your mortgage will be the lowest interest % you pay. And appreciates. IMO, focus on higher interest debt and routine IRA contribs first.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I have 0 other debt
virtia
The point still stands: your mortgage interest rate is probably lower than what you can make if you invested the money instead.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I do invest. ;)
Zathera
Makakilo?
neil137
a home at only 30? you must have a degree, HAD a savings, and planned well
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
No to all of the above except the planning. My savings is still intact. No degree. Just a well paying job as a web developer.
neil137
How do you eat enough for a home in Hawaii without a deegree
SergalLyze
It’s a good idea to not show the teeth of your key.
vuickb6
It's also a million times easier and quicker to just pick a damn lock. Stop spreading bullshit, please.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I'm gonna change the locks anyway.
OnlyTheLonelyImgurians
I did a similar post a few months ago - all anybody could talk about was the keys. I already knew I was changing the locks the next day.
Catmancer9000
Yeah, people like me that live in Manitoba will move in with you. Fuck this -35c bullshit.
TheNotoriousMastermindLeBones
Because imgur is thick with Hawaiian lock pickers who are going to hack you to get your new address. You can never be too careful.
vuickb6
x1000. Some paranoid motherfuckers on here!
salmmon
When's your mom moving in?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Never.
Davidnfilms
Time to go on google and find OP's house.
rugmiem
vuickb6
Just to keep the paranoia alive.
victell
I see diamondhead and honolulu, I'm guessing Makakilo?
slack3rdav3
Been looking at places in HI for a few months, was gonna say the same. Prob around 1300sqft at 500k
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
You would be correct. Don't come murder me, though.
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UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
About 30 minutes. I don't work in Honolulu
37bushelsofpotatoesx2
You’re on an island. It’s impossible to get there.
ICarpeYourDiems
Have some clients close to you. Oahu +: civilization. Oahu -: too much civilization. Oahu ultra -: H1
victell
Nah, no time for murder. To busy working to pay my own mortgage here on Oahu.
DerTiger15
I guess that would explain how you could afford a house
TimidTyrannosaurus
How much did you buy it for? That view is astounding!
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
500k ish
TimidTyrannosaurus
What is your job?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I am a web developer
NachosFlandersStyle
HEY! My husband and I also became first-time homeowners in Hawaii. What island are you on?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Oahu
NachosFlandersStyle
Awesome-- my favorite place! We're on Maui. Congratulations, bud!
StuntRaceFx
Congrats! Welcome to the club.
wiskinator
OH wow. I *loved* Stunt Race FX. That map creator had me going for days.
StuntRaceFx
Map creator?
youarenowdark
isn’t it more of an...association? CSI_Miami.gif
Cthulhuchooseyou
First house at 36. Welcome to home ownership!
nattesheim
What is the password please?
HillOfBeans
Keanu
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Thank you
GuardianANGEL426
I've been talking with Friends about all moving to Hawaii. Mind if I ask the cost of living, island, and price range of your new place?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Cost of living is stupid high. A burger from 5 guys with a combo will run you $15 minimum. Gas is about $3 a gallon. My house is a 4 bed...
GuardianANGEL426
That's the Same as MD including housing and same food and gas as PA but a nice home is still reasonably priced.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
2 bath, and it cost me about 500k.
LurlineLumpkin
Cheaper than Sherman Oaks!
thingifound
3 bed room 2 bath in Texas for 70k-150k(1700 ft). I got my house really cheap, most are much higher. 5 guys is still 15$ though
incrediblyordinary
Not that crazy, sounds about same as Cali
Juggernut
That's not totally insane (I live in the Seattle area). Is there enough of a job market to support that lifestyle for most folks?
AugCrew
Home owner in HI? Well Hello Mr. Millionaire.
HexagonalSky
What do you do for a living, hang potatoes in garages part time?
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Nah. I unbend paperclips as a hobby.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Seriously though, I'm a web developer for the govt.
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
No shit!
swoman1023
And r u single?
OddErwin
Fifth amendment.
swoman1023
Figures...all the good ones r taken
roflipop
Not for long - OP probably
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I am not.
JoSTL15
Technically unless op is native, he can’t own his home
Leeloothedog
lol
gerbilpmc
Damn a US state that no one can live except natives...
redoctobershtandingby
DaDefenestrator
https://www.hawaiilife.com/blog/misconceptions-about-buying-property-on-oahu/
GeddaFuckAddaHere
Technically in the UK nobody can own any property. The Crown owns it and we just have ‘rights’ to it. No absolute ownership since the Romans
sangatster
What's the difference? Whatever we have here, we relinquish when we check out. Actually am curious what the difference is.
GeddaFuckAddaHere
Just means you don’t have complete control over the land. So for example if they wanted to run pylons over it or frack under it they can etc
sodaisdelicious
It all depends. If you're on Maui land is super costly, if you're on Hilo side of the Big Island, it's very cheap.
punatrav
SHHHHHH I'm trying to buy a house there
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I'm in Oahu
potatoebottom
Do you get stabbed often in Hilo?
osnabb
To be safe, start stabbing yourself with small knives to build up an immunity against larger knives.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Lol. I wish.
StrategicWeaponsPlatformNineAndThreeQuarters
You have a large amount of money or possessions and are using a website to show that off to a lot of people who have nothing.
AugCrew
seriously though, congrats. i have rented places much nicer than i own but have never loved any rental more than my very own home.
Nedlyest
Permitted or unpermitted?
lytzoff
How many Sqft?
ClosetEconomist
About tree fiddy.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
1300 ish
GreatestUserNameEver
Ya, you’re rich. Congrats on the home!
FakeNewsCanBeFun
It's 2018. Wealth is determined by the amount of debt you're permitted to carry. You are most certainly a millionaire.
Rinsie
hm... maybe it is in the US or other parts of the world, but definitely not where I live
Resenate
Interesting. Where did u hear that?
warmNchewey
His speech law classes
FakeNewsCanBeFun
It's just a natural perspective for a person to take when a wealthy person spends their wealth in advance and then claims to have no wealth.
efhawthorne
That is a really interesting way of looking at wealth, and the banking system. I'd never thought of it like that before. Thanks!
MrDragonfyr
35, still renting, no job, no savings, shitload of mental health problems... one day! Gj op
AWanderingFlame
Me too, friend. Me too.
MrDragonfyr
:)
KingScorpio1105
This is my bio, but i'm 36.
MrDragonfyr
Sucks right
iantollewellyn
40, renting, 10 years to get ajob in my field, small boat load of mental health issues, bit of savings. Turning this shitboat around! Do it!
iantollewellyn
I mean, I wish it was that easy, but eat that elephant! Delicious, nutritious elephant.
swoman1023
I’ll raise u one broken back (put back together w titanium screws), 2 pins inside my right femur, one elbow wired together, & 7 yrs.
MrDragonfyr
I could raise but I can't be bothered to type it all. Gl though
DoesItThough
I dunno, it sounds like your bragging Mr./Mrs./Ms. bionic internet stranger! But seriously WTH happened?
swoman1023
I was riding my bike to work @OSU. It was Saturday & a home game. Dude blew a stop sign & I broke in a few places (ok, a lot of places).
swoman1023
The best part has to be the arthritis that’s settling in where all the metal is. Upside-I’ll never fall & break my R hip, it’s reinforced
voodoosexdoll
26 bout to turn 27 m oved back with parents, good job but not for long bout to become a felon for eluding. No savings
voodoosexdoll
And single lol
SomethingSomethingThisGuy
Eluding? Taxes?
GHOSTOFKEITHRICHARDS
just keep turning every situation into an opportunity to talk about yourself... I’m sure things will get better in no time!
swoman1023
I’ve been doing that for 8yrs. After getting hit by an SUV while riding my bike I physically can’t do most jobs in my field.
iantollewellyn
As a 10 year bike commuter, that scares me every day.
Discoduck
Just remember the market for snarky little bitches is rather saturated at the moment...so don't quit your day job!
comette
GHOSTOFKEITHRICHARDS
that cuts deep... I’m totally going to start being earnest now to people who whine about their failed life on Imgur
Discoduck
Takes way less energy on your part to leave people be when they’re down. If you can’t say something nice...stuff it
GHOSTOFKEITHRICHARDS
your words continue to have a huge effect on my life and future actions. Thank god you've taken time from your busy life to be a hero