I’m Buying a House in Hawaii!!!
After a long conversation with my Real Estate Agent, Tom Edwards, I have decided that this cedar home is the one I want. I really want to place an offer on it without looking at it first. But my common sense has taken over. I really need to fly over to see it. It is late 2005 and I have just started working for a new employer. I don’t have any vacation time yet and I just happen to be low on cash. I went online and checked out the airfares. It is Tuesday and I cannot fly out until Friday evening or Saturday morning. To save one night hotel cost I fly out Saturday morning and I fly back Sunday evening. Airfare was about $1,100.00 roundtrip. Hotel is $150.00 and the car cost me $60.00. Never fly last minute if you can help it! Saturday morning I flew out and after landing in Kona I rented my car. Instead of going to the hotel and checking in I drove straight to the house. Tom is going to meet me there. The drive is about 50 miles and took almost 2 hours. It seemed like it took all day to get there. To say that I was excited is an understatement.
It feels like time is standing still. I finally reach Ocean View and turn into the subdivision. So far I’m not very impressed. I am starting to think this subdivision is not for me. Yet as I drive deeper into it I am beginning to see the beauty I missed when I first turned in. As I continue downhill towards the ocean I crested the hill. That’s when I saw it. I stopped the car. I had to. I saw one of the most beautiful ocean views I have ever seen! I looked around me for a few minutes taking it all in. To be honest I was all of the sudden struck with the beauty of the area. I was completely overcome with emotion. After a few minutes I realize I am going to be late if I don’t get going. I started back down the road and within a few minutes I pulled into the driveway. Tom and his son greeted me. The cedar house is more beautiful in person than in pictures. Tom opened the place up and showed me around. This was as great inside as it was outside. The quality of the build and the care and craftsmanship that went into building this house is apparent.
I decided right there to make an offer. After I told Tom to make the offer I went back outside and walked around the yard. The house sits on 3 acres. Three acres is alot. Then I walked to the back of the house and there it was again. There was that beautiful ocean view I saw earlier. And all of the sudden a still feeling came over me. It was so quiet there. I got the chills and became overwelmed with emotion again. That is when I realized that I was home. This place is my home. I don’t know how better to explain it. For the first time in my life I felt like I belonged somewhere. I belong in Ocean View.
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