Category: Out-of-State Owners & HARPTA

Selling an inherited Oahu home? Hawaii can withhold 7.25% of the sale price under HARPTA even when there is little real gain. Here is how heirs…

Inherited a home on Oahu from the mainland? Here is the order of operations: legal authority, insurance, and a date-of-death valuation, before any decision to sell.

Renting an inherited Oahu home instead of selling means becoming a landlord, filing Hawaii GET on the rental income, and taking on an ongoing commitment very…

Serving as personal representative of a Hawaii estate carries real fiduciary duties, including a 3-month inventory deadline, and personal liability if the estate’s property isn’t protected.

When an estate has limited cash, selling an inherited Oahu home as-is is usually faster and preserves funds, while light prep sometimes pays for itself. Here’s…

An inherited Oahu home that sits empty still costs real money every month: property tax, vacant-home insurance, utilities, and upkeep. Here’s what that adds up to.

Clearing out an inherited Oahu home from the mainland has a workable order of operations: authority first, then security, then sorting contents, then listing prep.

A probate attorney, an appraiser, and a real estate agent each play a different role in selling an inherited Oahu home. Here’s who does what, and…

When you inherit an Oahu home, your tax basis usually resets to its value on the date the owner died, not what they paid. Here’s why…