HAFA ADAI (Welcome)
As of July 1, 2009

Its officially summer, yay!  It's hot, but it always is here. I look forward to some rain to cool off the summers heat.  Schools have ended, many families leaving and many new families making Guam their new home.  It's been a very busy rental season and will continue til the end of summer. Good properties go quickly during this time especially so if you are househunting during summer time, make your decisions fast, because your competing with many others who want the same property. 

Thank you so much for visiting my site and Welcome!  Each month, I try and provide updates on the rental market based on my personal experience and email requests. 

I know you've looked at many other sites before coming here.  I've been in real estates since 1997 and with all those years of experience, I can make your househunting efforts go smoothly. Guam is my home, I grew up here, left for college and came back. Now, I want to make this beautiful island your home. 

I'll start off by reminding customers I don't work with short term rentals. I receive frequent requests for weekly or 1 month stay.  Your only choices are a hotel or a condo style hotel.  Many landlords don't want to work with short term when they could rather have long term tenants and less turn around.

I also have a lot of customers who want to make an offer online.  Unless I've seen it and think you really should jump on it, hold off because pictures are deceiving and until you see the unit in person, don't make any offer online.  

Another common request is for condos/townhouses with carports under $2k in the Tamuning/Tumon area.  First, you're not going to find a nice house in that price range in that area.  Most customers will settle for a nice townhouse or condo but it's hard to find one with a carport. That's just how Guam is. Many complexes, even high end properties were made without covered parking.
There has also been a lot of requests for customers wanting to preview properties while they are visiting Guam for a few days but not planning to move in several months later.  I know many want to find out what housing looks like when you get here but they won't be the same inventory when you get here and we'll have to househunt all over again.  Good properties go quickly and so it's best to look at the properties when you finally arrive and are ready to move in.  Because I am quite busy with many customers who are already on island and need to move in asap, I may not be able to entertain customers who are not in need of immediate housing as I must give priority to those who need to move in asap.

Also, I get alot of emails from prospective newcomers and try to get back to everyone quickly but I spend all day in the field showing properties, please be patient with a reply.  I do get back to everyone as soon as I can.  Also, I have a lot mail that's going to my spam filter.  In case, you don't hear from me within  5 days, I suggest you resend again to see if it goes through.  

On another subject, many customers want to get an idea of what to expect for housing and provide a listings of recommendations.  I have many requests to "please send me a list of rentals available" or "I'm not arriving until 6 months from now, what can I expect?"  Every customer can view the Mulitiple Listing Service (MLS) and search for properties online, anytime at their leisure.  The MLS is the same database Realtors use to select properties for your househunting.  It is updated 24/7, so what you see is current to what Realtors can see.  I recommend reviewing the MLS system frequently especially a week prior to your arrival to give you an update of the most current rentals available.  You can search the MLS by clicking "Search all Guam real estate listings now" above my home page.  If there are no photos, the list agent has not uploaded any photos for that listing.  Keep the list numbers you like and when your arrival nears, I will research them to find out if they are still available.  The MLS is a powerful tool for househunting whether you are arriving tomorrow or next year and just want to get an idea of what's out there.  I still get a lot of customers requesting a listing of properties but you have that capability to look at listings anytime.  If you'd like me to find out more info, just email me the list numbers and I'll look into.

Lastly,  I rarely take phone calls during the day when I'm driving with customers so please leave me a voicemail or email me.  I truly prefer an email if you are still not on island because you can detail all the info I need to know so I can respond back answering most of your questions. It's also easier to email me because I'm always on the road and I check my email all the time on the go.  Please keep the time difference of Guam in mind.  I have received calls as early as 3am in the morning. Again, I'm quick to respond via email. 

I will do my best to find you the best home/condo/townhouse within your criterias. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to be of service.

Happy Moving to all:)

Norma