h HAFA ADAI (Welcome)
As of June 24, 2010

Welcome to my website. You're probably googling for properties on Guam now that you know you're moving to Guam or already in Guam but need to find a place.  And you probably have looked at many other websites. Look no further, this is my specialty and I am here to help.  Guam is my home. I grew up here, left for college and came back and 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, 1-3 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.

It's officially summer and super, super busy. Lots of families arriving early to transition early before the school year starts in August. It's been especially challenging with families of 4 or more kids with pets! If you're in the military, the waiting list is about 6 months minimum and you have no choice but to rent out. But not much if any landlords, want to rent their house short term. Your  choice is just stay in a month to month hotel type setup.  Rental inventory in prime places like Tumon or Tamuning, are always in huge demand from the $1900-$2500 range. It is very HARD to find beachfront places within this price range that is nice.  Everybody wants to live on the beach or near the beach.  With a high demand from the many military members who move to Guam each month seeking off base rentals, you need to make a selection quick before they are gone.

The newest rental in Tumon called the Tumon Beachfront Residences is finally available for move in.  They are not big in size but perfect the single or couple who don't have a lot of furnitures and want the quality lifestyle of living right on the beach. Its great to have new inventory, beachfront rental, for the first time in years.  However, it's comes with a price. Prices start are $2200 for 1 bedroom, 2bedroom at $2700, and 3 bedroom at $3400.  Check out pictures under Tamuning/Tumon neighborhoods link. If you can afford this, then it doesn't get better than this in Tumon at these prices. Other luxury beachfront condo rentals are at $4500.

Some of my customers can't find a great place with the current inventory and opt to go month to month.  If something is new in the market and you like it, make an offer on it before its gone. Good properties in great condition go quickly, make your decisions fast, because your competing with many others who want the same property. 

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. I had a client who wanted a nice house, $2500 with an oceanview in central area.  Even at this range, its completely difficult to find, either you'll have a nice house, but no view. Or a house with a view, but not that nice or modern inside. It's very hard to compare what you can get stateside to Guam.

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. If my voicemail is full, which it normally is because I get so much messages, please text me. I have my blackberry and can always receive email/texts on the road.  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