This location is perfect for a Laie visit. There is a lovely view and one block walk access to the beach.
The vacation home sits adjacent to the owner’s home on the same property. Both are For Sale. The County is restricting air BNB rentals to one every 90 days and so the owner is apparently throwing in the towel. Not enough income to make this a viable proposition or investment. Apparently the County wants to preserve housing for locals and the trend of taking housing out of circulation for short term tourist accommodations is having negative effects on housing affordability for locals. Previously the owner could rent this property once every 30 days so the restrictions are getting more difficult.
The vacation home has an interesting floor plan due to several remodeling projects, not all of them well done. There is a lot of deferred maintenance. We noticed a lack of working smoke detectors among other things like sliding doors and screens that are rusted and difficult to move. The front door lock is difficult to operate and warped. There is no air conditioning but lots of fans. The owners rarely or never responded to our requests for information before we arrived and after our arrival didn’t stock simple things like paper towels, dish washer soap, laundry detergent or Kleenex. After multiple requests they provided dish washer pods. The home wasn’t as clean as we expected with mildew in bathrooms and grit on floors. The online pictures make it look better than it is.
The home did provide adequate beds and space for our family of eight adults and numerous small grandkids. The beds were comfortable and there was plenty of hot water. There was adequate on-property parking. In our opinion the economics of this home don’t work and is not a good value for the owner or for visiting tourists like ourselves.