I’m on vacation this week and so I tagged along today with @melissa808 (otherwise known as Melissa Chang) and her friend Rick Nakama as she viewed several properties for sale in Waialae Nui Ridge. One of Melissa’s many projects is a real estate blog for Honolulu Magazine so she gets to view all kinds of homes across Oahu.
Today we viewed several homes on Waialae Nui Ridge. The first house had spectacular views and a nice little rental apartment with a separate entrance. The house had an interesting layout and while it showed well, the decor was outdated.
The second house we looked at was affordably priced considering the East Oahu zip code but I was underwhelmed. The MLS listing made it sound like the views were spectacular. Meh. It was kind of a weird layout and had a definite 80′s look to it. If I were to buy the house, I would remodel the kitchen and bathrooms to bring it up to date. At least it didn’t have butt ugly wallpaper like my house did when we bought it in 2002. Homeowners and interior designers should ban wallpaper from their decorating tool kits. Just saying!
The last house we looked at was fabulous in every sense of the word. Located in a four-home gated community on top Waialae Nui Ridge, this property is on the market for $4,950,000. That’s not a typo. It had spectacular views of Diamond Head (you can see into the crater), Waikiki and Honolulu. Beautiful kitchen, two Harry Potter closets (one for wine) and an infinity pool. This house has two levels with a huge master suite and two, yes that’s right, two walk-in custom closets. The woman’s closet was much larger, as it should be. The lower level featured a small master suite, a recreation/home theatre room and a smaller room that could be converted to a craft room or a guest room. The entire lower level opens to the pool area. My first thought after viewing the lower level was “Matt would love this part of the house.” Then I realized that if we ever had the means to buy such a property, our children would never leave us! Melissa also mentioned that there’s another basement level that is unfinished but could be converted into another living space.
I’m not going to any more of these showings with Melissa because it makes me depressed to see how the beautiful people live. How is it that there are so many wealthy people in Hawaii who can actually live this lifestyle? Granted we’re not poor but I don’t think we could even afford the garage at this house. Sigh. Anyway, enjoy the photos and daydream a bit about what it might feel like to be rich and famous!
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