What's My Home Actually Worth Right Now?

Ryan's 30 Second Answer Short answer: Online estimates like Zillow's Zestimate are a starting point, not your home's real value. Zillow's own published data shows a median error rate of 1.9% for homes currently listed, but that jumps to 6.9% for homes that aren't on the market, meaning half of all o

What You'll Actually Owe When You Sell in Hawaii

Ryan's 30 Second Answer Short answer: Selling in Hawaii triggers up to three separate tax pieces: federal capital gains tax (which may be fully excluded if it was your primary residence), a potential 1031 exchange to defer tax on investment property, and HARPTA, a mandatory 7.25% withholding on the