Macadamia Meadows Farm Bed & Breakfast
When was the last time you were at the right place, at the right time, at the right price?
Where would you like to live the rest of your life?
Been Looking? We just reduced our asking price by $200,000 All this for only $1,399,000 We're listed right now with Max Aiona. Here's a 360 tour of our property Max had done:
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Max Aiona
MacArthur & Company / Sotheby's International Realty
808 987 9729 C
808 885 8885 Off
max@macarthurhawaii.com
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Aloha! We know how hard it is to get a "feel" for property from far away- so we decided to put up this page with lots of pics- and hopefully answers to some questions you would like to ask. Of course, if you have a question not answered, feel free to contact us either by Email at: macadamiameadows@yahoo.com or you can go the old fashioned way and give us a ring toll free US & Canada 888-929-8118 or 808-929-8097 [I've found that the telephone allows you to get direct answers more quickly- and it gives us a better feel for what you are looking for- and if our property will meet your needs/ desires]. Our main website for the B&B is: http://www.macadamiameadows.com
WANT A PIECE OF PARADISE BUT $1399,000 IS A LITTLE TOO STEEP?
We've been thinking about all the folks who put money in to time shares etc.Often there are ongoing fees etc. even after you make the purchase. How about this?
Here in Hawaii there is "fractional" ownership. Up to 6 people can own a property. You may buy and sell your portion independant of the other owners. If 6 folks each put up $233,166 you'd not only have a piece of paradise [all year /not for just a couple of weeks in a time share] but with an onsight operator/manager you could bring in enough to pay expenses and have a little bit left over- and still have your place in the sun. Or, if you want more ownership how about 2 or 3 of you going in together to buy your place in the sun? Interested- contact us.
Let's start with some pics.
The pictures below show the road in front of our home- we're nestled into Waiohinu Valley at the very southern end of the Big Island of Hawaii. In fact we're located just one road over from South Point [in Hawaiian Ka Lae] Southern most point in the USA. Mark Twain visited Waiohinu in June of 1866 and planted a Monkeypod tree not far from our farm [OK it's the tree that sprung up from the roots of the original that Twain planted, but you get the picture].
road in front of our farm looking South road in front of our farm looking North property directly across the street from our farm
Here's our driveway- tennis court at top of pic another view- see the edge of Maua Loa at top here's the entrance to our home
TENNIS COURT
Our tennis court is located at the front of the property. It is a regulation size court and also has two basket ball hoops on the court. One of the aspects about the location of the court that I enjoy the most is that you have a sweeping view of the coastline below. It's fun to sit up there and just
watch the surf come crashing in on the shore below- and if you're loosing at tennis you can always claim that you were distacted by the view.
tennis court coming into farm
look close- see the ocean
below
the ridge in the background is Mauna Loait's a better view in person
POOL
Our pool is 16ft X 36ft and 8 ft. deep at the deepest point. It is obviously an inground smimming pool, and it has a brand new vinyl liner. Yes, I know it's Hawaii and there is a great Black Sand Beach just 10 minutes or so from our farm, but it's fun to swim some laps in your back yard from time to
time.
THE VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
Our home is filled with skylights . The main section of our home has 9 skylights, and the attached wing has 4 skylights. What a wonderful way to enjoy the warmth and light . You can see one of the skylights in the kitchen area pictured below. Note the glass sliders also in the picture to the left. The home was designed to take advantage of the light of the tropics, and still highlight the warmth of the cedar walls in the main section of the home.
to give you some perspectous this area is 40 ft in length enjoy the brand new granite counter tops
MORE UPSTAIRS MAIN FLOOR
Here's more pics of the main floor upper level. On the left note the loft [upper part of pic]. This is a huge loft and from there you can look out of windows that give you a wonderful ocean view of the coastline below. Note also all the windows!
to the right you can see the Japanese sliders sunken living room- large area- there's a
You may slide these back as pictured and bring whole section you can't see in this photo
in the great outdoors
This photo was taken from inside the house looking out through our Japanese sliding doors. I remember the very first time I looked at our home to purchase it. I walked up the magnificent staircase at the back of the house and when I reached the top it was almost like the outdoors and inside space of the home were united together. What a great way to enjoy the fresh air and wonderul breezes of your tropical country estate.
COVERED LANAI
What's a lanai you ask? Well you might refer to it as a deck. Our home has about 3000 sq. ft. of covered lanai.
The lanai goes around the entire upper floor. Talk about taking advantage of the great outdoors! It's a great spot to just sit and relax and we love to eat our here. You can look out into the orchard and with many trees you are looking out right into their canopies.
this is the walkway over to the attached wing one of our favorite places to each lunch
we replaced the roof on the area you see here it's fun to listen to the birds sing at dusk
leading to the door in the distance. The roof just before they roost in the trees for the night
has a walk pad over the entire surface and a
rating for standing water
Master Bedroom Main house area
The next five pictures below are all views of the Master Bedroom area in the Main House
Our home is very unique and one of a kind- note the claw footed tub on the lanai
antique claw footed tub on the lanai [deck] small Japanese doors open to view
of orchard
view from lania outside master bedroom sink area in Master bedroom- shower is through door
look close- the blue over the trees in the middle
of the pic is the ocean
NOTE: Not pictured is another large bedroom and full bath- also there is a 1/2 bath located on the lanai - great for when you get out of the pool
ATTACHED WING
Pictures below are of the upper floor of the attached wing. This area is about 1200 sq. ft. It makes for a great private living space for family members [my Mum lives here with us] and it gives privacy yet they are close by. This area would also make an ideal
private living space for property/B&B managers. Not pictured below is a spacious private lanai area looking out to the orchard.
Wish we had taken a pic? Ah come on, you have to have some reason to come to Hawaii and view our farm yourself!!!
The three pictures above are all of the same room. This room has two skylights in it- and note your peaceful views of the lush vegetation right
out your windows
SUNKEN BEDROOM IN ATTACHED WING UPPER FLOOR
All five pictures below are of the sunken bedroom in the upper floor of the attached wing. It's a spacious room- and I just wanted to give a feel for the wonderful orchard views from this room.
Bath and Walk in Closet Attached Wing Upper Floor
not the most revealing shot- shower very spacious walk in closet- has a sky light
ORCHARD SHOTS
Part of the uniqueness of our property [all 8.19 acres of it- and we have an acess road on the property which goes to our neighbor behind us] is our wonderful orchard. Our Macadamia Trees are mature and the most nuts we've harvested off the property in one year is 33,000 lbs. gross weight.
Here's some pics!
guests with nuts they picked from the orchard
Bed and Breakfast Rooms
The rooms pictured below are presently being used as guest rooms for the Bed and Breakfast. It should be noted that we have done nothing to the rooms or their configuration that would preclude the rooms being used as a private residence if the new owners of the farm so desired. Translation: if you desire to use this property as a private residence we haven't done anything to the structure of the home that would prevent that .
The Rooms we share for our Bed and Breakfast are located in the bottom of our home. Each Room has a private entrance, and this affords the guests the opportunity to come and go as they like. You may learn more about the Bed and Breakfast aspect of our property by going to:
http://www.macadamiameadows.com
Here's some pics of the rooms we share right now in our Bed and Breakfast.
Punalu`u Black Sand Beach Room
Papakaleo Green Sand Beach Room
note the door behind the dresser- this is a double door with soundproofing insulation and of course locks on each side for guest safety
however--------- If you would like to connect these two rooms for personal use-no problem- just unlock the doors and remove the rigid insulation
Macadamia Room
Once again there is a double locked door between this the Macadamia Room and the adjoining Hawaiian Room. If you would like to convert that for a private residence and re-connect the rooms- it's as simple as unlocking and opening the doors and removing the soundproofing insulation less than
two minutes and it's done
Volcano RoomHere you get a bit of a feel for the covered lanai [deck] area on the ground floor. All along the ground floor of the main building is a sitting area.
Hawaiian Room
The Hawaiian and Volcano Rooms are actually part of a single suite with a bath located in the middle of the suite.. Once again, if you want, there is no reason that this area could not be used as office space, a game room, theater room etc. Or just a great place for the inlaws when they come to visit your new estate in paradise.
Questions:
1) This looks like a fantastic property!! What's wrong- why are you selling it?
Good question. When I look at property, in my mind, that is always the BIG question: "if this place is so great why are you selling? " People in general have a lot of different reasons to sell property, whether it be income property, a home etc. To be specific, in our case our reasons for selling are very personal, but perhaps something that, unfortunetly, some of you can relate to. Our dear and only son recently died of cancer. We are looking to move closer to our other children and grandchildren in the continental US.
2) What do you mean by that statement that "A qualified buyer will not be solely dependant on Bed and Breakfast income to qualify for a mortgage ?"
Simply this: If you need to float a large loan for this property and would be using the income solely from the Bed and Breakast to help you to qualify for the loan it will never happen. Does that mean we don't have a viable business to offer? Of course not. But this is a large country estate and other properties in the area with no B&B, no farm, are actually at higher asking prices than we are. In other words we think we've priced our property well for what you get with out the business aspect.
If you need help with financing our real estate agent Max Aiona is here to help.
MacArthur & Company / Sotheby's International Realty 808 987 9729 C / 808 885 8885 Off max@macarthurhawaii.com
3)Are you offering any owner financing? Our answer is a qualified -maybe. We would consider owner financing for the balance with a minimum $1,000,000 down payment.
4) Would you please Email me a profit and loss statement? Simple answer- No. This is the Internet and we have no idea if you're a qualified buyer or our competition requesting this info. We will provide you with this info with a qualification letter from you [meaning proof you are a qualified buyer] and also that you would sign a confidentiality agreement.
Having said that, we would be glad to give you an over view of earning potential initially to folks who have a sincere interest.
5) Can I expand the business by adding more rooms? Yes- we are permited for 5 rooms and have actually only been renting out 4. Rent out a 5th room and increase your income!
Here on the Big Island of Hawaii a legally permitted B&B is limited to 5 rooms [for B&B use] and the operator of the B&B must live on the property.
To check out the local zoning laws on Bed and Breakfasts go here: http://www.hawaii-county.com/planning/rules/zoning code.book.pdf
Look for: Article 4
General Development Regulations
Section 25-4-7 Bed and Breakfast establishments 25-32
6) What about the farm- can I expand on that? Good question and yes you can- with out a large outlay. We have been farming pesticide free for years and one logical thing to do is get your organic certification. There's more that we would be happy to share with a qualified buyer.
7) How long have you had the B&B and how would I benefit from buying an exisiting B&B? We've been in business since 1997, are "legal" with a Special Use Permit and with the sale of our farm estate will transfer our website and domain name [which does well in searches etc.] We've done all the hard stuff for you. You also benefit from our history and the fact we're in just about all the leading guide books such as: Frommers, Moon, Lonely Plant, Let's Go, Ulysses ( French guide book) and more. There are many associations etc. that we belong to- and would be glad to help you learn the craft if you so desire.
We're proud also to have been featured in Cooking Light magazine, Bon Appetite,the New York Times and had a 4 page spread in Inn Travellor.We will be listed in a brand new "Green Hawaii" guide book coming out this June.
8) Have you done any recent improvements or upgrades? The main section of our home has a brand new roof [not the wing]. The swimming pool has a new liner, pool chlorinator etc. and our kitchen has beautiful solid granite [not granite tile] counter tops. The sweeping stairs on the main house section have all been replaced with plastic wood.We rebuilt the whole staircase- support and all. And then of course there's the usual painting and some new carpet etc.
