$920K Ewa Home vs $495K Honolulu Condo — Which Would You Pick?

Two brand-new Core Team Hawaii listings, two completely different ways to live on Oahu — and we want you to pick one in the comments.

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First stop: a fully renovated single family home in Parkside, Ewa, listed at $920,000. End unit, three bedrooms plus a loft, and an owner-done renovation that was never meant to lead to a sale. New flooring, replaced cabinets, upgraded bathrooms, a built-in storage bench, even a fan in the closet. We walk you through why the recent comps in this community suggest a higher number than the list price — and why the maintenance fees in this neighborhood have actually gone DOWN, which almost never happens.

Second stop: Kings Gate in Moiliili, a big two-bedroom condo listed at $495,000. 1,056 square feet, 15 floors up on a corner, west-facing for sunsets with Manoa Valley green on one side and a sliver of ocean you can literally surf-check from the bedroom. Maintenance fee works out to about $1.08 per square foot. Brand new floors and paint, stone counters, replaced cabinets, newer appliances. Minutes to UH, Waikiki, and Manoa.

Along the way you'll also get an unplanned lesson in what owning rental property on Oahu actually costs — Derek walks in fresh off a water heater and AC failure at his Ko Olina rental and does the math out loud.

So: Ewa square footage, or town convenience? Tell us in the comments.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Two New Listings — Which Would You Pick?
0:13 Maintenance Fees That Actually Went Down
0:54 Why Community Size Changes How You Live
1:09 Why This Ewa Home Should Cost More
1:51 The $15,000 Landlord Morning
2:32 Every Upgrade the Owners Made
3:13 A Live Negotiation, On Camera
4:01 Upstairs: The Loft and Primary Suite
4:25 Ewa Lifestyle: Beach, Surf, and Space
5:36 Kings Gate: A Big 2BR in Moiliili
6:57 Inside the $495,000 Condo
8:11 Moiliili Location: UH, Waikiki, Manoa
9:48 An Honest Take on the Bathrooms

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