Natalie M. | 2021 Bluestone Lanikai Sale: "Early this year, we had been self-managing the rental of our Kailua townhome for 20 years, and we knew that the time had come to implement a major renovation of our townhome upon the expiration of the tenant lease in May. Our concern was that we wanted to make sure that these expensive improvements would not only make an appropriate contribution to the desirability of our rental program, but that they would also make an equally important contribution to the desirability of the townhome in the event of a future sale.
We had a good understanding of our rental market requirements, but we could only guess at what would appeal to the typical buyer in the current sales market. This is when Team Maxey entered the picture, as we knew they had acquired significant Windward Oahu sales market exposure and experience in recent years. We contacted Nani Maxey of this father/daughter duo, and she cheerfully responded that she would be happy to help us out by first inspecting our townhome and then providing us with a list of her recommended improvements. When we received her recommendations, we were impressed that they were thoughtful and down-to-earth, and she further agreed to meet at the townhome with interior designers to assist in the selection of colors and materials that would compliment our “coral and driftwood” decor. She also provided counseling for us regarding the current market and what we might expect if we decided to sell instead of continuing to rent. Nani did such a conscientious job of helping to orchestrate our improvement program and explaining the nuances of the current market to us that we decided to sell versus rent, and we felt very comfortable placing our sale in Team Maxey’s capable hands.
Team Maxey then took over, starting out with conceptualizing our marketing program and preparing all of our sales aids and computer-generated marketing tools, and they went on to recommend and organize the staging of the townhome interior for sales showings, all at no expense to us. Team Maxey also collaborated with us on arriving at an appropriate asking price for our townhome based on current market data that Team Maxey provided to us and reviewed with us, which made us feel confident that we were making the right decision.
When the time came for our Broker’s Open House, the townhome looked better than we had remembered seeing it before, and when the offers came in, Rick Maxey did a magnificent job of dealing in the most professional and even-handed manner with our three qualified cash-buyer prospects until we accepted one of the three final offers. Team Maxey then led every step of the way to a successful scheduled closing, and the rest is history — our townhome set the all-time sales record for Bluestone in Lanikai, exceeding the prior record by about $300,000.
Team Maxey exemplifies how a Realtor® can be the key contributor to a client’s success."

Maria F. | 2021 Lanikai Purchase: "I adore this father and daughter team! We have been wanting to make a huge lifestyle change for quite some time, and a move from Montana to Hawaii in the middle of a pandemic, while parenting four young boys, was an astronomical feat for us. The Maxeys made this quantum leap possible for us. Rick would FaceTime me from countless houses. I can still hear his flip flops as he clopped up street after street, showing me my commute to the beach or pointing out some interesting detail in the yard or some quirk about how the driveway was shared. I remember his kind banter with every realtor on the premises when we arrived at showing after showing. He would sometimes just connect with me on FaceTime, then drive me around neighborhood after neighborhood, propping me on his dash and letting me take in Oahu from my wintry perch around the world, helping me consider what my life will really be like once I landed here and commenting on which street might really be a good fit for our little boys. Once he even took me into his parents yard, as he thought I would appreciate their location and their view. His parents were there and his father wasn't faring well at the time- I remember feeling beyond grateful that this was my realtor, because this is someone who has deep roots in this community and who is sharing his whole and true self in the process of house sales. Buying a home is among the most intimate, important decisions we make in our lives. It is a somewhat terrifying endeavor at times, one that requires the utmost faith. We had buyers at the table with higher cash offers than ours- I don't fully know how the house came to be ours, but I trust that it was meant to be, and that Rick Maxey was hugely influential in making it happen. He has connected us with a contractor who has connected us with an architect- there is a growing ripple of extraordinary people who are all contributing to our creation of a beautiful home and bountiful life here in Lanikai. When we finally arrived- travel weary after flying around the world with 4 young boys and an elderly golden retriever, we arrived to find our refrigerator stocked with pizza, wine with glasses on the counter, cleaning products and bouquets of flowers. Even bug spray! I wept from the kindness and the thoughtfulness. And then Rick himself arrived, in the flesh, despite having family commitments and having just returned from a trip to Alaska that very day. It was our first meeting and yet he felt like an old friend, one who held a hugely significant role in the shape of our lives."