I’m really embracing the occasional blogger thing, but it’s time to share some really exciting news! The house R and I came to Kauai to flip has been flipped and it’s currently on the market! If you have followed along with our story on this blog, through social media, or caught our episode of HGTV’s Hawaii Life (yes, we had a hot minute of reality TV fame this year) you know this little house has been a big deal.

Lots of things brought us to Kauai, but this house was the biggest. It was the final piece in our “Let’s do something crazy while we’re young and move to Hawaii” puzzle and it fell into place at exactly the right time.

This little house with it’s insane ownership history and total disrepair was not exactly comfortable living for our first few months as island dwellers, but it was the perfect jumping off point for us to get settled here in Kauai. We grew to love the neighborhood, especially our neighbors, the local brewery, the short walk to glass beach and the quick jaunt over to salt pond beach and Hanapepe town. It got us out of our comfort zones and tested our strength mentally, physically AND emotionally. It hosted our first Christmas Eve dinner with friends and the rest of our tropical holidays away from friends and family in Colorado – for that I think a little piece of our hearts will always be in Eleele.

R has worked on flip houses most of his life and while he has encountered challenges and hard work in the design + build field, I bet he would say no previous job (or future for that matter) will ever compare to the amount of sweat that went into this one.

Not only did R contract and design the heck out of this house, it was also the first project we were able to bankroll with our own investment money. We bought into the house with a few other parties, but we were able to fund most of if not all of the construction materials for the work R did while we were there all on our own.

We are SO proud of this house and what it has become. It has been completely transformed and is a beautiful Hawaiian home now. We hope that it sells quickly (cross your fingers please!) and is as lucky and charming for the next owners as it was for us.

Enjoy these few pictures of the finished upper and lower house, and check out our listings online as well. If you’re ready to do something crazy, like move to Hawaii, this little house might be just the right piece for your puzzle as well.

Next time on They Went West. . . Where are we now and what do we do with it?!

XO,
RT