What Homes Cost in Molokai
You've gotta live somewhere, so why not here? From a corrugated tin bungalow in Kaunakakai to a West End oceanfront retreat with zero delivery options, Molokai has a variety of places and ways to make a home. The following info will help you know what to expect.
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What Does Home Look Like in Molokai?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
surprisingly high for an island with one gas station and zero Starbucks.
Homes in Molokai are typically
single-story, wooden, and blessed with that "charming fixer-upper" energy.
The dream house would be
beachfront with solar panels, a catchment system, and neighbors who feel like family.
The reality is that it will most likely be
inland, need a new roof, and have termite damage you'll pretend not to notice.
I'll live anywhere except
downwind from the old pineapple fields, or anywhere the wild pigs throw parties.
As long as I'm close to
Papohaku Beach, Friendly Market, and someone who knows how to fix generators.
Stereotypical architecture is
plantation-style houses with tin roofs, louvers, and porches held together by rusty nails.
Sought-after views include
ocean sunsets, Maui across the channel, and absolutely zero tourist buses.
HOAs around here are
basically nonexistent, because nobody wants to tell their neighbor what to do.
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