Royal Realty LLC

🛑 22.25% in tax withholdings, an outdated tenant-occupied unit, and a surprise title cloud late in escrow.

Some transactions throw every hurdle at you at once. My latest blog post, "The Anatomy of a Complex Real Estate Deal," takes you behind the scenes of a recent Honolulu sale that required strategic problem-solving to cross the finish line.

Here’s how we saved the deal and protected our clients' bottom line:

The Tax Puzzle 📄 Facing a massive combined HARPTA/FIRPTA withholding because the sellers lived overseas, we legally avoided the 15% FIRPTA penalty by strategically restructuring the title before closing.
The Off-Market Pivot 🏢 With original 1980s finishes and an active tenant, the unit couldn't compete with updated listings on the MLS. I bypassed the noise, tapped my private investor network, and secured a fast buyer.
Slashing Fees 💰 Going off-market eliminated the buyer's agent commission, and I dropped my listing fee to 2% to put thousands back in my clients' pockets.
The Escrow Plot Twist 🌀 When an old, unreleased mortgage from a previous owner threatened to stall closing, we pivoted to the original title insurer to "insure over" the issue, avoiding a lengthy legal battle.

By stacking the title updates and final signatures into one seamless session, we spared our clients a costly trip to the U.S. Embassy in Japan and closed right on time.

🔗 Read the full case study here: https://monkeylink.co/897d8a