Construction/Concrete Jobs in Maui (lease, mortgages, loan)
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Just curious as to what the construction/concrete trade is looking like in Maui? We are here in Central Oregon and the building has come to a complete halt. We've had a few jobs here and there, but nothing substantial. The boom is over!
Just curious as to what the construction/concrete trade is looking like in Maui? We are here in Central Oregon and the building has come to a complete halt. We've had a few jobs here and there, but nothing substantial. The boom is over!
Mahalo for your feedback
Maui is a small island with a small population. Oahu is doing the best of the island chain, but even that is rather misleading.
I do drafting and for the past several years I've made more money in selling barnyard type chickens and repairing clocks than in drafting. I see the jobs several months before they hit the contractors and new construction has been few and far between. Now, this past month, there have been a lot of drafting jobs showing up, but that's because they are planning on changing the building codes and folks that built houses without building permits (but up to code) are now in a panic to get the paperwork done. I am, however, on the Island of Hawaii (aka "the Big Island") so perhaps it's different in Maui.
As of this week, the federal government is no longer buying bad mortgages so I'm figuring the banks are going to be even less likely to loan money for either construction or mortgages on existing houses. So what has been a cold housing market is quite likely to become glacial.
I suppose I am looking for a different answer to the same question. As I truly appreciate your input, I do know there are other people in this forum besides you (take no offense please). I like to get others points of view as well. Like perhaps from local Mauian contractors that have been doing business and living there for awhile.
I appreciate all of your reply's and input. It just seems it's bleak all over, even in paradise. Lets hope it gets better soon. I just figure if we can hold out here in Central Oregon until the building starts again, we'll have it made cause we will be the only contractor left in town . Then will get to visit Maui more often.
t maui wont cure it ...its a treatable illness that can only be solved by time ..
i have friends in the construction business that i have met since moving here 8 months ago from oregon ...some are kinda busy and have daze off and some have many daze off and some are moving to central oregon cause they think they might be the only contractor there ..
that being said ... they are only using their buddies for work ....
im not sure if/when you are coming back ...airline deals aside ...
come for a long 7 day trip and come and really see for yourself ..and be honest with yourself ..
it can be done ..or you go home in a year or so ..
shipping truck 1100 bucs
shipping tools etc approx ..1000 bucs ..or buy here
rent in kihei min lease 1000 to 1200 month
food 4 to 700 month
phone 50 to 100
maui electric 100 to 150 month
cable tv 20 to 100 month going out up to you
gas approx with truck 200 a month
clothes leave all your oregon stuff in o r e g o n
I met a guy at the Auto Parts store from San Antonio. He works in construction but he's moving back to San Antonio because there's not much work here. But apparently there is work in SA.
We know a contractor here in Central Oregon that recently packed up everything and moved to San Antonio. My husband asked him why San Antonio?, and his reply was that construction was doing well there,cheaper to live, the economy there has remained good and he wasn't going to stay here in Central Oregon and go broke hmmmm! He might just have a good idea there.
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. Then will get to visit Maui more often.
